--HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC) said it has settled $250 billion of foreign exchange trades using blockchain in the last year, Reuters reported Monday.

--HSBC said its use of blockchain has reduced the risks of errors and delays, Reuters reported.

--Last May, HSBC announced its participation in a "groundbreaking" blockchain trade finance transaction with Cargill for a soybean shipment.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hsbc-blockchain/hsbc-settles-forex-deals-worth-250-billion-on-blockchain-in-last-year-idUSKCN1P8246

 

Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 14, 2019 13:22 ET (18:22 GMT)

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