PJSC Siberia Airlines has announced the first letter of credit service payment using blockchain; the opening and executing of the letter of credit issued from Alfa-Bank was recorded with smart contracts on a distributed ledger; the subsequent payment for services will also be transacted through blockchain technology; Alfa-Bank provided members of the deal with an electronic Alfa-business online system for deal processing. Source
Blackmoon has secured $2.5 million in equity funding from Target Global, A&NN Group, Flint Capital and several private investors; company provides a technology platform for institutional investment in loans from balance sheet marketplace lenders; will use the funds for technology development and further expansion in the US. Source
The Central Bank of Russia has created a working group with experts from the country's crowdfunding platforms in order to develop a regulatory framework for the crowdfunding industry; the working group will develop regulatory proposals for submission to regulators during the regulatory framework development process; the Russian market appears to be taking a proactive approach as the industry is emerging with 500 million rubles (USD 7,748,755) in total liabilities. Source
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