This December, State Bank of India will roll out beta launches of blockchain-enabled smart contracts.
“..we should have two beta production solutions ready for use by the 27 banks. We will also invite further participation. The beta production that will be ready are smart contracts and second is KYC. We focused on solutions that the bank does not have…things like smart contracts, which is not regulatory heavy.” [source]
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