A Japanese bank consortium planning to build a new real-time payments platform using technology from blockchain joint venture SBI Ripple Asia has expanded to 42 banking members.
The consortium will promote discussion from both technical and operational perspectives on activities required in domestic and foreign exchange services "to utilise blockchain and other new technologies, consolidate domestic and foreign exchange services, and build 24-hour and real-time remittance infrastructure".
The group has set a March 2017 deadline for delivery of a proof-of-concept, ahead of a full commercial build.