Multinational enterprise software giant SAP has launched a cloud platform that is dedicated to helping corporates develop blockchain applications.
Announced during an SAP event Wednesday, the cloud-based solution aims to provide enterprises with a framework to build business applications on top of blockchain systems such as Hyperledger Fabric, the blockchain platform launched by the Linux Foundation, of which SAP is also a contributor.
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Blockchain development already tops some lists of the hottest skills in the IT job market, and thousands of blockchain jobs in the U.S. are now up for grabs.
But what kind of blockchain jobs are companies posting, and how good is the pay?
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More than a dozen new members have joined Hyperledger, an open-source organization focused on blockchain technology.
The 16 new members include consumer credit reporting agency Experian, Hyperledger said Wednesday. Hyperledger has added 67 new members this year and now has over 235.
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American Express’ new blockchain technology could give the card issuer a trove of data on product purchases.
Amex has built a distributed ledger that merchants can use to tie card rewards to products they want to move off the shelf. For instance, if an auto insurance company wants to sell more policies or a coffee shop wants to serve more large coffees, it could offer American Express reward points for the featured items to make them more appealing. A merchant that wants to get people to download its app or join a program could offer the same enticement.
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Amazon Web Services recently launched Blockchain Templates, a blockchain as a service (BaaS) offering for Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric frameworks, and with the news comes the question: Will the tech giant’s entry into this market push blockchain into the enterprise mainstream?
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Credit card companies are taking the next step in using their points programs to influence what millions of customers buy, going as far as influencing what color blender you might purchase.
American Express is piloting a program that will allow merchants to reward customers for purchasing specific items at their stores, starting with online merchant Boxed.
AmEx is starting small: giving bonus rewards points to Boxed customers who buy Dove soap, Planters nuts, Cheerios cereal and a handful of other items. But AmEx expects to open the program to nearly all their merchants in the coming months.
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At the HLTH — The Future of Healthcare conference earlier this month in Las Vegas, banners for Change Healthcare, a firm on the cutting edge of the healthcare system’s use of distributed ledgers, were on prominent display throughout the event center.
Speaking at this event, Change’s president and CEO Neil de Crescenzo announced the company’s new partnership with Adobe and Microsoft, one that’s expected to usher in a new wave of digital healthcare advancement.
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Financial institutions, credit agencies, major corporations and small businesses are all in the news on a regular basis for security breaches (exemplified by this list of the top 17 security breaches from CSO that show the breadth of the issue). More here.
At its core, blockchain involves a public consensus that a piece of information exists and remains the same. Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of the Linux-based Hyperledger project, discusses blockchain in clinician credentialing, claims processing and overall healthcare transparency. For more developer and business resources, visit www.hyperledger.com. More here.
Good morning, CIOs. A person may draw much insight from Blockchain Week in NYC, now coming to a close. One conclusion is that the survival of many of the companies forming around the technology is about to face an important market test. CIO Journal’s Steven Norton spoke about that and much more with Brian Behlendorf, executive director of the Hyperledger project, an open source blockchain initiative hosted by the Linux Foundation.
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