In a first for India, HSBC Holdings Plc has executed a trade finance transaction using blockchain Technology for an export by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to US-based Tricon Energy.
The blockchain-enabled letter of credit (LC) transaction substantially reduced the time taken for such deals
The letter of credit was issued by ING Bank for Tricon Energy USA (importer) with HSBC India as the advising and negotiating bank for RIL.