Today National Bank of Canada issued a Certificate of Deposit with JP Morgan as the sole dealer. There was a parallel simulation of the issuance using an application created by JP Morgan. The software uses the Quorum flavor of Ethereum developed by the investment bank.
“Blockchain-related technologies have the potential to bring about major change in the financial services industry. This is a unique opportunity for us to expand our knowledge of blockchain,” said David Furlong, Senior VP of AI, Venture Capital, and Blockchain at National Bank of Canada.
The app covers the full life cycle of debt. So it deals with origination, distribution, execution, settlement, interest rate payments, and maturity repayments. The bond has a one-year maturity which is convenient for testing. For market data, the app uses the Thomson Reuters data oracle BlockOne IQ for Quorum. Both National Bank of Canada and JP Morgan are members of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.
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