Oracle unit partners with Everest to bring blockchain to banks worldwide
Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, 14 July 2021
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd, a unit of Oracle Corp, has teamed up with financial technology provider Everest to bring blockchain to banks worldwide to enhance their product offerings, Everest Chief Executive and co-founder Bob Reid said.
Oracle Financial’s software is used in retail and corporate banking as well as the insurance sector.
Everest, whose blockchain technology enables a wide range of financial services, said it recently worked with the Asian Development Bank on the Central Bank of Samoa’s regulatory compliance platform. Everest is also a licensed custodian of cryptocurrencies.
In an interview on Tuesday, Reid told Reuters the collaboration means Oracle’s bank clients will be able to verify a customer’s credentials and transfer them to the blockchain platform in different countries. Everest is registered and based in Malta.
Blockchain, a digital ledger of transactions, gained prominence over the last 10 years as the technology that underpinned the virtual currency bitcoin.
“Oracle does some blockchain work in their cloud, which is not related to the core banking and financial platform that they sell to banks,” Reid said. “We’re bringing blockchain for identity and account creation to Oracle.”
