Fukushima Bank Adopts SBI's SHIMENAWA for Time Deposit Novelty, Manages Rice Origin Information via Blockchain

Key Points of the Article: GIRO Rice's NFC tag adopts SHIMENAWA, delivering origin information via smartphones. Financial institutions and blockchain collaborate to achieve transparency in supporting regional agriculture. On June 1, SBI Traceability announced that its traceability service combining NFC and blockchain technology, 'SHIMENAWA', has been adopted as a campaign bonus for Fukushima Bank's time deposit campaign 'Jerolamo Saves the Rice Crisis! Time Deposit'. The 'GIRO Rice' distributed as a bonus will have NFC tags embedded in the packaging. When users tap these with their smartphones, they can access...