December 15, 2017, Moscow - Sberbank Corporate University's Data and Technology Academy has launched an educational programme that focuses on studying blockchain technology. The number of Sberbank projects involving blockchain continues to grow. The course will help the bank's managers to become more engaged in these projects and boost the efficiency of using blockchain technology at Sberbank.

The course includes an overview of the main blockchain factories and platforms, possibilities of applying blockchain in the financial market, legal and regulatory aspects of blockchain, and an overview of the cryptoeconomy. Students of the course will also analyse cases from the financial and banking sectors and study Sberbank's blockchain projects.

In late November Sberbank organised the Russian banking industry's first-ever pilot blockchain payment transaction. The transaction used the IBM Blockchain Platform on the basis of HyperLedger Fabric.

'We see significant potential for developing blockchain technology in various economic sectors and are actively working with corporate clients, government agencies and financial institutions to implement blockchain-based solutions,' said Senior Vice President of Sberbank and Head of Sberbank CIB Igor Bulantsev. 'Sberbank is carrying out an increasing number of blockchain projects, and this means that our managers need to be more involved in this area. Currently our blockchain educational course is only intended for internal use. However, we are looking at sharing our knowledge and experience with the professional community.'

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