Kerala Blockchain Academy (KBA), a Government of India initiative with the Indian Institute of Information and Technology and Management – Kerala, has been elected as the general partner of R3, a technology firm focussing on developing blockchain-based solutions for banking and financial sector. The Indian state of Kerala, also known as the tropical paradise of southern India, is all set to become the nation’s blockchain innovation hub by promoting comprehensive research in the field and exploring its disruptive potential to change the face of the banking sector in the country. R3’s Corda blockchain is an open-source platform which has been