Blockchain, the technology underpinning the digital currency Bitcoin, is a distributed database of digital ledger of transactions. This developing technology is rapidly emerging as a disruptive and secure technology with strong future potential.

Blockchain is not just a technology but a business plan that requires significant overhaul of a bank's business and IT architecture. Navigating this fast-developing and nascent landscape is a paramount task, not to mention picking the winners from the pack. To help banks with this exciting technology, The Asian Banker has compiled the first-ever directory of leading blockchain initiatives around the world.