Latin America 's BM&F Bovespa has become the first exchange to join the R3 trading consortium , a group that includes 60 leading companies in global finance . R3 members are working collaboratively to find ways of implementing distributed ledger technology in markets across the financial services sector . founding members of the consortium include Barclays , Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan . Following its acquisition of rival Cetip earlier this year , BM&F Bovespa 's operations now span from Mexico to Chile .
Latin America's BM&F Bovespa has become the first exchange to join the R3 blockchain consortium, a group that includes 60 leading companies in global finance. R3 members are working collaboratively to find ways of using distributed ledger technology in areas across the financial services sector. Founding members of the group include Barclays, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. Following its takeover of rival Cetip earlier this year, BM&F Bovespa's operations now span from Mexico to Chile.