3. Alibaba
Chinese company Alibaba is the world's
largest e-commerce platform that sells more
than Amazon and eBay combined. AI is
integral in Alibaba’s daily operations and is
used to predict what customers might want
to buy.
Another way Alibaba uses artificial
intelligence is in its City Brain project to
create smart cities. Additionally, Alibaba,
through its cloud computing division called
Alibaba Cloud, is helping farmers monitor
crops to improve yield and cuts costs with
artificial intelligence.
4. Amazon
Amazon uses artificial intelligence
to ship things to you before you
even think about buying it.
In a time when many brick-and-
mortar stores are struggling to
figure out how to stay relevant,
America’s largest e-tailer offers a
new convenience store concept
called Amazon Go.
5. Echo Global
Logistics
How it’s using AI in supply chain
and logistics: Transportation
management company Echo uses
AI to provide supply chain solutions
that optimize transportation and
logistics needs. Services include
rate negotiation; procurement of
transportation; shipment execution
and tracking; carrier management,
selection, reporting, and
compliance; executive dashboard
presentations and detailed
shipment reports; and much more.
7. Barclays
U.K.’s second-largest bank is
Barclays and one of the companies
with blockchain technology.
In reality, they are using blockchain
technology for streamlining fund
transfers and KYC (Know-Your-
Customer) processes. More so, they
even filed for patents against these
two features
8. Ford
Ford is another popular company
that is using unique technology. In
reality, IBM is working with them,
and together they plan to track its
raw materials like cobalt from the
suppliers. They want to make sure
that they are getting an authentic
product to maintain their quality. As
soon the cobalt is mined, they will
get on the ledger, and Ford can
track where it’s going from there.
9. Pfizer
Pfizer is yet another one of the large
companies using blockchain
technology. Biogen and Pfizer led
organization Clinical Supply
Blockchain Working Group
(CSBWG), just completed proof of
concept for tracking records and
managing the digital inventory of
pharmaceutical products.
11. Fizzy, AXA
The French airline, AXA, is taking
flight insurance to the blockchain.
In this use of smart contracts
users are not compensated for
total loss, but rather, loss outside
the traditional rules of insurance.
This insurance is based on a
triggering event.
12. Propy
Buying and selling real estate is a
commonly discussed use-case for
smart contracts and Propy is one of
the first companies to actually make
it happen.
This “across-borders” real estate
marketplace allows owners and
brokers to list properties.
Both parties participate in the smart
contract together and specific steps
are taken throughout the process to
ensure fair and legal play.
13. Populous
Invoice financing is a way for business
owners to get their money from unpaid
invoices.
Populous is making it easy for anyone to
buy and sell outstanding invoices on the
blockchain using smart contracts.
Within Populous, once the invoice seller
uploads the invoice and terms, buyers
simply choose to finance the money and
all transactions are automatically
facilitated via smart contract terms.
