Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc. Announces Strategic Framework Agreement with International Business Settlement Holdings Ltd.

NEW YORK, July 26, 2017

According to the Cooperation Agreement, IBS (a publicly traded financial technology company) and SSC will partner on several initiatives related to global cross-border settlement and other financial related services using resources and technology from both companies. 

The partnership between IBS and SSC will promote the application of private cloud technology and blockchain technology by docking the system with central bank's RTGS (Real-Time Gross Settlement), specifically central bank's whose countries are part of the Belt & Road initiative (a development strategy proposed by Chinese President Xi that focuses on connectivity and cooperation between Eurasian countries and encompassing around 60 countries thus far).

About Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc.
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Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSC) is aiming to be a leading Intelligent Industrial Internet company with solutions designed to provide operational efficiencies in today's constantly evolving business landscape. With a focus on 'BASE' technology and infrastructure (Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain & Exchanges) to power our V PaaS (Virtual Platform as a Service), SSC is creating a closed trade ecosystem for buyers and sellers designed to eliminate supply chain and transactional middlemen and create a more direct and margin-expanding trading path for principals.  SSC is applying BASE + V PaaS to focus on 3 Core Cloud Areas: I. Intellectual Property Cloud; II. Product Sales Cloud; III. Financial Services Cloud. With the three clouds functioning both independently and interdependently, SSC is creating a vertical, transactional and flexible platform for today's global enterprises.

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