PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Is now the prime time for blockchain ? As COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains worldwide, Brian Behlendorf , executive director of Hyperledger , told Karen Webster that the pandemic has spurred a shift in thinking about new use cases for permissioned blockchains. The Emerging Use Cases.

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MAY 18, 2020

Japan-based credit card and payment firm JCB has announced a partnership with tech startup accelerator TECHFUND to explore the idea of a payment system with blockchain options, the company said on Friday (May 15). TECHFUND isn’t new to the blockchain sphere, having explored helping entrepreneurs with service token offerings in the past.

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Perficient

MAY 27, 2022

However, in this blog, we will discuss the regulatory landscape surrounding cryptocurrency from an asset manager or fund manager perspective. New York’s BitLicense requirement therefore applies to investment managers who issue digital coins or otherwise act as an exchange platform regardless of where the buyers are located.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a lot to offer venture capitalists. blockchain startup Envoy will be used to bolster its supply chain and trade finance platform, the company told PYMNTS in an emailed announcement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Plus, blockchain makes new inroads in the B2B arena. The partnership supports Payment Canada's need for RTR to enable ISO 20022 messaging standards and remain in compliance with the Bank of Canada 's risk management standards for payment systems, an announcement revealed. TOMIA and Clear Embrace Blockchain for Telecom B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

The IT firm Coke One North America Services (CONA), owned by the major Coca-Cola bottling companies, will try out the Baseline Protocol, a public Ethereum blockchain technology targeted at large enterprises. The trade publication Ledger Insights said that blockchain startups Unibright and Provide are involved in the project.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Blockchain for finance pioneer Quant has launched a bank-grade key management solution to make blockchain-based transactions more secure.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

Blockchain company XinFin is rolling out an integration between its invoice factoring application InFactor and QuickBooks. Earlier this year, XinFin announced it is joining the R3 Corda marketplace, which will host several XinFin enterprise blockchain apps, including its invoice financing solution. ”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

The World Bank announced it has raised $33 million from investors for its blockchain-based “Kangaroo” bond, Bond- i. The bond, which is due August 2020, is the first bond created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life-cycle using distributed ledger (blockchain) technology.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

In the blockchain space, the announcements come fast and furious. The movement to bring all sorts of data and processes to the decentralized ledger model and to blockchain platforms is an inexorable one. The company has said that its blockchain platform has more than 400 clients, using Hyperledger Composer and Hyperledger Fabric.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

An announcement Wednesday (November 28) said AWS is launching Amazon Quantum Ledger Database, as well as Amazon Managed Blockchain – solutions that Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy said are “something that a lot of companies need.” Those members can vote to add or remove members using a voting API.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revealed that it might look into using blockchain technology to streamline disaster insurance payouts, as well as speed up its response to disasters. Earlier this year, the British Virgin Islands partnered with blockchain firm LIFElabs.io

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ATM Marketplace

JANUARY 16, 2020

Blockchain technology can provide excellent tools for supply chain management. ATM Marketplace spoke with former Coca-Cola executive Kraig Adams to learn how he got involved with blockchain technology and how it will transform supply chain management.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Boards of directors and executive management teams cannot afford to manage risks casually on a reactive basis, especially considering the rapid pace of disruptive innovation and technological developments in an ever-advancing digital world.”. Its “ Can blockchain revolutionize international trade?

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APRIL 3, 2018

JPMorgan Chase will be continuing its exploration of blockchain technology with new head Christine Moy, the bank said. Moy is a senior product manager in the bank’s Blockchain Center of Excellence, and will assume the leadership role after Amber Baldet announced her departure yesterday, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Accenture has a blockchain solution that just went live, according to a press release. With increased supplier demand, Accenture buyer teams need to move quickly and effectively,” said Shane Marshall, the company’s managing director of Global IT and Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Microsoft has announced the launch of Azure Blockchain Service , which simplifies the formation, management and governance of consortium blockchain networks. Because it’s built on the popular ethereum protocol, which has the world’s largest blockchain developer community, Quorum is a natural choice.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

WeChat , an online messaging service operated by Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent, is looking to enhance its ability to facilitate employee expense reimbursements, and reports said the firm is exploring blockchain as part of the effort. CoinDesk reported Friday (Aug. CoinDesk reported Friday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

PYMNTS examines the latest initiatives that look to improve upon existing rails, or embrace new ones like blockchain and RTP. Researchers found that 70 percent of demand deposit accounts are managed by FIs with access to the RTP network. RTP Expands Across FI Base. Financial institutions (FIs) in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2019

In Asia, blockchain continues to get a boost from government and regulatory efforts, especially in the realm of trade finance done across borders. Separately, the South Korean government has been eyeing tax breaks for blockchain in a move that looks to bring innovation to the region. IoT Gains Traction With Blockchain.

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Bobsguide

MARCH 26, 2019

It will take four to five years for the treasury management sector to embrace blockchain technology in assisting with calculations of reference rates, according to John Byrne, owner of Salmon Software. “If you ask any corporate treasurer would they use blockchain as an alternative, you.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Walmart Canada has developed a blockchain-based network to facilitate logistics operations and payments, the company announced in a press release Thursday (Nov. This new dynamic and interactive blockchain technology platform is creating complete transparency between Walmart Canada and all of our carrier partners,” he continued.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2018

million) securities lending transaction using blockchain-based software created by blockchain consortium R3. The application was built on R3’s Corda distributed ledger platform and in collaboration with financial resource management firm HQLAX. In a statement released today, Romain.Read More.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Blockchain company DMG Blockchain Solutions is rolling out a new supply chain management solution designed for the legal cannabis market. “The emerging cannabis industry demands product management solutions and blockchain is the most logical choice,” said DMG CEO Dan Reitzik in a statement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

In other news, ten Spain-based tech and finance companies are developing a self-managed digital identity using blockchain and have completed the concept test phase, according to a Santander press release. A self-managed identity also protects the security of the information and ensures that it cannot be altered.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

SK Telecom has indicated that it will provide its inaugural eWallet to keep electronic certificates and manage them, which is fueled by the blockchain and has the go-ahead from the South Korean government, Cointelegraph reported. Our model is different from that of most accelerators,” Ovadia, who manages the accelerator, told Globes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Microsoft is reportedly partnering with Nasdaq on blockchain, in which its Azure blockchain services will integrate with Nasdaq’s Financial Framework. The partnership is aimed at creating a blockchain system to help technologies work together for Nasdaq customers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC) is backing the London-based blockchain analysis firm Elliptic with a $5 million investment, bringing the startup’s Series B round to $28 million, Elliptic announced in a press release on Thursday (Feb. WFSC joins existing investors SBI Group and Santander InnoVentures.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Ripple, the blockchain company that owns XRP, the digital currency, has joined forces with NEM, Fetch.AI, and EMURGO/Cardano to create a new association that represents the interest of blockchain and cryptocurrency business in Europe. Speakers at the event focused on the benefits of blockchain technology for companies and lawmakers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

To that end, any number of analyses are coming in the blockchain arena. According to an article via the MIT Technology Review , this will be the year that blockchain becomes “boring,” with innovative projects that will “bear fruit” this year even amid the declines seen last year in the sector, and in cryptocurrencies. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

China’s Cosco Shipping will test out Ant Blockchain from Alibaba’s Ant Financial in an effort to simplify its business, Coindesk reported Wednesday (July 8). The firms noted that blockchain could be used to send out documentation that can be authenticated and can’t be modified like import licenses and container records.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

India’s Minister of state for electronics and IT (MeitY) has announced that the government is drafting a national framework to expand the deployment of blockchain use cases. Dhotre added that the government is drafting an approach paper on the National Level Blockchain Framework. India has been embracing blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

Federal Bank in India has partnered with blockchain payments company Ripple to facilitate cross-border payments, according to reports. This is to inform Federal Bank has entered into a partnership with Ripple Inc, a blockchain supported global remittance company, for cross border remittance through its network, ” the announcement said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Social media giant Facebook is looking to grow its blockchain team, according to a report. The company posted on its careers page that it’s looking for data engineers and scientists, software engineers and a product marketing lead for its blockchain team. Do you like working with data?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Enterprise blockchain platform XinFin is joining the R3 consortium, with the R3 Corda marketplace hosting several XinFin apps for business users, the companies said in a press release Friday (Feb. Financial institutions that use the R3 Corda blockchain platform can gain access to and integrate these apps.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2019

New Jersey ’s governor has signed a bill to implement a Blockchain Initiative Task Force. Bill S2297 explained that the task force will study potential uses for blockchain technology on the state and local level, with an emphasis on medical records, land records, banking, and property auctions as potential applications.

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