268 Blockchain is dead
Chris Skinner
MARCH 28, 2019
I used to blog about blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) almost once a week … four years ago. Blockchain Digital Bank Fintech Grid Opinion PaymentsToday, I hardly blog about it at all.
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Bitcoin, Stablecoin, Blockchain, Enterprise Ledger … WTF?
Chris Skinner
MAY 9, 2019
I used to blog about blockchain and cryptocurrency almost every day. In fact, my last blog was about the blockchain hype being dead, but the blockchain dream is still very much alive. Blockchain Fintech Future Grid Opinion
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Are you pulling my blockchain?
Chris Skinner
DECEMBER 13, 2018
I just gave a presentation on blockchain. I haven’t been asked to make a specific presentation on blockchain for over a year, so it meant dusting off some rusty notes and slides and thinking about where we are today. Blockchain Fintech Future Grid
Will blockchain replace core banking?
Chris Skinner
JANUARY 21, 2019
Today’s share is from Simon Taylor, he of the blockchain fame … The post Will blockchain replace core banking? Blockchain Future Grid
UPDATE: The Blockchain Hype is Dead!
Chris Skinner
APRIL 1, 2019
Talking about spoof news, I think my blog Blockchain is dead upset a few blockchain enthusiasts. Don’t get me wrong, as it’s … The post UPDATE: The Blockchain Hype is Dead! Blockchain Future Grid
How Collectives Aim To Make Cities Into Blockchain Centers
PYMNTS
MAY 8, 2019
Blockchain technology is taking hold in the Southwest, with the help of organizations encouraging development in the space. A group called the Austin Blockchain Collective , for instance, is looking to establish the Texas city as a hub for blockchain innovation.
Do we need a blockchain?
Chris Skinner
AUGUST 14, 2018
I haven’t written about blockchain for a while. I’m not bored of the promise of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Just bored of how much hype there has been and of so many companies claiming to have the latest blockchain breakthrough.
XinFin Connects Blockchain Factoring Tool To QuickBooks
PYMNTS
APRIL 10, 2019
Blockchain company XinFin is rolling out an integration between its invoice factoring application InFactor and QuickBooks. Factoring and the broader trade finance space are popular use cases for blockchain innovations.
Blockchain Makes Inroads Into Banking
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.
Fintech and Blockchain: Where Silicon Alley Meets Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Bank Innovation
MAY 3, 2019
Cryptocurrency Daily Post 4 Exclusive Operations Sponsored Blockchain cloud banking NutanixYou may not have heard of the term “Silicon Alley,” but I am sure you are aware of the game-changing financial technology that is emanating from it.
SWIFT, Ripple Support EU Blockchain Group Launch
PYMNTS
APRIL 5, 2019
A new blockchain association has been created to promote the adoption of the technology across the European Union. In addition, it will create guidelines and specifications for blockchain and distributed ledger-based applications.
Oracle Boosts Blockchain Efforts
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
The movement to embrace blockchain — notably, among some tech giants — has gotten some momentum in recent days, with new announcements of projects going live. 12) that it has as many as a dozen enterprise clients using a cloud-based blockchain platform that went live in the summer of 2018.
JPMorgan To Expand Blockchain Use For Payments
PYMNTS
APRIL 21, 2019
JPMorgan Chase is planning to expand its use of blockchain technology to improve the banking industry’s payment system, as well as get FinTechs to experiment on developing the platform. Blockchain banking developers FinTechs jpmorgan News payment Platform What's Hot
Facebook, PayPal and how blockchain could disrupt the payments space
Mobile Payments Today
APRIL 16, 2019
Facebook and PayPal are beginning to make investments in blockchain that could have a major impact in the payments business
Samsung Eyes Blockchain Smartphone?
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 12, 2018
In the world of blockchain phones, another name may crowd the pantheon. Said sites including thenextweb.com , Samsung, no small player in mobile devices, submitted three trademark requests in Europe that offer up some clues into blockchain-focused phones.
Microsoft Launches Azure Blockchain Service
PYMNTS
MAY 3, 2019
Microsoft has announced the launch of Azure Blockchain Service , which simplifies the formation, management and governance of consortium blockchain networks. The news comes after the tech giant revealed Azure Blockchain Workbench last year, which gave developers a simple UI to model blockchain applications on a preconfigured Azure-supported network. Blockchain Azure Azure Blockchain Service developers Ethereum Microsoft network News Quorum What's Hot
Ohio Bill Urges Govt. To Adopt Blockchain
PYMNTS
APRIL 28, 2019
Blockchain got a boost last week after the Ohio House Of Representatives introduced a bill that would let state government agencies use blockchain technology. Ohio already sees blockchain being used to store marriage licenses and birth certificates, among other potential things.
Wells Fargo And Mastercard On Blockchain: Oversold?
PYMNTS
MARCH 28, 2019
Blockchain has long been in the process of being divorced – operationally as well as conceptually – from its crypto connection. The hope has been that as blockchain moves beyond bitcoin , the decentralized way of moving data, assets and communications would find a wide berth in business.
Mastercard Blockchain Patent Would Support Multiple Currencies
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Mastercard has been awarded a patent for a proposed blockchain system that would support multiple types of currency. So Mastercard wants to implement a method to create a blockchain that enables different blocks that can store different types of information.
Is Stupid Money Chasing Blockchain?
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 14, 2016
There seems to be a profound conundrum facing blockchain and its implications for financial services. While it is true that blockchain seems to have the potential to “transform” financial services, it also faces steep challenges.
EY Secures Biz Transactions On Public Blockchains
PYMNTS
APRIL 18, 2019
A new technology protocol announced by corporate accounting and auditing firm Ernst & Young (EY) aims to secure transactions made over public Ethereum blockchain. The solution aims to help enterprises and investors to conduct private, secure transactions on a public blockchain.
Blockchain is dead, long live the Blockchain
Chris Skinner
DECEMBER 5, 2016
Lots of people saying that blockchain is past its sell-by date, R3 are bust and distributed ledgers are dead. I think it’s related to the journalists who, having delighted in bigging up blockchain big time for the past two years are now relishing … The post Blockchain is dead, long live the Blockchain appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Blockchain Fintech Future Grid Innovation Technology ValueWeb
Blazing a path for blockchain in banking
Insights on Business
JUNE 19, 2017
According to a report from Santander, blockchain technology is poised to save banks $20 billion dollars a year in infrastructure costs by 2022. Instead, he and his team identified a key client challenge for which blockchain could provide a valuable solution.
Brexit A Boon For Blockchain?
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Late this month, a study from Nexus found that across 200 businesses surveyed, more than half of large and mid-sized companies queried are looking to adopt blockchain in an effort to mitigate operational risks in the wake of Brexit. That would leave room for blockchain.
Amazon Eyes Blockchain
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.”
Ripple Invests $25M in Blockchain Capital
Bank Innovation
APRIL 11, 2018
Enterprise blockchain provider Ripple has made a $25 million investment in blockchain startup, Blockchain Capital, the company announced today. Capital Cryptocurrency Online Payments BlockChain Blockchain Capital cryptocurrency funding Investment Ripple
Blockchain for KYC: Game-changing RegTech Innovation
Insights on Business
JULY 26, 2018
Consider, for example, the blockchain space. Innovators such as Alex Carmichael, COO of Promontory Financial Group Australasia, are expanding the frontiers of blockchain innovation into areas such as risk and compliance, anti-money laundering and know-your-customer (KYC).
Facebook’s Blockchain Team Is Assembling Its Own Mini-PayPal Mafia
Bank Innovation
MAY 8, 2019
s blockchain team are still shrouded in secrecy, but it’s staffing up, according to people familiar with the group. Launched last May, Facebook’s blockchain unit now counts 50 […]. The inner workings of Facebook Inc.’s
Applying Blockchain to Identity
Chris Skinner
AUGUST 24, 2016
In my final deep dive into blockchain use cases, I come to digital identity. First, we need to understand what we mean by identity before we can talk about how blockchains could help. Blockchain GridNow this is a thorny area for three reasons.
Ripple Forms Blockchain For Europe Association With Other Players
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.
Bank Of England Mulls Blockchain Amid ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’
PYMNTS
MAY 2, 2019
To that end, Invest In Blockchain reported that Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, said that the central bank should gear up for a “fourth industrial revolution” that includes at least some impact to payments, chiefly through blockchain and decentralized systems.
New Year, New Blockchain Use Cases?
PYMNTS
JANUARY 3, 2019
To that end, any number of analyses are coming in the blockchain arena. This, said the Review , will be the way that blockchain becomes normal. At least some cryptocurrencies are becoming national in scope, which may spur blockchain adoption.
Blockchain Adopted by Canadian Banks to Verify Client Identities
Bank Innovation
MAY 1, 2019
Canada is making a big leap in modernizing identity verification, tapping blockchain technology to let consumers digitally prove who they are to securely access banking and other personal services.
Microsoft And Nasdaq Partner For Blockchain Initiative
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.
SWIFT Signals Further Openness To Blockchain?
PYMNTS
MARCH 14, 2019
The movement to bring blockchain to cross-border payments proceeds apace. In an interview with CNBC, SWIFT Asia-Pacific Managing Director Lisa O’Connor said that some of its members are indeed using blockchain.
PayPal Invests In Blockchain Startup Aimed At Digital Identity Control
PYMNTS
APRIL 2, 2019
PayPal has invested in a blockchain company for the first time — one that’s focused on using the technology to help give users greater control over their digital identities, according to reports. The company is called Cambridge Blockchain, and PayPal participated in a Series A funding round. We made an investment in Cambridge Blockchain because it is applying blockchain for digital identity in a way that we believe could benefit financial services companies including PayPal.
Accelerating Blockchain Transformation
Insights on Business
OCTOBER 20, 2016
In March of 2016, I testified on the revolutionary nature of blockchains before the U.S. Since that time, blockchains have continued garnering interest across multiple industries from banking to health care, and have been explored for quite a few additional use cases. Permissioned blockchains can provide value to customers through their ability to establish consensus between parties, provenance of assets, immutability of ledgers, and finality of transactions.
HSBC Readies Blockchain FX Tool For Corporates
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2019
HSBC is increasingly relying on blockchain technology to facilitate its foreign exchange trading services, reports in Financial Times said Monday (Jan. 14), with more than three million FX transactions having already been processed by the bank in the past year via blockchain.
Blockchain Steers Toward Auto Supply Chain Transparency
PYMNTS
APRIL 24, 2019
To that end, Volkswagen , the German car manufacturer, said this week it is launching a blockchain pilot aimed at tracking battery supply chains that wend their way from production to the carmaker’s own factories.
Blockchain Banking, In NY And Done In Real Time
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Banking in blockchain – with real-time payments as a kicker? CoinDesk reported this week that Signature Bank , which is based in New York, is debuting a digital payments platform that is built on blockchain – and geared toward real-time transactions.
EU Blockchain Forum Recommends Digital Identity Systems
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 7, 2018
In its newest report, the EU Blockchain Forum (EUBF) noted that government bodies need to home in on two aspects of the blockchain to help the technology fully actualize: That is, the institutions need to have digital national currencies as well as systems for digital identity, The Next Web reported.
Corporates Step Up To Welcome AI, Blockchain
PYMNTS
JANUARY 2, 2019
Interestingly, blockchain did not emerge as a top focus for corporate finance chiefs, yet other recent analysis suggests CFOs might want to have the technology on their radar, too. Its “ Can blockchain revolutionize international trade?
Blockchain Is Perfectly Suited for Banking, But Banking Is Not Ready for Blockchain, McKinsey Says
Bank Innovation
JUNE 27, 2018
Blockchain‘s future in banking is bright, but right now, the industry is not prepared to take advantage of what the technology offers, according to a new McKinsey report on blockchain’s viability across various industries.
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