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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
The 10-year-old who runs a blockchain company
Chris Skinner
JULY 9, 2019
Blockchain Case Studies GridI often talk about the world changing thanks to young people who can code.
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
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.
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
Blockchain 101: Mobile payments
Mobile Payments Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Let's take a look at the what blockchain is, and how it can help transform the mobile payments industry
Blockchain’s Real-Time Payments Use Case
PYMNTS
JUNE 26, 2019
Players in payments and commerce keep trying to get their heads around blockchain technology, seeking out use cases and striving to determine if the reality can ever live up to the hype. That said, blockchain is no silver bullet, to put it mildly. Blockchain Problems.
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.
Why Blockchain Holds Promise For Cross-Border Payments
PYMNTS
JULY 1, 2019
Blockchain has caught the attention of several FIs, especially for B2B and cross-border payments, even if there’s not yet consensus on how to best deploy it in real-world situations. Canadian payments network Interac has experimented with blockchain for consumer payments.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Blockchain Rx For Drug Supply Chains
PYMNTS
JUNE 19, 2019
Libra may have dominated the news so far this week — and, of course, the new cryptocurrency announced by Facebook is underpinned by blockchain. The activities are being coordinated by the San Francisco blockchain technology company known as Chronicled. Target Targets Blockchain, Too.
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.
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.
What’s next for blockchain?
Chris Skinner
MARCH 7, 2018
I recently wrote an article for Bloomberg’s Business Week, and thought it worth sharing with y’all here: What’s next for blockchain? Everyone got very excited a few years ago about blockchain technologies, the ledger system that was spawned by the arrival of bitcoin in 2009. It allows the recording of … The post What’s next for blockchain? Blockchain Digital Bank Fintech Grid Innovation ValueWeb
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.
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.
Fintech CEOs bullish on blockchain tech, give thumbs down on applications
Bank Innovation
JUNE 14, 2019
Fintech executives sounded off on blockchain at CB Insights’ Future of Fintech conference this week. According to Henrique Dubugras, CEO and co-founder of Brex, blockchain is overhyped but cryptocurrencies are underrated.
MPs battle over blockchain
Chris Skinner
JULY 4, 2018
Conservative MP Eddie Hughes has just written a 36-page white paper extolling the benefits of blockchain for Britain, which was published yesterday Unlocking Blockchain: Embracing new technologies to drive efficiency and empower the citizen, by FREER. FREER is a major new initiative from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA, a … The post MPs battle over blockchain appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Blockchain Grid Innovation
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.”
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.
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
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.
The Enterprise Headache Of A Decentralized Blockchain
PYMNTS
JUNE 13, 2019
For blockchain technology, the crux of many of its purported benefits for the enterprise is its decentralized nature, which, proponents of distributed ledger technology (DLT) have said, promotes visibility and makes it more difficult for data to be manipulated.
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, Tech And Banking Cos Team To Use Blockchain For Mobile Identity
PYMNTS
JULY 15, 2019
A group of companies in South Korea are collaborating on a blockchain network to be used for mobile authentication services, according to reports. . By using the blockchain technology, Koreans are making the job application process easier by only making it so grads need one certificate, which will already be on the phone. Companies will be able to confirm the legitimacy of the information through the blockchain network.
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.
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).
SWIFT Eyes gpi Payments Across Blockchain
PYMNTS
JUNE 26, 2019
As the report noted, SWIFT previously had a blockchain-based shareholder e-voting proof of concept in place with financial services firms such as Deutsche Bank and HSBC. Blockchain, of course, is being used to track any number of goods – especially the perishable kind.
Target Tests Blockchain For Supply Chain Tracking
PYMNTS
JUNE 12, 2019
Retailer Target is developing an open source blockchain solution to boost transparency within supply chains , the company revealed. “This also gives us an instant use case in determining which data to share and how to govern a multi-enterprise, blockchain-backed distributed ledger.”
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
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.
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.
Bitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain
PYMNTS
JUNE 13, 2019
The project will create a shared permissioned blockchain network that allows real-time monitoring of products. In other news, Wyoming — America’s least-populous state — has turned its focus on blockchain, attracting a slew of new businesses as a result.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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