Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

I guess that this is logical as my last line was that government control of cryptocurrencies is “not so easy for cryptocurrencies that have … The post Regulating the cryptocurrency markets appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Accenture

MAY 31, 2022

From blockchain to edge computing, I’ve always loved learning about new technologies. The post Why the metaverse is a megatrend banks can’t miss appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. The post Why the metaverse is a megatrend banks can’t miss appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 17, 2016

After yesterday’s blog generally about blockchain use case implications in Clearing and Settlement markets, here are the six companies I see as being at the forefront of changing the game: Digital Asset, SETL, tO, Clearmatics, Symbiont and itBit.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The report is focused upon how blockchain is changing the financial services markets around the world, with the aim of establishing the position of major financial institutions with regards to cryptocurrencies and the use of blockchain … The post A third of banks expect to hold cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets appeared first on Chris (..)

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

HTC has announced it is partnering with Bitcoin.com to add bitcoin cash support for its Exodus 1 blockchain phone, which will come with Bitcoin.com’s preinstalled wallet and be rolled into the Exodus 1 software update. The company’s main goal is to reduce market manipulation and boost transparency, according to Cointelegraph.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

Bitcoin doesn’t necessarily have the blessing of government agencies, but what about blockchain? It seems governments are a bit more open to distributed ledger technology (DLT), though that doesn’t mean blockchain companies get a free pass with regulators. government isn’t the only jurisdiction going hot and cold on blockchain.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 23, 2018

The article is fairly high level and makes no commitment to … The post Digital smartphone banking is used by 97% of Asia’s developed market consumers appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Two firms are teaming up to create a blockchain solution for the European shipping market. VAKT , a specialist in commodity post-trade processing via blockchain, revealed that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with essDOCS , a provider of paperless trade solutions, according to Coin Telegraph.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

BitPay has announced that OneGold, a marketplace that combines the benefits of gold and silver with blockchain-based digital assets, is now accepting bitcoin and bitcoin cash. In a Request for Information (RFI), the CFTC wants details about the technology, opportunities, risks, mechanics, uses, and markets, related ethereum.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

The cryptocurrency exchange found “repeated deep reorganizations” of the digital currency’s blockchain. To keep its customers’ funds safe, the company said in a blog post that it “immediately paused interactions with the ETC blockchain.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

.” Oliver was discussing cryptocurrencies and blockchain on his show, highlighting the massive potential the world of FinTech has touted for the last year or so. This balance of optimism and realism is taking over the blockchain space as of late. But the segment also warned to temper the hype with healthy skepticism.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2020

The SEC’s initial complaint in October alleges that Telegram and its wholly-owned subsidiary TON began raising capital in January 2018 to finance the companies’ business, including the development of its own blockchain, the “Telegram Open Network” or “TON Blockchain,” as well as the mobile messaging application Telegram Messenger. .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In other news, the World Blockchain Initiative (WORBLI) said its protocol eliminates any concerns that a token can be used for illegal activities. Compliance is actually one of the biggest barriers to entry for small businesses in any highly regulated industry,” the company wrote in a blog post.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 21, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … FinTech Expert Chris Skinner Reveals Keys to Becoming a True Digital Bank Americans Don’t Want A ‘Digital’ Bank Kard is a challenger bank for teens Even the banking giants will have to embrace crypto and blockchain Tesco Bank to pull out of mortgage market … The post Things worth (..)

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Spending on blockchain technologies will ramp up to $9.2 Its latest Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide also calculated a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of blockchain spend of 81.2 2018 will be a crucial stage for enterprises as they make a huge leap from proof-of-concept projects to full blockchain deployments.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Fortr3ss’ Oracle service to Corda and Ethereum blockchains uses intelligent voice biometrics and artificial intelligence to solve the identity of node players in smart contracts for financial and healthcare institutions adopting blockchain. While this is true everywhere, this is a particular challenge in a market like India.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Blockchain is one of the hottest movements in the financial services industry, but people continue to question where it exists on the hype cycle at every major conference I attend. Also, stop by booth 535 to see live demos and speak with blockchain experts. Digitizing the Flow of Goods, Information and Money with Blockchain.

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Celent Banking

MAY 24, 2016

At Celent, we just published a new research report with the same title as this blog – Blockchain: Beware the Hype. Isn't blockchain the coolest technology out there at the moment? Blockchain hype is particularly acute, given the complexities of the underlying technologies. Why such a title?

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

Salesforce announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Datorama , a cloud-based, AI-powered marketing intelligence and analytics platform. Salesforce is excited to welcome Datorama’s incredible team to the Salesforce family,” Bob Stutz, chief analytics officer and CEO of Marketing Cloud, said in a press release.

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Accenture

DECEMBER 2, 2019

With technologies such as digital currencies and blockchain gaining momentum in the banking industry, more players are looking to adopt them to improve their services and build market share. In technical terms, Libra is a “permissioned blockchain digital currency”.

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Insights on Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The application of blockchain in financial markets has caught a huge wave of publicity over the past few months. The questions I get most often are along these lines: is blockchain an irresistible disruptive technology? The potential benefits of blockchain are myriad. Why the interest?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Maqta Gateway LLC, an Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary, says it has reached the next phase of its “Silsal” project, which is the first international blockchain pilot testing project in partnership with the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. The new process will still allow global KYC-verified users to initiate deposits across USD, GBP, JPY and EUR. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2016

The list of participating partners for Microsoft’s cloud-based blockchain platform that runs on Azure has grown with new partners announced to support the initiative, reports said on Thursday (March 24). The new partners are a slew of alternative blockchains, including Algorythmix, Expanse, Influx, Monero, Radium and Tendermint.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 11, 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Indian billionaire ‘on the run over a alleged bank fraud’ seeks asylum in Britain Bank of Chile trading down after hackers rob millions in cyberattack Blockchain Cannot Yet Support Financial Market Infrastructure Fintech threatens to eclipse banks that do not adapt digitally HSBC’s (..)

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

It’s one factor in why so few challenger banks have launched in the country compared to markets like the U.K., However, there are efforts to lower the barriers to entry for market newcomers. where challenger banking has flourished in recent years. In a conversation with PYMNTS, Long discussed how the U.S.’ “The U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

Blockchain firm Binance has launched the Binance Card in Europe, which lets users convert multiple cryptocurrencies to fiat to spend at more than 60 million retailers, according to an announcement. Digital Asset teams with companies to connect DAML smart contracts with their blockchain, cloud or database infrastructure.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and blockchain energy nonprofit Energy Web Foundation (EWF) have announced that they are teaming up to build a blockchain-based renewables platform. account and select the tier of verification required to achieve your desired withdrawal limits,” the company wrote in a blog post.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2016

The market has covered the adoption of automation and electronic invoicing among corporates for several years now, and while eInvoicing is far from achieving full integration, there are new trends emerging in the industry. Finally, the outlet noted, eInvoicing is beginning to play an important role in the adoption of blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2019

We have learned valuable lessons about our customers and the crypto market, and on how to design blockchain and crypto applications,” they said. In other news, Thailand‘s oldest bank, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), will be experimenting with blockchain technology, powered by Ripple.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 8, 2020

As usual, during this period of pandemic, there’s been a rollercoaster of events for those of us involved in financial markets. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

German blockchain finance firm Bitwala announced that it has raised $14.5 Today, we are offering a bridge for both mainstream users and blockchain buffs, who want to interact with the emerging blockchain ecosystem — the growing digital economy spreading across the globe.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

People were surprised to see a headline that garnered much market shock: Markets Crash after reports that Binances Shangai Office Closed in Crypto Crackdown Argh. Crypto meltdown!

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BankUnderground

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Blockchain technology limits how quickly transactions can be settled. Congestion occurs because the blockchain – a list of all transactions that have settled – has limited capacity. Cryptocurrency users can bid for blockchain space by paying a fee to miners. Peter Zimmerman. This is contrary to the usual laws of economics.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

We want to thank our community and all businesses so far who have trusted Cashaa to solve their banking problems,” said Janina Lowisz, co-founder and VP of marketing, in a blog post. Founded in 2014, Peersafe provides infrastructure for blockchain-based platforms across China, including the government. The addition of U.S.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

I wrote a blog the other day for The Next Web. This gets interesting as we now have a market that is spreading its wings into lots of different areas. Well, this blog will look at the range of services we are discussing here, and map them onto the Chris Skinner FinTech Wave (loosely based on Gartner’s Hype Cycle).

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As Asian tech giants enter the trade market—leveraging their already established SME relationships—how to retain a share of the total market and which posture to develop vis-à-vis those platforms? The post Three big challenges for banks in trade finance appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. Challenge three.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Atom Bank breaks into German retail savings market Banking group Nordea to move HQ to Finland in blow to Sweden European Central Bank and Bank of Japan: Blockchain Too Immature for Adoption Danske Bank customers in NI hit by IT problems What’s gone wrong … The post Things worth reading: 7th (..)

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