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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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

It may seem that cross-border payments were in the … well … crosshairs this past week, with a number of country-by-country and company-by-company initiatives using blockchain and other methods to speed payments and lower fees. That comes as SWIFT is working with R3’s blockchain platform, Corda. Canada and Asia.

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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. To that end, the MediLedger project debuted a new pilot program this week, billed as a cross-industry initiative that eyes using blockchain for drug supply chains.

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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. Zion Vault, the phone’s key management software, will also be able to secure BCH transfers.

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Accenture

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Following my previous blog about Big Data Analytics and Cyber-Security, this second post in my series on payments highlights banks and FinTech hubs as well as blockchain and cryptocurrencies that continue as important priorities for banks. Banks & FinTech Hubs Strong growth. Read more.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management. Also securing seed funding is Bazaar, a B2B online marketplace based in Pakistan developed for the food and grocery arena to connect wholesale suppliers to retailers. TripActions.

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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. securities bar.”. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton spoke Monday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

“We believe that developing standards and open specifications, as well as collaborating on implementations of them, is critical to removing customer blockers and accelerating blockchain as a mainstream technology. This means you can now deploy the IBM Blockchain Platform on the infrastructure of your choosing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

There are rumors that consumer electronics company LG might be getting ready to release a blockchain smartphone. According to CoinDesk , a report out of Korea claims that LG is having difficulty separating its model from Samsung’s previous releases, which included its Galaxy S10 in multiple models complete with its Blockchain Keystore. “LG

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In other news, blockchain tech company Ripple plans to invest in MoneyTap , a blockchain payments solution owned by SBI Holdings, according to CoinDesk. to buy bitcoin, the custodian announced in a blog post. However, he played down the progress by noting that there is no compelling need for a coin “right now.”.

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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

MARCH 21, 2018

The blockchain hype is real — just ask Long Blockchain — but governments are taking a modest, more realistic approach to the technology. In this week’s Blockchain Tracker , PYMNTS examines the latest government initiatives in the U.S. around blockchain, including the latest from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Congress.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2018

Blockchain probably won’t solve all the world’s financial problems, as devoutly as innovators and enthusiasts may hope and believe that it can. Esther Pigg, SVP Product Strategy of FIS , says blockchain’s potential benefits will instead be discovered gradually, and will change the industry even more gradually. Use Cases For Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2020

Meenavalli , CEO of the cryptocurrency firm Longfin, has agreed to settle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and pay $400,000 in disgorgement and penalties, the SEC announced on Friday (Jan. The SEC is alleging that the funding Telegram raised selling Gram tokens constituted an unregistered securities sale.

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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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Chris Skinner

APRIL 28, 2020

What if we make money truly global, stable and secure? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. That’s Libra’s ambition and I’ve got to hand it to the guys at Libra. Having announced their idea to create a global currency last summer, and then see it ripped to pieces by regulators, they’re back. Yes, it’s Libra 2.0.

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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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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.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

In other news, Justifire , a Georgia-based gun appliance manufacturer, has been issued a blockchain patent. The device will use blockchain technology to send data to a network of nodes for encryption and storage. And Samsung and Pundi X are working together on crypto adoption.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Dapper Labs will be partnering with peer-to-peer firm Circle to help add payment methods for digital collectibles using credit and debit card payments to settle in the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC), according to a blog post from Circle. Up to now, paying for digital collectibles on blockchain relied on cryptocurrency payments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

At least one thing is clear about Facebook ’s new interest in blockchain: It will help the social media giant keep up with the Joneses. No one outside Facebook has yet cracked why the company is creating a blockchain unit and putting David Marcus, one of its senior executives, in charge of it. Blockchain, of course, is not for sale.

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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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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

He added that while cryptocurrency is important, the blockchain technology behind it is equally so. “Cryptocurrency for us has always been beyond the asset itself but more on the blockchain technology that underpins it,” he said, according to Bloomberg. Several other countries are considering CDBCs, including the U.K.

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This includes building a governance framework to evolve technical, policy, compliance, security and operational standards for the issuing and use of fiat digital currencies and stablecoins.” . He said the public blockchain will take digital dollar stablecoins mainstream.

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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. You can also store your IDs and secure notes. 09:40 am Fortr3ss. 09:34 am Cashoff.

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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. We’ll then move to the federal level, seeking regulatory guidance as to whether digital tokens are securities under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) ).

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 3, 2017

I tweeted this the other day, and it got a lot of likes, so I thought I’d make it today’s blog title. We seem to have lost a lot of buzz on blockchain this year, even thought it’s still buzzing away as much as ever before. Meantime, I think the reason why blockchain news has quieted is that people are actually working on it.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

More than 120 charities and 30 blockchain companies are participating in the fundraising event. Meanwhile, David Puth is joining the Centre Consortium , the issuer of the USD Coin (USDC), as CEO, Centre announced in a blog post. The USDC’s circulation has grown nearly 500 percent in 2020 to almost $3 billion, according to the blog. “I

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Automaker Daimler has completed its first transaction on the blockchain-based Marco Polo network. In other news, Lloyds Bank revealed that it is partnering with blockchain platform Komgo “to enable quicker international commodity trade finance.”. German bank Landesbank Baden-Württemberg was also involved in the trade.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

He added that while cryptocurrency is important, the blockchain technology behind it is equally so. “Cryptocurrency for us has always been beyond the asset itself but more on the blockchain technology that underpins it,” he said, according to Bloomberg. Several other countries are considering CDBCs, including the U.K.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Trump just made a nonsensical analogy between school and bank security Documentary tells tiny bank’s David vs. Goliath story in 2008 financial crisis aftermath Blockchain ‘could save asset managers $2.7bn a year’ Barclays criticised for ‘shocking’ pay gap with women paid half what men … (..)

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2016

Finally, the outlet noted, eInvoicing is beginning to play an important role in the adoption of blockchain technology. While initially only used to move digital currency, the blockchain is now considered a way to also transport digital documents to streamline cross-border transactions and do so securely.

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NCR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

If recent forecasts from the World Economic Forum (WEF) are to be believed, blockchain – the technology behind bitcoin – is set to become “the beating heart of the financial system” But some in the industry might not be entirely clear about what blockchain even is, let alone the impact it could have on how banks do business.

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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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

which oversees LINE’s digital asset and blockchain business units. KYC (know your customer) will be required for trading on Binance.US,” Binance wrote in a blog post. Setting up a new account will require a valid government ID (driver’s license or passport) and social security number (SSN) to register for access to the Binance.US

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

We’ll be gradually rolling out the ability to convert cryptocurrencies to customers in all 34 countries in which Coinbase offers native payment access,” the firm said in a blog post. percent stake in Chainstone Labs, a digital securities startup. We think we’ve got cold fusion on the blockchain side.”. million shares.

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