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Go Where No Operations Department Has Gone Before – Instant Settlement

Perficient

The front office is screaming down to the Settlement Office, “Operations, we need more capital!” Adding blockchain to the supply chain improved visibility, allowed automatic purchases through smart contracts, and kept a permanent record of what had been ordered as well as status reporting of all items in the supply chain.

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Blockchain-Powered B2B FinTech Roars Back With VCs

PYMNTS

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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Blockchain Startup BitPay Raises $40M for Asia Expansion

Bank Innovation

BitPay, a blockchain payments company, closed a Series B of $40 million yesterday, the company announced. The money, as previously mentioned by the startup, will go towards expanding its international operations. The first stop for this expansion will be Asia.

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The Corporates Betting On Blockchain To Reshape Capital Markets Infrastructure

CB Insights

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees. Company Name. Phone number.

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Overstock Talks Up Its Blockchain-Based Future

PYMNTS

Overstock may be best known as an eCommerce business, but these days its CEO and Founder Patrick Byrne is much more interested in talking about the power of cryptocurrency and blockchain, and how it will be the real future of both the firm and the economy in general. Suffice to say, Byrne remains one of blockchain’s bigger boosters.

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GE Capital Exits Trade Finance With MUFG Acquisition

PYMNTS

General Electric ‘s divestiture of GE Capital assets continues as MUFG Union Bank announced plans to acquire GE Capital’s Trade Payable Services (TPS) operations. 16), MUFG Americas and GE Capital said MUFG Union Bank will acquire GE Capital’s supply chain finance platform for an undisclosed sum.

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Financial Services: Blockchain-Based And Decentralized

PYMNTS

The idea that blockchain can be divorced from the crypto realm and used to trade and store assets is quickly gaining, well, currency. Blockchain for Trading . Trading protocols that operate across the blockchain, he said, are non-custodial, which means “sovereignty over your assets.