Bank Innovation

MARCH 8, 2017

— Blockchain – or the distributed ledger technology – is rushing out of test labs, and into real-life applications. Experts foresee that blockchain will take over money transfers, and will […]. SAN JOSE, Calif.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

Blockchain is now an official word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Of course, the FinTech industry doesn’t have to look it up, but the dictionary now defines blockchain as a technology that enables the keeping of records of financial transactions in a digital database as part of a publicly accessible network.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the lifeblood of many economies — Europe’s among them — and working capital is the lifeblood of SMBs. Yet many firms struggle to gain access to the capital that helps them launch or sustain operations. One way to secure funding is to use invoice financing.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Bank of America is the largest investor in blockchain patents, but according to CNBC reports on Tuesday (March 26), the company’s own technology leader is herself skeptical of blockchain. Reports last year revealed the FI had acquired or was actively pursuing a total of 43 patents related to blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

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.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

To that end, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a paper titled “Embedded supervision: how to build regulation into blockchain finance” that distributed ledger technology (DLT) could be a part of bank infrastructure and could be used to automate supervision.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

“The most advanced technology is [electronic data interchange (EDI)].” The technology first emerged in the 1970s. Yet, half a century later, even some of the largest multinational conglomerates are only beginning to implement EDI into their procurement and B2B commerce operations. Betting On Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Paris-based Ultra , which has created its own blockchain, announced that French video game giant Ubisoft will become the first major gaming system to test out payments on its blockchain for gamers. The population of the country sees these capital controls are put in place, and then they’re going to look for a way around it.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2020

21) to operate a virtual asset trading platform, according to a press release. OSL, a member of BC Technology Group, will be allowed to operate a brokerage and trading platform for digital assets, such as security tokens, the release stated. Asian digital asset platform OSL was given initial approval Friday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The spectrum of corporate technological disruption is vast. A new report from Capital One examined this question, focusing on how technological disruption will affect its finances. Or do they see disruption as an opportunity, hoping to benefit by adopting new technologies or by becoming disruptors?”

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Bank Innovation

JULY 7, 2016

As the summer heats up, blockchain hype may (finally) be cooling down. 2016 will likely see less investment in bitcoin and blockchain technology, but that is true for many other areas, as well. This year to date has seen $161 million invested so far, while 2015 saw a total of Read More.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 3, 2016

Real Time Equities Settlement will change the global capital markets beyond recognition, impacting every player in the ecosystem. For long a technological pipedream, Real Time Equities Settlement is nudging closer to reality thanks to Blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

According to Blue Star Capital , its investee company SatoshiPay has launched a new B2B payments platform to speed up cross-border payments, Proactive reported. And it has signed its first client, a European business operating in sub-Saharan Africa in the microfinance industry.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

The financial institution (FI) revealed last week that it is working with Volante Technologies to accelerate its ISO 20022 adoption, leaving Citi to become Volante’s first banking customer to take a unified approach to its global migration to the messaging standard. HashCash Brings Blockchain Tech To Unnamed Bank.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

As more businesses join collaborative groups and invest in internal research and development (R&D) to explore using blockchain for new services, some firms have begun to use the technology themselves. This week, news from Citigroup, UPS and Vanguard signal interest in using the distributed ledger technology in the back office.

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Bobsguide

OCTOBER 18, 2017

In one of the most eagerly received announcements of Sibos 2017 so far, today Broadridge Financial Solutions revealed the successful completion of an operational test case which demonstrates the capabilities of blockchain technology to enhance the operational efficiency and auditability of bilateral.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Enterprise blockchain service provider Ripple on Thursday (Oct. The service “lowers both the cost of holding trapped capital and operational costs associated with sending cross-border payments,” Ripple wrote in the announcement. On its website , Ripple said its Line of Credit can help lower the cost of capital for firms.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

PYMNTS takes a look at those cybersecurity firms, plus a few of the treasury management, blockchain and logistics firms that also grabbed fresh funding. Backers at Meritech Capital Partners and Lead Edge Capital led the Series D investment round, according to TechCrunch news, while Index Ventures and Workday also participated.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty. Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv.

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JUNE 12, 2018

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) published its 2018 global trade report this week and, according to the research, global financial institutions (FIs) still have a significant way to digitization in their trade finance operations. According to Global Trade Magazine , ICC Secretary General John W.H.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

South Korea’s Korea Credit Data, a FinTech startup that operates in the small- and medium-sized business accounting software market, said it is exploring an entrance into the world of blockchain. Blockchain is a core platform to fuel our digital transformation.”.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Japanese business to business (B2B) payments firm JCB is partnering with Singapore blockchain technology provider Keychain to capitalize on using blockchain in the payments space, JCB announced in a press release. Last week , JCB announced a partnership with the blockchain-enabled commercial payments platform Paystand.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Just like the volatility of bitcoin, the world of blockchain is no stable place. Hype over distributed ledger technology (DLT) has certainly led to a bump in shares for companies operating in the space — and even for some companies with seemingly no connection to the tool. Blockchain Ups. Blockchain Downs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

B2B startups saw a little bit of everything this week when it came to venture capital. And that goes for the industries covered, too, with treasury management’s Kyriba, blockchain’s BlockApps and enterprise security’s Druva landing on the board, to name a few. Blockchain. Spain-based Captio revealed a $1.1

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JANUARY 5, 2017

As more banks, industries, companies and even retail brands take on and use blockchain technology in their business, there are the enhanced and innate elements of efficiency and security. “A But blockchain has also become a tracking mechanism, more so a cost-cutting measure for a variety of reasons. billion for a typical lender.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2017

Emirates Islamic is reportedly planning on using a combination of QR codes and blockchain technology to enhance protection from fraud of paper checks. Financial firms are increasingly turning to blockchain to enable secure, digital payment transactions. The venture capital funds are going to help the company expand into the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

Logistics technology provider OpenPort has announced a partnership with blockchain company Fr8 Network in a deal that will enable OpenPort to connect its customers to blockchain solutions. OpenPort currently provides transportation management technology and trade finance to its corporate customers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

China Construction Bank ’s vice president has revealed that the bank has added new abilities to its trade finance blockchain platform, including cross-chain and inter-bank transactions. In other news, the Marco Polo Network has announced that it has secured its first Russian-German import-export operations financing project.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2016

It may have been a big week for alternative lending in the consumer finance space, but in B2B payments, blockchain and eCommerce startups snagged the biggest share of venture capital. Blockchain. But that doesn’t mean blockchain is free from its notoriety. 30 million , to be exact.

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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 As a leader in blockchain innovation and integration, the U.S. Microsoft IDs Its Next Blockchain Use Case.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Yet again, the B2B FinTech industry proves it’s quality over quantity when it comes to venture capital. But it was blockchain that turned heads with its record-setting funding. Backers at Riverwood Capital Management led the investment, reports said, with plans to use the funds to grow into new markets and continue product innovation.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Blockchain consortium R3 , trade finance company TradeIX and several global banks are collaborating on a new solution that has entered into pilot phase. 21) said the initiative, dubbed Marco Polo, involves BNP, Commerzbank and ING as they explore how to deploy blockchain to enhance trade finance operations. There is a $1.5

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While the prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets have fallen from their 2017 peaks, equity investment into blockchain startups is on pace to hit all-time highs in 2018. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Morgan announced that they have teamed up on a blockchain-based prototype that will allow payments in multiple currencies to be completed on the same network. There is growing evidence now that blockchain-based payments networks are able to enhance cost efficiencies and create new opportunities for businesses. And the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Distributed ledger technologies, like blockchain, are now eyed with potential to overhaul not just payments, but transactions that require data to move along with money. Trade finance has become a central focus for some blockchain innovators, including Microsoft via its Azure platform. On Tuesday (Sept. On Tuesday (Sept.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Yet, venture capitalists revealed revamped interest in the B2B eCommerce and procurement spheres, exploring technologies like blockchain to enhance supply chains and the buyer-supplier relationship. Based in Malaysia, Dropee operates a B2B eProcurement platform that caught the attention of investors at Vynn Capital.

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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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