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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

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.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

The World Bank announced it has raised $33 million from investors for its blockchain-based “Kangaroo” bond, Bond- i. The bond, which is due August 2020, is the first bond created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life-cycle using distributed ledger (blockchain) technology. This isn’t World Bank’s only blockchain project.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Eximchain , a blockchain-based platform developed in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s media lab, has raised $20 million for its supply chain financing solution. Reports in BlockTribune on Monday (March 19) said Eximchain raised the investment from China-based cryptocurrency hedge fund FBG Capital.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

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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JANUARY 21, 2021

And enter Drip Capital , the middleman that serves as the financial grease that enables trade to flow, easing concerns of both buyers and suppliers. said Pushkar Mukewar , co-founder and CEO of Drip Capital in a conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. Blockchain To Bangladesh. COVID Was A Much-Needed Stress Test.

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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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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

News came recently, when it comes to patents tied to the blockchain landscape, that Thomson Reuters found China, and Alibaba , to have had an outsized showing. Last year, 56 percent of all blockchain patents issued trace their genesis from China. Alibaba Bets On The Blockchain. Yet, blockchain remains an area of interest.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Davies served as CitiMortgage’s chief executive officer and Citibank’s head of global mortgage in addition to Capital One’s president of home loans. For banks and other financial institutions, the tide is shifting toward an embrace of blockchain for handling transactions.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Standard Chartered is the latest financial institution to have completed a trade finance transaction via blockchain, the bank announced Thursday (Jan. Using the blockchain platform, Standard Chartered generated digital trade documents for Agrocorp to receive a chickpea shipment from its supplier.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

And for blockchain, a few warning signs have been flashing that all may not be as rosy as some observers may have hoped, had wanted. This is not to say that blockchain is doomed. Exhibit A, of course, would be Long Island Iced Tea, which back in 2017 said it would change its name to Long Blockchain Corp., billion.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

The round was led by UOB Venture Management, Seven Bank, Uni-President Asset Holdings, HashKey Capital, Hopeshine Ventures, Signum Capital, Du Capital and Hanwha Investment and Securities. “We The company is going to first focus on Southeast Asia.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

solarisBank’s Blockchain Factory supports us in taking trading in cryptocurrencies and tokens to the next level, and in setting new standards in transparency and reliability,” said Alexander Höptner, CEO of Boerse Stuttgart, in a press release. Emerging Jobs Report.

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AUGUST 23, 2020

Once the approval is finalized, the license will allow it to work in dealing in securities and as an automated trading service (ATS), regulated under Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). SEC filings show that the fund has a total of $300 million in assets overall now.

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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. Pete Cherecwith, Northern Trust president of Corporate and Institutional Services, avoided viewing blockchain as impressive technology to put to use somewhere.

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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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OCTOBER 8, 2018

And Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon unveiled a $108-million plan to make the capital into a blockchain-enabled smart city, Coindesk reported. He said that multiple public services such as elections and labor welfare will use the blockchain technology. Once it is a financial instrument it comes under a whole regulatory framework.”.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

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AUGUST 27, 2020

In other news, LVC Corporation , which operates LINE, is announcing the launch of two new products: LINE Blockchain Developers, a developer platform for blockchain services; and the BITMAX Wallet, for managing digital assets, a press release stated. Other sites, including cryptowikipedia.ru Cointelegraph reported.

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APRIL 18, 2019

Reports in Blockchain News this week said Panxora has introduced a treasury management service to help the company and project founders who turn to ICOs to secure the capital they have raised, and mitigate the risk of cryptocurrency volatility. Overall, only 44 percent of ICOs live to see their fifth month.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Two cybersecurity companies came out on top, but they both focus their enterprise security efforts in different ways. PYMNTS takes a look at those cybersecurity firms, plus a few of the treasury management, blockchain and logistics firms that also grabbed fresh funding. Duo Security. It brings Duo Security’s valuation up to $1.17

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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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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Each week it seems blockchain just gets another endorsement. The billionaire and Virgin Group founder said blockchain will create an “ economic revolution ,” especially in developing countries. His reasoning revolves around the issue of proving ownership of certain assets and access to capital. Richard Branson.

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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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AUGUST 22, 2018

Blockchain beyond bitcoin. One estimate that debuted this week via Business Intelligence and Strategy Research (aka BIS Research) states that the global automotive blockchain market will reach $1.6 The advantages extend from transparency to security and, of course, immutability. Securities Offerings, Too. billion by 2026.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell is boosting its position in the world of blockchain through an investment in distributed ledger startup Applied Blockchain. According to Forbes reports , Shell’s trading unit, Shell Trading International, secured a minority stake in the U.K. tax reform — a decline to the tune of $2.5

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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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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. Currently,” Citi explained in its announcement, “banks have to set aside capital as they wait for collateral to be settled.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

You have nothing to lose but your blockchains. News came this week that, as reported via CoinDesk, in China there’s a new app, tied to blockchain, that lets Communist party members attest their party loyalty. Now, blockchain is not bitcoin. Workers of the world, unite. Marx makes his mark, then, in the digital age.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

China’s Guangdong province has launched a blockchain financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, backed by OneConnect , a Chinese FinTech recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press release. . In other crypto news , cryptocurrency tax automation software TaxBit has raised $5 million in funding.

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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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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Arket , a brand of H&M , is piloting a blockchain product integration with the help of VeChain, TheNextWeb reported. While the brand did not tell the outlet where it was using the implementation, it did say that was using the solution to securely track product data. million at the time.)

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JUNE 20, 2018

The skeptics are flocking out of the shadows to warn investors and innovators that blockchain may not be the catch-all solution and market-changing disruptor it promises to be. The latest vocal proponent of blockchain for the enterprise is Sergio Ermotti, CEO of UBS Group. “You need also to be able to price it correctly.”

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APRIL 27, 2020

Global blockchain firm Binance and blockchain payment service provider BitPay are teaming to increase adoption of the BUSD Binance stablecoin, according to an announcement. It is reportedly financing the service with a mixture of borrowed capital and funds that it took in from a token sale in 2018. CoinDesk reported.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Canada-based company First Bitcoin Capital Corp. According to a report in Seeking Alpha published last week, the SEC said the cryptocurrencies are subject to federal securities laws.

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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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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. We anticipate that Cheque Chain will dramatically reduce cheque frauds in this market, helping us provide our customers greater peace of mind and security.”.

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