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JUNE 8, 2018

To verify payment cards at the point of sale (POS), Mastercard is looking into blockchain technology. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the company said it has devised a process to send and retrieve payment credentials through a “publicly accessible blockchain,” CoinDesk reported. In a filing with the U.S.

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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. Everex, which traces its genesis to 2016, has focused on distributed ledger technology for cross-border payments.

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APRIL 29, 2019

The Chinese government is backing the construction of a “blockchain city” in the shipping lane of the Malaysian Malacca Strait. Our company is using cutting-edge blockchain technologies and integrating those into the traditional industry to make Malaysia a world-class tourist destination.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2018

million to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), the South Korean crypto exchange said the final figure might be lower as it works with crypto exchanges and others. ” In other news, Net1 Technologies has developed a smart card powered by blockchain technology that can work as a debit card, reports said.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management. and India, alternative small business lending technology company CreditEnable has revealed a $2 million seed round, according to Inc42 reports. With headquarters in both the U.K.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Digital identification technology continues to advance, bringing both benefits and drawbacks. The Drawbacks of Complex Security. Digital IDs can be protected with common protocols, such as two-factor authentication (2FA), frequent password changes and detailed security questions. Blockchain-Based Security Methods.

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Bussman Advisory

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Gain insights into disruptive technologies, industry updates, and success stories from our portfolio companies. Source Samsung’s IoT-Trackable Credit Card: Samsung unveils revolutionary card that can be physically tracked Samsung has unveiled a unique credit card in South Korea that can be tracked using its SmartThings Find service.

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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

JUNE 30, 2017

The blockchain has a bit of an identity crisis. And while it might be tempting to poke fun at those confident, if somewhat confused, CFOs, Adam Ludwin, co-founder & CEO at Chain , told Karen Webster that, actually, they are pretty much in the same boat as everyone else when it comes to the blockchain. “No Here’s a little proof.

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JULY 7, 2020

In other news, blockchain company Binance has acquired digital wallet and Visa debit card platform Swipe, according to an announcement. And decentralized data exchange technology Ocean Protocol said it successfully completed an experimental project for Daimler, according to an announcement.

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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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JANUARY 2, 2020

50 crores (about $7 million) will have to offer customers electronic payment modes like debit cards, powered by RuPay, according to a report by LiveMint. . In November , India’s Minister of state for electronics and IT (MeitY) announced that the government is drafting a national framework to expand the deployment of blockchain use cases.

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PYMNTS

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 29, 2017

While blockchain technology can be tough to regulate, it is making small strides into mainstream use. Some countries are timid about venturing into blockchain due to its tough-to-regulate persona. However, there are signs that blockchain is making strides toward mainstream use.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Technologies such as automation and blockchain are thus receiving more attention from businesses, especially as the volume of data that accompanies cross-border transactions expands. Speed and security have always been a priority for firms in this space, but the pandemic is placing added weight on these considerations.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Three major Japanese players in technology, payments and banking will run a joint trial to determine how well a new blockchain-based identity verification system operates across companies and industries, the firms announced Thursday (Oct. million card members and $321.6 billion in 2019 transactions.

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MARCH 10, 2017

Naturally, with ease of market entry into various parts of the world economy also comes security concerns. Blockchain technology is often used as the go-to source to enable faster and safer transactions, especially for smaller players in the retail market. and China alone was approximately $660 billion.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

The digital payments news out of Brazil has been fast and furious over the last few weeks – particularly when it comes to blockchain. The big story, however, has been blockchain, as entities public and private are hoping it might just be the digital magic bullet the entire ecosystem needs. Nubank’s $10B Regional Expansion .

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

Remember when blockchain was the new technology buzzword on the … block? Now blockchain is on everyone’s lips, and has been for a while. The debate over blockchain, however, in terms of utility, rages on. Transparency is good, speed is good and security is good. Still buzzy, if not so new in the nomenclature.

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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.

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JULY 25, 2018

The move to bring blockchain beyond cryptocurrency confines — and toward more commercial use cases — continues, with far-flung projects making headlines. In the telecom world, South Korean firm KT said it has applied blockchain to its commercial network. Blockchain As City Initiative.

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JULY 21, 2020

Crypto boosters have spent the better part of the past decade promoting the idea that great fiat-currency disruptions are coming care of blockchain and literally hundreds of thousands of variations of cryptocurrency circulating in the world today. The Broader Blockchain Horizon. Crypto’s Path To Spendability.

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MAY 25, 2018

Among the latest hopes for healthcare payments is blockchain. Touted by observers and industry players as one of the top trends that could impact medical billing and data management for 2018, the technology is increasingly being viewed as part of the path to better efficiency in payments.

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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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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Love or hate blockchain, there’s no denying that digital currencies have grown in popularity, and there is certainly a market for cryptocurrency acceptance at physical retail points of sale (POS). So far, said Lee, only the tech-minded are interested in blockchain adoption; it’s still too complex to be embraced by the average person.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Every day the world hears about another blockchain project in the works or another distributed ledger technology consortium forming. Just last week, Deloitte found that in 2016 alone, nearly 27,000 new blockchain projects surfaced on the market. “The Reports said the filing, dated Nov. 9 with the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

government seems to be accepting the positive impact that digital currencies and blockchain could have on legacy financial systems, according to Business Insider. House of Representatives, asking the government to establish a national policy for technology. A non-binding resolution was passed on Monday (Sept. 12) by the U.S.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

This increasingly sophisticated group poses a growing and costly headache to those who value the model, forcing businesses to spend billions on fraud-fighting technologies. Preventing fraud with seamless and secure onboarding solutions is key. Consumers are advised to call billers or card providers directly to stop such charges.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Fold allows its users to buy gift cards for bitcoin with 3 percent cashback, currently offering $25 or $100 gift cards on its website. 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. And the U.S.

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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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Payments Source

AUGUST 19, 2016

Blockchain technology is often suggested as an answer to the financial world's security problems. Put those international wire-transfer instructions on a blockchain. Card-not-present fraud is up? Banks on the Swift network are being hacked? Well then, merchants should just let people pay with bitcoin.

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MARCH 25, 2020

As commercial card innovation expands, service providers continue to target particular pain points for their business cardholders. Together, the companies are rolling out an offering that arms SMBs with commercial cards without the need for a personal guarantee, according to a press release. Archa Collabs With i2c in Australia.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The gateway, which was founded in China , will allow users to buy cryptos via credit card, wire transfer and more. In other news, the World Blockchain Initiative (WORBLI) said its protocol eliminates any concerns that a token can be used for illegal activities.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

FinTech innovators continue to bank on the blockchain to overhaul the world’s payments infrastructure, and financial institutions are backing that vision with their own investments. But could this revolution be a bust for credit card giants? I think blockchain has potential,” he stated.

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JUNE 21, 2018

But a company’s interest and efforts to adopt new technologies does not always mean that all B2B payment processes are improved. Automation emerged as the undeniable driver of accounts payable enhancements, cited by 49 percent of survey respondents – even more so than security and cost.

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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

JULY 17, 2019

Horizon Blockchain Games announced that it has raised $3.75 The company has already built an online game, SkyWeaver, now in private testing, which innovates on the popular trading card genre. The company has already built an online game, SkyWeaver, now in private testing, which innovates on the popular trading card genre.

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