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Bitcoin Daily: Australia’s RMIT To Offer Grad Certificates In Blockchain Business, Cybersecurity

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The Graduate Certificate in Blockchain-Enabled Business and the Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security will provide students with the skills that they need in emerging areas of expertise, per the report. A PWC survey before the pandemic indicated that over 80 percent annual blockchain growth rates should be expected until 2025.

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Indian Gov’t Drafts Plan For National Blockchain Applications

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India’s Minister of state for electronics and IT (MeitY) has announced that the government is drafting a national framework to expand the deployment of blockchain use cases. Dhotre added that the government is drafting an approach paper on the National Level Blockchain Framework. India has been embracing blockchain technology.

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Smarter bank payments—part 2: FinTech hubs, blockchain and cryptocurrencies

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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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Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Looks To Build KYC System On Blockchain Tech

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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has a call out for tech companies that can help it develop a blockchain-based know-your-customer (KYC) platform. 29, requesting tech companies who can build a “proof of concept” shared KYC system that would allow commercial banks and the central government to share and update customer data on a blockchain.

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One City Plans To Run Entirely On Blockchain

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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. Mutual fund conglomerate Vanguard is reportedly readying to implement blockchain into its own processes early next year.

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Big data analytics and cybersecurity take center-stage in payments systems

Accenture

Sibos 2015 in Singapore brought them into sharp focus – specifically: Big Data Analytics, Cyber-security, Bank & FinTech Hubs, Cryptocurrencies/Blockchain Technology, Trade Finance and APIs. Some big themes dominate Payments today, and each is likely to endure for many years. Read more.

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Smarter bank payments—part 3: Real-Time Payments and APIs

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Along with Big Data analytics, cyber security, FinTech Hubs, blockchain & cryptocurrencies, real-time payments and APIs were key themes and at Sibos 2015. They are perhaps the hottest topics of all in payments at the moment. Real-Time Payments Currently, just. Read more.