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Bank Innovation Launches Public Telegram Channel

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Interested in the latest trends in payments, digital banking, blockchain technology, API, security, big data and all the other hot topics in the fintech space? Come join Bank Innovation’s Telegram Group.

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Around the World in Digital Banking & Fintech: Realtime Payments, Blockchain and Wearables

Bank Innovation

There is a lot going on in fintech and digital banking around the world, not just the U.S., where Bank Innovation is based. The editorial team is compiling a biweekly list of three events that we believe will make waves in the fintech and digital banking landscape.

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Standard Chartered Reports Blockchain Letter Of Credit Transfer Between Thailand, Vietnam

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Standard Chartered has announced the completion of the first cross-bank Letter of Credit (LC) transaction over blockchain, between Vietnam and Thailand, according to a report from FinanceFeeds. It was completed over the blockchain-based Contour network, which is an open industry platform and focused on digitizing trade finance.

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What’s next for blockchain?

Chris Skinner

I recently wrote an article for Bloomberg’s Business Week, and thought it worth sharing with y’all here: What’s next for blockchain? Everyone got very excited a few years ago about blockchain technologies, the ledger system that was spawned by the arrival of bitcoin in 2009. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Ana Botin of Santander on FinTech and Blockchain

Chris Skinner

It starts with talking about how Santander can make a difference on climate change with Ana claiming that the bank is voted the most sustainable bank in the world. But when the interviewer, Erik Schatzker, asks her … The post Ana Botin of Santander on FinTech and Blockchain appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Union Bank’s New Head of Digital Banking, Julie Demarigny, Talks Innovation

Bank Innovation

Not even a month has passed since Julie Demarigny, a veteran in digital entertainment industry having served Warner Bros. and Sony Music, has joined West Coast focused Union Bank as its head of digital banking.

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Finastra Taps Ripple To Power Blockchain Payments

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Real-time currency exchange and remittance network Ripple has teamed up with Finastra to allow banking customers to access RippleNet , its worldwide blockchain payments network. Finastra’s banking customers currently process millions of transactions each month. Vista could be looking to sell as much as 50 percent of the company.