PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

New payment rails are once again in the spotlight as real-time payments and cryptocurrency emerge as the top focuses for innovators. In this week’s look at payment rails innovation, the European Union begins paving the way for greater crypto adoption, while Mastercard expands its own crypto accelerator initiative.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

To explore the positive impacts of blockchain on small businesses, the U.S. The “Building Blocks of Change: The Benefits of Blockchain Technology for Small Businesses” hearing will be held on March 4 at 11:30 a.m. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business plans to hold a hearing next week.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

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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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2019

JPMorgan Chase is planning to expand its use of blockchain technology to improve the banking industry’s payment system, as well as get FinTechs to experiment on developing the platform. The platform allows banks to quickly resolve compliance issues that can delay payments by weeks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

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. Ripple said it will provide for more affordable, faster and more reliable payments. The sale could value Finastra at $10 billion, with debt included.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This week’s round-up of the latest innovations in payment rails for B2B payments shows a key focus on real-time transactions and embrace of emerging, faster payment rails. Plus, blockchain makes new inroads in the B2B arena. Mastercard Adds A2A For Track Business Payment Service.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2019

There is a lot going on in fintech and digital banking around the world, not just the U.S., The editorial team is compiling a biweekly list of three events that we believe will make waves in the fintech and digital banking landscape. Malaysia switches to realtime payments Malaysian banks went live […].

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PYMNTS

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. During the second quarter, the company will enable payments to more than 14 countries spanning the U.S.,

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 26, 2017

EXCLUSIVE— Fintech is continuing to grow, as more startups across payments, insurance, blockchain, and other areas carve out niches for themselves in the financial ecosystem. And with more funding and more innovations come more players.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 16, 2017

EXCLUSIVE— IBM is continuing its momentum in fintech this time with a focus on international payments and distributed ledger technology, by launching a solution for global payments on the blockchain today. “We

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 30, 2016

If nothing else, 2016 was a year of change—nowhere more than in fintech, where developments in blockchain, payments, artificial intelligence, financial regulations, chatbots, and mobile rippled across the space to do what fintech does best—disrupt.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

When it comes to payment rails innovation, financial service providers can either improve upon existing infrastructure, or build entirely new rails altogether. FIS, The Clearing House Link For Real-Time Payments. s newest payment rails, RTP, FIS and The Clearing House are pairing up with a focus on smaller FIs.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Mastercard is collaborating with Bahrain’s Electronic Network for Financial Transactions ( BENEFIT ) to develop a blockchain-powered B2B payments solution, according to a press release Tuesday (July 30). According to reports in TahawulTech, the initiative marks Mastercard’s first national-scale blockchain project in the Middle East.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Madrid-based Santander, the world’s 16th-largest bank, is set to roll out PagoFX , a new FinTech spinout intended to compete with cross-border money transfer service provider TransferWise. Santander had been considering a FinTech payments platform but intended to launch using a blockchain technology developed by Ripple, creator of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Postal Service have added yet another hurdle to the payment method, which can affect everything from accounts payable (AP) to payroll to insurance disbursements. With payment innovators looking to migrate B2B payments away from paper, a growing number of payment rails and technologies are helping to ease the pain of the shift.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The Clearing House ’s (TCH) Real-Time Payments (RTP) network received multiple shows of support from B2B FinTechs this week as service providers embrace the U.S.’s s newest payments network in decades. With a focus on both consumer and corporate payments, RTP enables banks to send, clear and settle transactions in real-time.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The World Blockchain Trade Consortium (WBTC) officially launched this week in Singapore with the aim to utilize blockchain technology to lower costs, reduce risk and increase funding to SMEs. When we created Invoice Check, we approached a lot of fintechs and stakeholders in the industry.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

A consortium of banks in Singapore led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), made public three blockchain prototypes on inter-bank payments in hopes to encourage other banks to engage in innovation in this space.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

20), Mastercard announced news that it will be opening up access to its blockchain technology through its developer’s API. Initially, the technology will be made available for B2B transactions, specifically to address the demands of cross-border payments. Mastercard is not the only firm delving into blockchain. On Friday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2017

Whether you believe the hype or not, blockchain technology is attracting massive investments, exploration and competition across the globe. PYMNTS examines the data surrounding the latest developments of blockchain, already off to a speedy start in 2017. 659 billion worth of goods and services trade between the U.S.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

The afternoon session brought on the blockchain. From these sessions, two winners were chosen that will have the chance to engage with a global bank — perhaps the ultimate prize for a fintech startup today. The morning session at BBVA Open Talent Challenge was all about artificial intelligence.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 31, 2018

It might seem like blockchain has been all the rage among banks and fintech companies, but a recent Bank Innovation poll found that many of these companies don’t have any blockchain projects in the current pipeline of their innovation initiatives.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin , a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. MobileCoin complements the privacy-focused app in that it is “more resistant to surveillance,” according to a 2017 Wired report.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 23, 2017

Remember when blockchain was going to kill financial services? Take companies like Deloitte: with several new partnerships, projects, innovation labs, and consortium memberships, financial services giant Deloitte might have a better grasp on blockchain’s potential than a couple shiny new fintechs.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 3, 2016

While there weren’t any mega rounds this past week, the funding for fintech is still trickling in—also Beyoncé became a tech investor, so maybe she needs a payment company; keep hope alive—and investors are still putting their money into the different areas of the industry, like specialized payment platforms, blockchain, Read More.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

. “Harvest season is usually when farmers spend their capital, and timely payments is crucial, but the time to get paid is extremely varied depending on who you’re selling to. Even the best payers can delay payment.” Mitigating Risk With Blockchain. ” Farming’s Cash Flow Bottlenecks.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

There’s no single path to payments infrastructure innovation. This week’s examination of the latest initiatives to target B2B payments friction from the ground up finds a mix of strategies. For some, like Currencycloud and Steamchain, the path involves bypassing legacy payment rails and embracing blockchain.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Small businesses are a growing target for bank-FinTech collaborations and data integration initiatives as financial service providers explore new use cases for open banking. In this week’s roundup of the latest B2B applications of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, PYMNTS looks at new data integration models.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

Visa has been going big in B2B payments as of late. Earlier this month the credit card giant launched its Visa Ready Program for Business Solutions, a collection of B2B payment and finance services, from virtual cards to AP automation, to accelerate companies’ use of such digital tools.

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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. Digital enterprises are going regional and instant payments are going national (and earlier than originally scheduled). But before partaking in blockchain bacchanal ….

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Business services conglomerate Accenture is expanding its blockchain solution offerings with the development of a procurement platform launched in Thailand. The platform, dubbed B2P, supports payment sending and receiving, and can link businesses on the solution to financing.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

No one payment rail can solve every point of friction in B2B payments. This week’s look at payment rail innovation explores how corporates and FinTech providers embrace variety to ease friction in card acceptance, employee payroll and invoice payments. Mixing Payment Rails Drives SMB Revenue.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

A small test market could be ground zero for seismic changes in commerce and payments — and now possibly for cryptos. It’s a self-proclaimed blockchain city. For example, get ready for a mobile phone from Pundi X geared toward bringing blockchain into the literal hands of millions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

A revamped Bank of England (BoE) payments system is expected to connect with FinTech firms using distributed ledger technology (DLT). In March, BoE announced a “proof of concept” with several firms to see what changes should be implemented to RTGS so that it may support settlement with firms that use blockchain.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Multinational tech mogul IBM is working with blockchain startup Stellar to establish a cross-border payment system, which will allow banks to use the technology. With its own cryptocurrency, called Lumen, Stellar uses blockchain technology to connect fiat […].

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

Today in PYMNTS data, blockchain and blockchain-adjacent startups are seeing record-breaking venture capital (VC) funding, Australia’s big banks are implementing faster payments, no-show customers are impacting industries everywhere, FinTech funding has spiked and new real-time, decision-making platforms are helping fight fraud.

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