Bank Innovation

JULY 2, 2018

It’s no secret distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have been front-of-mind for financial institutions examining solutions to existing problems in institutional and retail banking. While blockchain technology is still a greenhorn in the wilderness of capital markets, the underlying concept should be heralded as a catalyst for innovation.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 27, 2017

Ripple is taking strides to expand its network–and its technology offerings–in 2017. According to Asheesh Birla, vice president of product for the enterprise blockchain solutions provider, this year “is all about expansion” to new clients, countries, and markets.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The financial services (FinServ) market is, by far, ahead of other industries when it comes to blockchain innovation and adoption, according to data released this year by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

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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. TOMIA and Clear Embrace Blockchain for Telecom B2B Payments. Canada Taps Vocalink for Real-Time Rail.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last week, the American Banking Association (ABA) held its annual Bank Marketing Conference in Denver, receiving rave reviews. The theme was – developing your marketing superpowers. Amid the brewery networking, superhero costumes, and fun, some fantastic bank marketing lessons were had, and not just for bank marketers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

In a recent report published by Protiviti and North Carolina State University, analysts found just how important technology and innovation are becoming for corporate executives. Its “ Can blockchain revolutionize international trade? Its “ Can blockchain revolutionize international trade?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

To that end, any number of analyses are coming in the blockchain arena. According to an article via the MIT Technology Review , this will be the year that blockchain becomes “boring,” with innovative projects that will “bear fruit” this year even amid the declines seen last year in the sector, and in cryptocurrencies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2020

GrainChain , the farming blockchain system for agriculture and farming business, has moved to the Symbiont network, Assembly, a change which the company anticipates will help expand its business, according to a press release. The leader in that round was Medici Ventures, the blockchain subsidiary of Overstock.com.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The United Nations (UN) needs to embrace blockchain, António Guterres, U.N. Guterres said blockchain technology will be a critical part of the U.N., China, too, has prioritized blockchain, and the $6 billion U.N. Innovations Network has five blockchain projects on tap that will help advance inter-agency collaboration.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

Blockchain has caught the attention of several FIs, especially for B2B and cross-border payments, even if there’s not yet consensus on how to best deploy it in real-world situations. Canadian payments network Interac has experimented with blockchain for consumer payments. We are now in the trough of disillusionment.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Blockchain technology has the potential to impact nearly every industry involving money. One area in which we’ve seen innovation break through recently may come as a surprise: insurance. PYMNTS: What are the benefits of implementing blockchain technology, and how is it impacting the insurance industry?

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Capital markets infrastructure powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities, handling $3000T+ in transactions each year. This massive market, which includes a broad range of financial “plumbing” services, could be poised for a blockchain shake-up. Submit your application here before November 25. Category Breakdown.

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Bank Innovation

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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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

If entranced by bitcoin’s ebbs and flows, one would be forgiven for being caught off guard (if they are, in fact, off guard) to find that a major bank is coming to market with a service backed by blockchain, which now is live and available — and can help make sure that funds cross borders with speed and surety.

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CB Insights

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. First name. Company Name.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

“The most advanced technology is [electronic data interchange (EDI)].” The technology first emerged in the 1970s. ” The reliance of B2B eCommerce on EDI technology demonstrates the importance of digital data in the sector. . Betting On Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

It’s an innovator’s job to look at the status quo and disrupt what has always been done in favor of progress. Increasingly, however, payment rail innovators are also introducing ways to bypass traditional banks altogether, with many in favor of distributed ledger technology to move money between businesses and across borders.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

It is the rule of thumb, when it comes to secular change, that very few innovations come along to rapidly change the state of payments themselves. But in the decade since bitcoin’s debut, technologies have evolved in the payments ecosystem that are helping set the stage for cryptos to become more widely adopted.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2020

Our proprietary Atomic Swap technology enables immediate trade between major cryptocurrencies, our partners’ alternative currencies, and fiat currencies — both on the platform and in the local market,” according to the whitepaper. . “The Akoin Utility Token is the exclusive currency of the Akoin ecosystem.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Innovation has become such a buzzword that it can be applied to countless solutions and initiatives, from emerging 5G mobile technology and the rise of “smart factories” to using blockchain to trace and track food supply chains to deploying kiosks to personalizing the ordering experience. The State of Innovation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Roberto Mancone, co-founder and chief operating officer of blockchain trade finance platform we.trade, is leaving the company and revealing his doubts about blockchain technology’s promises to transform the industry. “I have not yet seen something that shows the ultimate benefit of the technology,” he said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Shipping and logistics conglomerate UPS has partnered with eCommerce technology company Inxeption to allow businesses to market and distribute products on multiple online channels from one secure place. We’re solving two major problems: speed to market and efficient warehousing.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

There’s not much argument against self-checkout systems as a means of improving the customer experience, but at least a temporary blowback to the technology has begun. Opposition from the workforce that could be displaced by the technology is growing louder, even as consumers appear to be embracing self-checkout.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

These market conditions may not seem ripe for FinTech innovation, but where there are challenges, there are opportunities. Michael Sassoon, CEO of banking and technology firm Sasfin , recently told PYMNTS about some of the country’s biggest hurdles in small business FinServ — and what technology innovators hope to do about them.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

In the world of blockchain phones, another name may crowd the pantheon. Said sites including thenextweb.com , Samsung, no small player in mobile devices, submitted three trademark requests in Europe that offer up some clues into blockchain-focused phones.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Blockchain has been steadily making inroads in the B2B realm as a way to help boost supply chain transparency and efficiencies. To that end, in South Korea, a number of government ministries are looking into blockchain, eyeing the potential boost distributed ledger technology can give to marine logistics.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Blockchain company DMG Blockchain Solutions is rolling out a new supply chain management solution designed for the legal cannabis market. “The emerging cannabis industry demands product management solutions and blockchain is the most logical choice,” said DMG CEO Dan Reitzik in a statement.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

Bitcoin grabs the headlines, but as investors rush to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, there are other market forces at play ready to make an impact in cross-border payments – today. That includes cross-border payments , he said, which have been the recent target of FinTech innovation, and which are headed for more disruption to come.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As blockchain tech gains commercial traction, a growing number of companies want to use it to reimagine the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. The chart above shows the core blockchain tech being used by projects and corporates working on DLT applications for capital markets.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Singapore-based BCB Blockchain announced that it has launched a $300,000 fund to support incubators and startup accelerators in the Philippines under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). And Alibaba Group is using blockchain to further the development of the Chinese film industry.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Samsung SDS will reportedly launch a blockchain-based medical claims processing system this month. Technology is the future. If you look at five of the six largest companies in the world today, they are technology companies,” said Premier David Burt. “We In other news, Bermuda will now accept one-to-one U.S.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

IBM RegTech Innovations. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and cybersecurity are poised to transform the financial services industries. New hybrid cloud platforms will offer unprecedented scalability, agility, and security, optimized for enterprise AI and blockchain. Pay close attention to cybersecurity.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Standard Chartered announced that it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), a standards organization focused on developing open blockchain specifications. According to the bank, its membership is proof of its commitment to blockchain.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

As for why it's using the unusual procurement method, the agency wrote in today's release: "The federal government struggles at times with identifying ways to test, purchase and deploy innovative technology solutions. The controls concerned vehicles already on the market and, as such, the entire compliance process needs to adjust now.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Blockchain technology has allowed businesses to eliminate unnecessary, not to mention costly, intermediaries and significantly reduce international cross-border payment processing time from weeks to a day. The blockchain solutions are intended to make the payments process more efficient and transparent for consumers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

It’s not entirely clear yet how — or if — blockchain will transform the financial services market, but that hasn’t stopped industry players from scrambling to get a leg up on the technology and ahead of the competition.

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