PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

China’s Tencent will take the lead in helping the global blockchain industry standardize invoices sent on distributed ledger technology (DLT), China’s Global Times reported on Tuesday (Oct. According to reports, a recent report by asset management firm Guosheng Securities found that “as of Aug.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Data storage firm Seagate revealed that it has moved its anti-fraud blockchain project with IBM into the pilot stage. In other news, Brazil’s Tax Authority has announced that transactions involving cryptocurrencies must now be reported to the Department of Federal Revenue ( RFB ).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Tencent has announced that it will launch a blockchain-based virtual bank. The company’s blockchain chief Yige Cai revealed last week that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved a new license, and that the company is setting up a team to support the platform.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2019

Blockchain got a few mentions during IBM’s conference call with analysts after earnings were released Tuesday (April 16) after the markets closed. The firm does not break out the revenue contribution of efforts that are driven by and embrace AI or blockchain. billion through the past year, said management. percent year on year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Just like the volatility of bitcoin, the world of blockchain is no stable place. In this week’s Blockchain Tracker , PYMNTS looks at the ups, downs and incoming regulatory efforts surrounding DLT. In this week’s Blockchain Tracker , PYMNTS looks at the ups, downs and incoming regulatory efforts surrounding DLT. Blockchain Ups.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

From a firm that targets accounting for blockchain companies to a social network for farmers, investors certainly diversified their funding targets. But there is a clear common thread among the B2B startups that secured fresh funding this week: data analytics. Blockchain. billion valuation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2016

The outlet cited recent efforts by the Chilean government to develop a mobile application to enable businesses to submit tax documents — including invoices — via mobile device. Finally, the outlet noted, eInvoicing is beginning to play an important role in the adoption of blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

That shift has bled into the human resources management arena, where today, employees are driving a self-service model of HR that enables workers to access their payroll and other HR information themselves. There is this opportunity to integrate and securely and privately expose the relevant data to the relevant people on demand,” said Patil.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 6, 2017

To be certain, many accountants could make a full-time job out of simply trying to understand the various types of technology that can make their personal lives easier and their practices more profitable and secure. These three trends are: the progress of blockchain technology, the continued shift to the cloud, and advances in automation.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Kadena has announced the launch of an upgraded version of its blockchain solution to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. The “Kadena Scalable Permissioned Blockchain” is now available on Azure Marketplace for free. The sheer volume of transactions makes this a national security threat,” the party wrote in a post on its website.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As we discussed in our primer on defi and blockchain ( HERE ), part of the allure of cryptocurrency is that it transfers the payment’s message (information about the transaction) and value simultaneously. Banks will have the scale, security, and sophistication to be a trusted guardian of this information.

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Insights on Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The number of participants that are required to be involved across banks, insurance companies, brokers, land registries, government tax authorities, and other intermediaries is incredible, not to mention the ever present danger that the seller of the property may not be the actual owner of the property being sold.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The head of the country’s only licensed and publicly traded cryptocurrency broker says tighter regulation and exponentially higher yields are causing corporate treasury and cash management accounts to seriously consider this alternative asset class. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. But this trend toward crypto doesn’t stop there.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment roundup, securing more than half of the $108 million raised. But it’s a startup in Africa that not only secured the largest investment round of the week, but set a new record in the process, raising $47.5

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. The company operates a working capital and trade finance solution for companies to secure financing to power global trade.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Governments may not be too keen on bitcoin, but blockchain is another story. In fact, government authorities have begun to help fuel the proliferation of blockchain across the world. Local officials are hoping to use blockchain to improve public services and boost transparency.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Despite all the discussion about verifying digital IDs without creating friction for the user, recent incidents like cybercriminals using AI to impersonate an energy company’s CEO to falsely request money could give security professionals nightmares. Blockchain-based systems are particularly popular.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Innovators introduced new ways for banks to onboard their customers and manage their KYC compliance requirements, including firms like R3, which began piloting its blockchain-powered KYC solution with corporate treasurers and banks this year. ” The Small Business Banking Impact.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

A recent survey of decision-makers from financial institutions (FI), investment firms and asset management and insurance companies found that many are choosing to proactively ramp up their defenses rather than potentially running afoul of regulations or paying heavily for failing to stop crime. Cryptocurrency and Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

In this world, the only things certain are death and taxes. Blockchain. Blockchain. Take the blockchain. An alien landing on Earth and reading the popular tech press would be thoroughly convinced that blockchain is the biggest thing to have happened here since the invention of indoor plumbing. Benjamin Franklin.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

From tax refunds and government assistance to payments made for home service and housekeeping professionals, faster payout solutions appear to be gaining popularity — all around the world. Visa recently partnered with Shieldpay to introduce secure card payments on peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms to the nation’s £120 billion ($151.1

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This week, two massive deals landed with B2B payments innovators at Fundbox and Tipalti, but they were far from the only players to have secured new funding. Operating out of New Zealand, Hnry offers gig economy workers tax administration technology that has just caught the attention of investors to the tune of $1.35 said this week.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

But it wasn’t the only – or even the largest – B2B startup to secure funding. Plus, cybersecurity, B2B eCommerce, expense management, small business finance and other verticals took home new funding. Corporate expense management startup Divvy landed $35 million in Series B funding this week led by Insight Venture Partners.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Many marketplaces act as go-betweens for firms looking to hire remote or freelance workers by offering time-tracking options to ensure correct payments, payment transfers in various currencies, communication and collaboration options, tax estimates or compliance help, healthcare options and other work-related issues.

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MyBankTracker

JANUARY 5, 2021

Axos Invest makes that simple to do with its range of managed portfolios. People who want the benefit of managed portfolios with minimal fees. Invest automatically with managed portfolios. Tax loss harvesting and unlimited automatic rebalancing. Blockchain. Are Managed Portfolios an Option? US Treasuries.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Nothing brings money to top of mind like tax season — and tax refunds and stimulus payments , doled out in the wake of a pandemic known as the coronavirus. The trillions of dollars in stimulus funding and tax refunds being extended to families, individuals and businesses is coming — but slowly. Tax refunds? Very slowly.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

Stop ISIS, bring peace to the Middle East, clean up the economy, create more jobs, fix the education system, lower taxes, etc., Of course, when the former commissioner, Bart Chilton, says bitcoin, he’s talking blockchain and all digital currencies. Wait — blockchain is like the Internet? Promoting bitcoin. Fair point.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

A company’s primary line of business is implied by its current serviceable addressable market (SAM), management guidance, marketing materials, press releases, clientele, and/or partnership activity. Accounting and expense management. Blockchain and crypto. We subcategorize companies according to their primary line of business.

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 25, 2019

I realize this because several blockchain industry analysts have put out absolutely fantastic work that should be your reference for the coming year. There’s a lot to say about the overlap of Fintech and blockchain, but let’s find the very edge of the frontier and focus right there. a wealth management service from Set Protocol.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Wealth Management. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Blockchain. Canopy Tax. Wealth Management. Wealth Management.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

For instance, in mature APAC markets, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are driving digitization of B2B payments through increased use of digital invoices, virtual cards and cloud-based financial management and accounting solutions. Similarly, Asia and Latin America are set to see a 13.2

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Governments the world over are struggling with bitcoin and blockchain; regulatory frameworks for conventional financial systems are not applicable to digital currencies. Takach noted that the cryptocurrency industry is still nascent, and evolving bitcoin or blockchain technology could look very different a few years from now.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

Money is then escrowed from the seller’s account and held securely by AirTM until the customer transfers the money from his bank account to the seller. People in Venezuela have had to get creative about managing and saving their money, even if they are getting paid in dollars. The Alternative.

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Alex Jimenez

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Like AI, IBM had an announcement about their new hybrid cloud offering “to help businesses migrate, integrate and manage applications and workloads seamlessly and with security across any public or private cloud and on-premises IT environment.” The drivers of their move consisted of predictability, security, and speed.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JUNE 6, 2016

I have to give a presentation about putting identity on the blockchain, even though no-one seems entirely clear what “identity” means or, for that matter, what “blockchain” means. Lots of people seem to think that putting identity on the blockchain is a good thing to. Yes, the blockchain. Well, a blockchain.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

As an ex-PayPal-er herself, Mielke noted that she is happy for PayPal — as having a partner like UnionPay paired with the payments license it managed to secure with the GoPay acquisition late last year are an incredibly powerful combination. Unfortunately, those people are criminals. But that future won’t be built by bitcoin.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Deloitte recently asked what we should make of “regtech” in a new report titled, “RegTech is the new FinTech: How agile regulatory technology is helping firms better understand and manage their risks.” Blockchain Bandwagon. According to Javelin Strategy, banks will invest $1 billion this year in blockchain initiatives.

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