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The Federal Ministry of Finance in Nigeria is said to be in discussions with the securities watchdog in the country to create a new digital currency and blockchain structure, Cointelegraph reported. In other news, The Australian Border Force (ABF) is holding a blockchain pilot with Singapore, according to an announcement.

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JULY 8, 2020

China’s Cosco Shipping will test out Ant Blockchain from Alibaba’s Ant Financial in an effort to simplify its business, Coindesk reported Wednesday (July 8). The firms noted that blockchain could be used to send out documentation that can be authenticated and can’t be modified like import licenses and container records.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

No one truly knows exactly where and how blockchain technology will make the greatest impact. Regardless of where blockchain makes its mark, what is certain is that corporates have to trust that a largely unfamiliar innovation will work the way it should; that means securely, efficiently and easily.

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JUNE 29, 2020

CertiK , an auditing firm, wants to bring Internet of Things (IoT) devices onto blockchain through its new partnership with Hdac , CoinDesk reports. Hdac’s blockchain platform will work to combine the tight authentication, seamless mapping and machine-to-machine transactions with a network containing IoT devices.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Morgan ’s Onyx , told Karen Webster that peer-to-peer (P2P) private blockchain networks can help streamline information flows tied to cross-border payments and remove the complexities tied to legacy systems. Morgan said it had established Onyx, a new business unit dedicated to blockchain and digital currencies. Liink, J.P.

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JUNE 23, 2017

Its subsidiary, BNP Paribas Securities Services — a global custodian and securities services provider — received a third of that sum in order to explore emerging technologies, such as blockchain, AI, and […].

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

This week host Brett King is again joined by Chris Skinner, as the two conclude their five-part talk on blockchain technology — the rails beneath the anonymous bitcoin which keeps it secure.

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JUNE 8, 2020

United Nations global blockchain expert Massimo Buonomo has foreseen a future where digital currencies could replace low-interest bank accounts, Coindesk reports. Visa has also explored the idea, with a patent application for its own digital currency, underpinned by blockchain.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

In other news, Morningstar Credit Ratings is moving further into the blockchain space by building the largest bridge to date between the blockchain and the global debt securities industry, which had $117 trillion outstanding as of March 2019.

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DECEMBER 6, 2020

MonetaGo , which specializes in blockchain technologies, and GUUD Company , which focuses on making international trade smooth, have teamed up on international financial transaction security, MonetaGo announced in a press release. Both companies are based in Singapore. Going paperless has to happen.”.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Australian supply chain-focused blockchain technology company Security Matters has filed a patent application in the U.S. And Huobi Global is getting set to launch NODE, the native token of both Whole Network and its Acute Angle blockchain phone. Given this, the need for devices optimized for blockchain seems clear.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Decentralized digital finance trade platform Contour has completed a pilot blockchain transaction between textile companies Tainan Spinning and Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation in Vietnam, according to a press release. Because of that, banks, importers and exporters can access greater visibility without compromising security.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

In Asia, blockchain continues to get a boost from government and regulatory efforts, especially in the realm of trade finance done across borders. The CBA pilots, as reported by CoinDesk and other sites, were tied to the issuance of letters of credit and securities. IoT Gains Traction With Blockchain.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Silicon Valley’s Ripple , a blockchain payments startup, has filed a trademark with the U.S. Its frictionless blockchain payments platform enables users to send money around the world. . Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for PayString, which will likely be a new offering, according to a report in CoinDesk on Friday (Nov.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

In fact, Gobaud believes blockchain is just getting started – and the cryptocurrencies that everyone’s so excited about are simply the most basic application of the technology. The security of the technology is a major concern, he said, with reports of people losing their secret keys or huge chunks of their crypto funds.

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MARCH 21, 2018

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The two most prevalent use cases for the blockchain in fintech are trade finance and cross-border transfers—moving money at a quicker pace and more securely, according to research by Coindesk. However, as has also been reported, security is becoming more of a concern for fintechs and for consumers, especially as our lives Read More.

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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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MAY 10, 2018

Day 2 of FinovateSpring has come and gone, and curiously, there were still no demos from a blockchain-focused fintech. SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Among the 54 fintechs that demoed here over the last two days, more than half showcased products and services that used artificial intelligence in some shape or form, but none of the […].

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JUNE 15, 2018

In one example germane to security and payments, ALTR has emerged from four years of stealth, with $15 million in private and institutional backing and what is being billed as the first commercial software package that it says “unleashes the security benefits of blockchain.”.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

ECS Fin , which works in transaction processing optimization, will launch a pilot program to test the integration of blockchain services of Apifiny 's Roxe network to help companies save time and costs on B2B payments, according to a press release.

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MARCH 1, 2020

House of Representatives Committee on Small Businesses is going to hold a hearing on the benefits of blockchain technology for entrepreneurs. ET, and will be called “Building Blocks of Change: The Benefits of Blockchain Technology for Small Businesses.”. The hearing is set for Wednesday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The emergence of the “network of network” strategies on the parts of Visa and Mastercard have opened the door for faster payments, for the electronification of payments — and for blockchain to underpin it all. Blockchain remains a key driver of cryptos’ future, both as unit of currency and store of value.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative ( MOBI )'s Vehicle Identity (VID) II Working Group unveiled the second part of a vehicle identity standard that uses blockchain technology, according to an announcement. Maintenance traceability and vehicle registration are two focuses for the working group. "A In 2019, J.P.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The world’s first blockchain-enabled smartphone will debut in Bangladesh , India. Bitcoin Blockchain Hack? Separately, bitcoin’s blockchain has been hijacked by malware installed that uses the network itself to repel attacks, according to Forbes. Telegram to Deliver (on Blockchain)? Finney will cost $999.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Samsung ’s latest Galaxy Note 10 aims to boost blockchain adoption by making it more user-friendly, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Sept. The new product will be marketed as a “KlaytnPhone,” named after a South Korean blockchain platform, sources told the WSJ. Right now, it’s only being sold in South Korea.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Plus, Contour completes blockchain trade finance transaction, Liberis raises funding for SME financing, Pakistan eyes digitizing supply chains, and Ripple faces SEC charges. Contour Completes Blockchain Transaction Between Two Cos. SEC Files Lawsuit Against Ripple Over Unregistered Securities. pandemic aid package.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

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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MARCH 30, 2017

Fueling the blockchain hype for FinTech and the financial services space is its promise of security. But like any new technology, it could always be made more secure — and regardless of its security, users won’t be entirely confident in the innovation until the tool becomes more widespread. That doesn’t exist yet.”.

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APRIL 26, 2020

E-FRESCO , a fresh fruit virtual market, is introducing blockchain capabilities to help sustain cross-border needs, according to a report. Canada, the Middle East, Europe and South America, customers trying to buy fresh fruit and vegetables online through the marketplace can now use blockchain-based shipment and B2B technology.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Eximchain , a blockchain-based platform developed in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s media lab, has raised $20 million for its supply chain financing solution. Eximchain uses blockchain to facilitate supply chain financing via smart contracts and a token system.

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MAY 16, 2020

patent on a computer system that would convert physical dollars and other fiat currencies into digital versions, complete with denominations and serial numbers and recorded via blockchain. 100 for User A in America, 200 pesos for User B in Mexico and so forth) in order to perform transactions in a secure, fast and reliable way.”.

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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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MAY 26, 2020

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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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

There's been a lot of interest in using blockchain, the distributed ledger technology developed for bitcoin, to modernize payments and banking systems. But as with any technology, blockchain is only secure if its users can be trusted.

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MAY 8, 2019

Blockchain technology is taking hold in the Southwest, with the help of organizations encouraging development in the space. A group called the Austin Blockchain Collective , for instance, is looking to establish the Texas city as a hub for blockchain innovation.

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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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