Apple and Google haven’t shown much interest in blockchain technology, but that appears to be changing, with increasing interest in Ripple and the distributed ledger financial company’s Interledger Protocol. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Loyalty programs are having trouble inspiring, well, loyalty. In the latest Topic TBD installment, Ron Quaranta, COO of loyyal, tells Karen Webster how new technology — namely, blockchain — can get loyalty back in the loyalty groove.
It has been a slow week for bitcoin news, and bitcoin price movements have been undramatic. Amid the hype in China, Forex Paradise has launched bitcoin debit cards. US Marshals auctioned off Silk Road-tinged bitcoin. And Voldemort has woken with a bitcoin scheme, and it’s...
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) said there needs to be clarity over blockchain regulations before adoption can become more widespread. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
The blockchain — the underlying technology that powers the digital currency bitcoin — may be nearing its mainstream moment in the sun as four of the world’s largest banks are using it to develop a new form of digital currency. That bank-backed “bitcoin” is intended to become...
Telecommunications provider Verizon Communications has been experimenting with blockchain technology, which is what powers bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
This week’s Bitcoin Tracker finds Russia’s resource-guarding of the ruble nixed by an acceptance of bitcoin, for now. Other news finds that regulation in Japan has spurred an astounding rise in bitcoin transactions, and a “synthetic currency” has emerged – a complex idea, but easier...
Bitcoin is going more mainstream in Africa, if the United Nations has anything to do with it. On the United Nation’s OnlineVolunteering.org website, the agency said it is looking for volunteers to help boost the adoption of the digital currency in Africa. The post says...
While the FinTech industry is exploring the potential of blockchain technology, some are taking another path and exploring how another distributed ledger, Ethereum, could also make disruptions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
