Blockchain technology may have been the underpinning for bitcoin, but it’s not stopping there, with a slew of financial companies eyeing blockchain technology, including Visa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
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...
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...
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...
Blockchain has been making inroads into finance — specifically, trade finance — through a series of agreements struck this week that show the distributed ledger concept is catching on with some marquee names, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Aug. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Thomson Reuters is joining a consortium that includes some of the largest financial institutions around the world working to determine how to use blockchain technology in global financial markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Ethereum, the alternative digital currency that was the victim of a hack last month that caused close to $60 million of investors’ funds to fall under the control of an anonymous group or person, is facing warnings from some bitcoin developers who took issue with...
The blockchain has another link, this time in the legal world. 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
