March 30, 2016
Blockchain’s Next Trillion-Dollar Market
The march toward bringing blockchain to new applications and services continues. As The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (March 29), Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC), which WSJ said is...
February 19, 2016
Merchants’ Eye View: South Carolina
As always, there is the story the numbers tell and the stories the people tell. And so PYMNTS went on the road again like Willie Nelson, to seek out the...
February 04, 2016
Blockstream Raises $55M To Innovate Blockchain Tech
Blockstream, a bitcoin-based blockchain startup, has secured what’s believed to be one of the biggest funding rounds of its type in the digital currency space. The company announced yesterday (Feb....
February 02, 2016
JPMorgan’s Blockchain Test Project Begins
JPMorgan Chase has officially kicked off its blockchain test project, according to Financial Times. This step forward by a major bank is part of the financial services industry move to...
January 26, 2016
Regulator Urges Blockchain Transaction Fraud Protection
As more and more financial companies bet on blockchain’s technology to innovate financial services, there’s one topic of conversation that hasn’t been fully addressed: fraud transaction protection. At least that’s...
January 22, 2016
Blockchain Startup Digital Asset Holdings Bags $50M In Funding From...
Founded by former JPMC thought leader Blythe Masters, Digital Asset Holdings (DAH) has snapped up $50 million in funding in its latest round. The investment opportunity attracted a host of...
December 02, 2015
Financial Risk Managers Fear ‘High-Impact Event’ Likely
The impending threat of cyberattacks has cast a shadow of concern over the financial services industry. According to a recent study from The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), nearly...
October 13, 2015
Why Direct-To-Consumer Sales Might Be Worth Chasing
The big divide in today’s retail world is in-store versus online, and there’s no doubt that there are millions if not billions to be made for retailers that figure out winning...
August 24, 2015
Business Security Gets Crowdsourced
As the nature of security threats, both physical and cyber, continue to evolve so have the strategies companies are using to combat the sophisticated nature of these criminal activities. One...