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March 27, 2024
Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol and SingularityNET to Partner on Decentralized AI

Three entities in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) plan to combine to create the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance.  Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol and SingularityNET aim to create “a decentralized alternative to existing AI projects controlled...


March 26, 2024
Human Touch Is Secret Weapon Behind B2B Payments Automation

The B2B market is made up of countless mini-markets full of disparate buyer-supplier networks and fragmented industry verticals, each with its own preferences for how it likes to pay and...


March 26, 2024
US Imposes Sanctions on 13 Russia-Linked Crypto FinTechs

The U.S. has sanctioned 13 Russia-linked FinTechs for allegedly using cryptocurrency to evade bans. “Russia is increasingly turning to alternative payment mechanisms to circumvent U.S. sanctions and continue to fund...


March 26, 2024
Ripple CEO: SEC Will Fine Company $2 Billion

Federal regulators want blockchain firm Ripple to pay a nearly $2 billion fine. That’s according to company officials who took to social media in advance of the publication of court documents scheduled...


March 22, 2024
From Crypto to Coffee, Digital Wallets Signal Shifting Financial Landscape

With Thursday’s (March 21) Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust suit against Apple, digital wallets are top of mind. And moving over to the Web3 space, on Wednesday (March 20) Bitget...


March 19, 2024
Accenture Acquires Flo to Speed Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Professional services firm Accenture has acquired supply chain logistics specialist Flo. The deal, announced Tuesday (March 19), will move Flo’s 280 employees to the Accenture Oracle Business Group, strengthening its ability to help...


March 19, 2024
Goldman Sachs Reports Growing Institutional Interest in Cryptocurrency

Goldman Sachs has reportedly been making significant strides in the cryptocurrency industry. A recent surge in cryptocurrency prices, with bitcoin hitting an all-time high of $73,794 last week, has been...


March 19, 2024
Federal Judge Slams SEC for ‘Gross Abuse of Power’ in...

In a scathing rebuke of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Chief District Judge Robert Shelby denounced the regulatory body for what he termed a “gross abuse of power entrusted...


March 18, 2024
Interbank Pilot From Visa, Goldman and Others Seeks Real-World Blockchain...

For the past 15 years, blockchain has been attempting to transform the global financial system. Or, if you listen to some of the earlier adherents of the digital asset sector,...


Why Public-Private Collaboration Is Key To Blockchain Adoption
Public-Private Partnerships Can Unlock a $31B Blockchain Payments Opportunity  Nine in 10 of the world's central banks are pursuing digital currency projects, but private sector expertise and buy-in will be pivotal to their success. In this month’s “Blockchain Payments Tracker®,” a collaboration with Algorand, Anish Jain, CEO of WadzPay, explains how blockchain's interoperability with legacy banking systems is the key to its adoption.
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain And Cross-Border Payments: Selecting A Blockchain Technology Partner
Banks Help Corporates Overcome Their Blockchain Regulatory Concerns Businesses see blockchain payments technology as important to streamlining cross-border payments, but more than half worry that it comes with regulatory risks. PYMNTS’ new Cryptocurrency, Blockchain And Cross-Border Payments playbook, a Circle collaboration, surveyed 250 FIs to examine how they're using compliance and regulatory tools to ease businesses’ blockchain concerns and unlock the technology’s benefits.