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Santander, Ripple Use Blockchain To Settle Global Payments

Santander, Ripple Use Blockchain To Settle Global Payments
Santander, Ripple Use Blockchain To Settle Global Payments
June 29, 2018  |  Blockchain

 Beyond bitcoin and the buzz around blockchain, payments that wind their way across borders might get a boost from Santander and Ripple. The two firms...

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Five At Five: A Deep Look At Amazon-Whole Foods Discounts
Five At Five: A Deep Look At Amazon-Whole Foods Discounts
June 25, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news. Coverage includes Karen Webster’s discussion of the benefits available to Amazon Prime...

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AliPay, GCash Launch Blockchain Cross-Border Remittance Service
AliPay, GCash Launch Blockchain Cross-Border Remittance Service
June 25, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

AlipayHK and GCash announced Monday (June 25) the launch of a cross-border remittance service via their e-wallet platforms that is powered by blockchain technology developed...

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Hyperwallet CEO: PayPal Acquisition Will Help Hyperwallet ‘Pay The Planet’
Hyperwallet CEO: PayPal Acquisition Will Help Hyperwallet ‘Pay The Planet’
June 25, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

From music royalties to airline vouchers, there are many reasons organizations may need to push payments to individuals in various amounts, currencies, forms and frequencies,...

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Tencent Seeks To Cut Paper Chase In Travel Between China And Hong Kong
Tencent Seeks To Cut Paper Chase In Travel Between China And Hong Kong
June 06, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

The paper chase — the literal one — is about to get cut short amid distances well-traveled. News came Wednesday (June 6) via Reuters that...

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FIS: Blockchain Transformation Must Be Deliberate
FIS: Blockchain Transformation Must Be Deliberate
June 05, 2018  |  Blockchain

Blockchain probably won’t solve all the world’s financial problems, as devoutly as innovators and enthusiasts may hope and believe that it can. At any rate,...

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Nanopay: Growth Means Building Beyond The Niche
Nanopay: Growth Means Building Beyond The Niche
May 30, 2018  |  Startups

There are three things on the mind of nanopay‘s CEO Laurence Cooke: Emerging markets, cross-border business-to-business (B2B) transactions, and capital markets and treasury. Cooke said that,...

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A Tale Of Two China (Tech Firm) Policies?
A Tale Of Two China (Tech Firm) Policies?
May 15, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

When a big firm shuts down, it’s not every day that a sitting president lobbies to get it un-shut. Nor is it often the case that...

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