distributed ledger technology

Google Cloud and CME Group Pilot Distributed Ledger for Trading
Google Cloud and CME Group Pilot Distributed Ledger for Trading
March 25, 2025  |  Partnerships

Google Cloud and derivatives marketplace CME Group said Tuesday (March 25) that they are piloting solutions for wholesale payments and tokenization of assets. CME successfully completed the...

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Making Sense of Public Versus Private Blockchains for Banks
Making Sense of Public Versus Private Blockchains for Banks
March 21, 2025  |  Blockchain

When financial institutions and payments players talk about their “blockchain strategy” today, what they’re really grappling with is architecture. Amid the noise surrounding crypto, tokens...

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How Web3 Can Raise Customer Engagement in Rewards Programs
How Web3 Can Raise Customer Engagement in Rewards Programs
March 13, 2025  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Most consumers are members of loyalty or rewards programs, whether for supermarkets, hotels, airlines, car rental companies, retailers or coffee shops. But these businesses, after...

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This Week in Web3: Understanding Blockchain Solutions for Business Challenges
This Week in Web3: Understanding Blockchain Solutions for Business Challenges
November 20, 2024  |  Blockchain

At its core, blockchain is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) that records transactions across multiple computers in a secure, immutable and transparent manner. Unlike traditional...

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This Week in Web3: FTX Engineer Singh Walks, Crypto Payments Surge
This Week in Web3: FTX Engineer Singh Walks, Crypto Payments Surge
October 30, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

For almost their entire history, despite designs to the contrary, the primary role of cryptocurrencies and digital assets has been confined largely to trading and...

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Why Cross-Border Payments Innovation Starts and Ends With Ledger Technologies
Why Cross-Border Payments Innovation Starts and Ends With Ledger Technologies
October 29, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

In the history of finance, few tools are as fundamental as the all-mighty ledger. This holds particularly true as it relates to the timeline and...

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SKUx and Mondelez Launch Blockchain-Centered Payments Partnership
SKUx and Mondelez Launch Blockchain-Centered Payments Partnership
October 16, 2024  |  Blockchain

Digital payments firm SKUx has wrapped up the first phase of a blockchain-focused partnership with Mondelēz. SKUx is working with the consumer packaged goods giant on a payments...

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Citi Debuts Token Services for Cash Cross-Border Payments Tool
Citi Debuts Token Services for Cash Cross-Border Payments Tool
October 10, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Citi says its Token Services for Cash program has gone live after a pilot phase. The new commercial solution, announced Thursday (Oct. 10), processes multimillion-dollar...

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Fed Enforcements Now Focus on Instant Payments and Tokens
Fed Enforcements Now Focus on Instant Payments and Tokens
August 09, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

A recent enforcement action by the Federal Reserve taken against Customers Bancorp and its Customers Bank subsidiary has taken note of the risks and challenges...

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