distributed ledger technology

Blockchain Makes Inroads Against Cross-Border Payments Friction
Blockchain Makes Inroads Against Cross-Border Payments Friction
June 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) appears to be making progress in its effort to provide the financial services ecosystem with an alternative to traditional rails, with...

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Bitcoin Daily: Off-Blocks’ Government Digital ID App Rolls Out To Consumers; CHO Tracks Its Olive Oil Production With IBM Blockchain Tech
Bitcoin Daily: Off-Blocks’ Government Digital ID App Rolls Out To Consumers; CHO Tracks Its Olive...
January 15, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Digital signature platform Off-Blocks has launched a beta of its digital identity mobile app, according to a report Tuesday (Jan. 14) by Coindesk. The app...

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Payment Rail Innovators Go After Traditional Bank Friction
Payment Rail Innovators Go After Traditional Bank Friction
January 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

It’s an innovator’s job to look at the status quo and disrupt what has always been done in favor of progress. For payment rail innovators,...

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Visa’s Approach To Simplifying Cross-Border Payments
Visa’s Approach To Simplifying Cross-Border Payments
July 31, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

For merchants and FIs alike, cross-border payments can be a significant struggle. Compliance with governmental regulations, currency fluctuations and other factors can result in slow...

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IBM Testing Lygon Blockchain Platform To Streamline Property Leasing
IBM Testing Lygon Blockchain Platform To Streamline Property Leasing
July 04, 2019  |  Blockchain

ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, IBM, Scentre Group and Westpac have announced they are partnering to launch a live pilot for Lygon, a new digital platform using...

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Blockchain Tech Disrupts The Corporate Payments Status Quo
Blockchain Tech Disrupts The Corporate Payments Status Quo
December 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain seemed to be stuck in pilot phase in 2017, but in 2018, the financial services industry finally saw a stronger flow of real-world, working...

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC ICO Enforcement Is On The Rise; Israeli Startups Raise $600M Through ICOs
Bitcoin Daily: SEC ICO Enforcement Is On The Rise; Israeli Startups Raise $600M Through ICOs
November 04, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed in its annual report that it brought enforcement actions upon more than a dozen digital assets and...

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XRP Revenues Double For Ripple In Q3
XRP Revenues Double For Ripple In Q3
October 26, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Ripple said that its revenues related to the sale of the digital asset known as XRP gained ground in the third quarter of this year,...

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IBM/Maersk Blockchain Shipping Initiative Hits Rough Seas
IBM/Maersk Blockchain Shipping Initiative Hits Rough Seas
October 26, 2018  |  Blockchain

Might there be challenging times afoot for TradeLens, the distributed ledger technology platform effort geared toward supply chains and backed by IBM and Maersk? CoinDesk...

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