distributed ledger

A distributed ledger is a consensus of replicated, shared, and synchronized digital data geographically spread across multiple sites, countries, or institutions. There is no central administrator or centralized data storage.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Ripple’s Network Used For Token Transfer
Ripple’s Network Used For Token Transfer
November 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Smart Token Chain (STC), a company that explores the use of blockchain for smart contracts, tokenization and other transactions, has announced the completion of a...

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Fed To Take A Stance On Blockchain
Fed To Take A Stance On Blockchain
October 12, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Amid all of the industry stakeholders — banks, FinTech startups and advisors — discussing the potential of blockchain, perhaps the biggest one is ready to...

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Chinese Blockchain Startup Raises $4.5M Via crowdsale
Chinese Blockchain Startup Raises $4.5M Via crowdsale
October 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

A China-based blockchain company is celebrating a series of firsts for the distributed ledger space after raising $4.5 million via crowdsale. Used by bitcoin and...

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FinTech Big Leaguers Place Their Bets On Blockchain-Based Trade Finance
FinTech Big Leaguers Place Their Bets On Blockchain-Based Trade Finance
September 30, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The possible use cases for blockchain are seemingly endless, but when behemoths like Microsoft and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) offer their take on...

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Microsoft, Bank of America Get Serious On Blockchain Trade Finance
Microsoft, Bank of America Get Serious On Blockchain Trade Finance
September 28, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Distributed ledger technologies, like blockchain, are now eyed with potential to overhaul not just payments, but transactions that require data to move along with money....

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SWIFT Sets Sights On Smart Contracts
SWIFT Sets Sights On Smart Contracts
September 23, 2016  |  B2B Payments

SWIFT is the latest FinTech player to perk up at the thought of using distributed ledger technology for business transactions. In an announcement on Thursday (Sept....

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Blockchain Firm Claims Near-Instant X-Border Payments
Blockchain Firm Claims Near-Instant X-Border Payments
September 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

With the payments sphere accelerating towards real-time transactions, FinTech players of all types are exploring how they can be some of the first to make...

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Barclays Makes First Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction
Barclays Makes First Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction
September 08, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Among the copious potential use cases for blockchain, trade finance has gained the confidence of many industry analysts. Barclays was one of the earlier FinServ...

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Ripple Guides Japan’s Venture Into Blockchain
Ripple Guides Japan’s Venture Into Blockchain
August 23, 2016  |  B2B Payments

A Japanese bank and its subsidiary have formed a consortium to explore potential use cases of blockchain technology, and the group will reportedly focus on...

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