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1.5KFaster PaymentsDeep Dive: Emerging Response To B2B, P2P Cross-Border Payments Pain
Money constantly flows across borders in the increasingly interconnected global economy, from workers overseas back to their families, and from buyers to...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsFIs Look Inward For Faster Blockchain Deployment
Though the manic blockchain hype of 2018 has died down somewhat, FinTechs, banks and corporates continue to collaborate and innovate as they...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsFor IBM, Blockchain as ‘Team Sport’
In the blockchain realm, IBM has said that it may join a team effort with Facebook to develop DLT technology. Elsewhere, Cisco moves...
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5.5KRegulationBIS Advocates Bank Oversight Of Blockchain
In finance, now comes automated, embedded supervision. Maybe. To that end, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a paper titled...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsWells Fargo’s Stablecoin Pilot Targets X-Border Corporate Transfers
U.S. financial institution Wells Fargo has announced plans to pilot an internal settlement solution that operates on distributed ledger technology (DLT). In...
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2.8KBlockchain / Distributed LedgerIs Blockchain The Next Wave For Digital IDs In Europe?
At the highest level blockchain proponents say that distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the ability to safely, and immutably, transfer data, payments...
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2.2KBlockchainIn Switzerland, Regulators Eye Payments Over Blockchain
Switzerland’s regulators are mandating that firms conducting business across blockchain conduct AL and KYC due diligence. In Australia, the Securities Exchange is...
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3.0KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: FINMA Grants Licenses To Two New Blockchain Firms; ShortHop Crypto Exchange Launches In Seven New States
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted the first “banking and securities licenses” to two blockchain companies: SEBA Crypto AG...
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2.2KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: AU Police Charge Five In Crypto Cold-Calling Scam; EZ365 To Launch Blockchain Ecosystem For Crypto Trading And Betting
Authorities in Australia have charged five individuals in connection with a digital currency investment scheme, which reportedly bilked victims out of $2.7...
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7.0KSmarter PaymentsHow Visa’s Using Blockchain Tech To Simplify X-Border Payments
Global payments revenues are at an all-time high, and experts predict that they could even climb to be a $2 trillion industry...
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3.4KSmarter PaymentsDeep Dive: Modernizing Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure For Speed, Access
Cross-border, B2B payments generated approximately $125 billion in revenue last year, a figure that continues to rise. FIs and FinTechs need to...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsSWIFT Eyes gpi Payments Across Blockchain
SWIFT has said it will let blockchain firms make use of the Global Payments Innovation platform for faster payments. Elsewhere, blockchain is making...
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4.9KB2B PaymentsSWIFT To Open gpi To Blockchain Rails
Payments messaging firm SWIFT will allow blockchain companies to connect into its global payments innovation (gpi) platform, SWIFT said in its latest...
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2.7KB2B PaymentsBlockchain Rx For Drug Supply Chains
It wasn’t all about Libra, the new cryptocurrency backed by social media and financial heavyweights and underpinned by blockchain. Announcements tied to...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsThe Enterprise Headache Of A Decentralized Blockchain
For blockchain technology, the crux of many of its purported benefits for the enterprise is its decentralized nature, which, proponents of distributed...
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4.9KBlockchainSWIFT, Ripple Support EU Blockchain Group Launch
A new blockchain association has been created to promote the adoption of the technology across the European Union. The group — the International...
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6.0KPayment MethodsWorld Bank Sees DLT Potential For Cross-Border Transactions
The jockeying for cross border-payments continues, and SWIFT and Ripple continue to dominate the headlines. At heart of the matter, of course,...
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5.8KB2B PaymentsCommerce Department Taps R3, Mastercard For Trade Finance Council
The U.S. Commerce Department is expanding its Trade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC), having recently appointed 21 new members to the group in...
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6.3KB2B PaymentsSWIFT Signals Further Openness To Blockchain?
The movement to bring blockchain to cross-border payments proceeds apace. Might SWIFT be giving a nod, at least partially, toward the use...
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4.0KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Last Year’s Crypto Startup Failure Rate; Deutsche Börsem Swisscom To Create DLT Ecosystem
Deutsche Börse, IT services provider Swisscom and FinTech firm Sygnum announced they are partnering to create a digital asset infrastructure on blockchain....
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5.2KB2B PaymentsAdjoint CEO On Why Treasury Management Needs Blockchain
Blockchain is gaining traction beyond the crypto realm, and is increasingly applied to secure and organize data. Adjoint CEO Havell Rodrigues tells...
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5.1KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Coinbase Eyes Asia Expansion; R3, ING Pair On Blockchain Tech
Bitcoin fell to a five-week low during this past holiday weekend, reaching $3,442.50, its lowest level since Dec. 17. By Tuesday (Jan....
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6.6KB2B PaymentsHSBC Readies Blockchain FX Tool For Corporates
HSBC is increasingly relying on blockchain technology to facilitate its foreign exchange trading services, reports in Financial Times said Monday (Jan. 14),...
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6.3KB2B PaymentsHSBC China Collabs On Another Blockchain Trade Finance System
The China Banking Association (CBA) is hoping to target smaller banks to expand its blockchain platform developed for the nation’s banking sector, reports...
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4.5KB2B PaymentsKenya Gets Ready To Unveil Sandbox Policy
Kenyan financial authorities are on the cusp of unveiling a FinTech sandbox that will initially focus on robo-advisors and consider blockchain. Across Europe,...
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6.6KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: SWIFT India Teams With Blockchain Startup; Giga Watt Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
SWIFT India, a joint venture between SWIFT SCRL and several banks, plans to test distributed ledger technology (DLT) in partnership with blockchain...
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5.0KBlockchainThailand Govt Eyes Blockchain To Track Taxes
Death and taxes are sure things, but can blockchain make the latter even more of a certainty in Thailand? Plus, trade finance done...
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4.6KNewsTrade Finance Gets Blockchain Boost
Readers of this space know that trade finance — which concerns both domestic and international B2B transactions — has been mired in...
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4.9KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: JD.com Unveils Blockchain Lab; Crypto Ticker App May Be Targeting Macs
JD.com is teaming up with two schools to study distributed ledger technology’s (DLT) implications on business, Cryptovest reported. The Chinese eCommerce retailer...
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4.8KBlockchainHSBC, StanChart Launch Blockchain Trade Finance Platform
HSBC, Standard Chartered and 10 other banks launched a new blockchain-based trade finance program in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Oct. 31) aimed...
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6.1KCryptocurrencyXRP Revenues Double For Ripple In Q3
Ripple said that its revenues related to the sale of the digital asset known as XRP gained ground in the third quarter...
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IBM/Maersk Blockchain Shipping Initiative Hits Rough Seas
Might there be challenging times afoot for TradeLens, the distributed ledger technology platform effort geared toward supply chains and backed by IBM...
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4.6KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Bank Of Canada Tests DLT; Crypto Startup Uphold Gets Into Loans
The SBI Group plans to license Sepior ApS’ wallet technology to use in its own wallet, which will become a part of...
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5.8KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Gates Foundation Teams With Coil On Blockchain; SEC Opens For ICO Startups
A British man who reportedly threatened to sell the personal details of 319 million iCloud users has been charged in a London...
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3.4KBlockchainGary Cohn Will Become An Adviser To Spring Labs
After leaving the Trump administration in March, former White House Economic Adviser Gary Cohn will serve in an advisory role for Spring...
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9.6KB2B PaymentsBanco Santander Settles On Ripple For Settlement
Banco Santander will use Ripple's ledger through OnePay FX, expanding XRP's presence. In Singapore, cross-border efforts gain traction as Wallex gets funding.
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4.1KBlockchainCarrefour To Use IBM’s Food Trust Blockchain Network
IBM announced on Monday (Oct. 8) that there is growing adoption of its food supply chain network, IBM Food Trust. The blockchain-based...
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8.6KB2B PaymentsMyEG Launches Blockchain Payroll Solution
Malaysia-based MyEG Services is rolling out a new payroll solution developed on blockchain technology. Reports in The Edge Markets on Friday (Oct....
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19.5KBitcoinBitcoin: 10 Years Of Smoke And Mirrors
The end of this month, Oct. 31, 2018, will mark the 10th anniversary of the day that a link to a paper,...
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5.1KDigital BankingOndot On The Real-Time Data Future Of Financial Services
People love mapping apps for three reasons: They completely, and correctly, plot the best route from Point A to Point B. They...
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6.0KBlockchainGold: Sourced Digitally, Ethically And Via Blockchain
Can blockchain help improve transparency of — and even the ethics surrounding — the gold supply chain? Emergent Technology Holdings helps track...
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7.1KB2B PaymentsWhy The Blockchain Industry Is Eager For Regulation
Lawmakers have their work cut out for them as they take their first steps into regulating the world of blockchain. Everything from...
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5.3KB2B PaymentsSWIFT gpi Makes Inroads Into Malaysia
On the heels of the uptake of its global payments innovation initiative, SWIFT has said it is working with Malaysian banks. Elsewhere in...
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5.0KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Google Nixes Ban On Crypto Ads; Crypto Firm Sponsors Houston Rockets
Google has decided end its ban on advertising related to digital currencies, CNBC reported. Beginning in October, regulated crypto exchanges will have...
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8.1KB2B PaymentsPwC Finds Blockchain Distrust High, Even As Adoption Accelerates
The financial services (FinServ) market is, by far, ahead of other industries when it comes to blockchain innovation and adoption, according to...
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6.3KBlockchainMastercard Eyes Blockchain For B2B
Patent filings have been in blockchain-related news, and Mastercard has filed applications that target B2B transactions and data flow. Elsewhere, LG Uplus...
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5.9KB2B PaymentsWEF Throws Weight Behind Blockchain For Trade Finance
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has thrown its support behind blockchain technology to expand trade finance availability across the globe, touting the...
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3.9KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Mastercard Files For DLT Patents, SBI Holdings Plans Ripple-Infused App
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has found 65 different applications for blockchain technology to tackle the world’s environmental challenges, CoinDesk reported. To...
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5.0KB2B PaymentsChina, Alibaba Are Big Players On The Blockchain Patent Block
Patents can be the springboard to competitive advantage. In the blockchain space, China (and Alibaba) dominate new patent filings. Crypto crackdown aside,...
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6.9KGlobal PaymentsB2B Services, Blockchain, APIs Gain Currency In Africa
In the continuing swirl of headlines that seem to blur and blend cryptos, blockchains and developing nations, a number of collaborations between...
