smart contracts

A smart contract is a computer protocol intended to digitally facilitate, verify, or enforce the negotiation or performance of a contract. Smart contracts allow the performance of credible transactions without third parties. These transactions are trackable and irreversible.

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Swift Adding Blockchain-Based Shared Ledger to Infrastructure

Swift Adding Blockchain-Based Shared Ledger to Infrastructure
Swift Adding Blockchain-Based Shared Ledger to Infrastructure
September 29, 2025  |  Blockchain

Financial messaging network Swift is adding a blockchain-based shared ledger to its technological infrastructure. The move is designed to make “instant, always-on cross-border transactions possible...

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JPMorgan Leads Big Banks Into Deposit Tokens After Senate Vote
JPMorgan Leads Big Banks Into Deposit Tokens After Senate Vote
June 18, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

When JPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest U.S. bank, announces something new, the financial world frequently tunes in. And on Tuesday (June 17), the bank announced plans...

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Fed, BIS See Smart Contracts Transforming Central Bank Liquidity Management
Fed, BIS See Smart Contracts Transforming Central Bank Liquidity Management
May 22, 2025  |  Banking

The digitization of money, and the movement to decentralized finance, begs the question: What happens to financial institutions, central banks and central banking policy? The...

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Why Central Banks Are Piloting Monetary Policy Tools for Blockchain
Why Central Banks Are Piloting Monetary Policy Tools for Blockchain
May 14, 2025  |  Blockchain

In many ways, it’s no longer a question of when blockchain technology will go mainstream across financial services. It’s becoming a question of when regulations...

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AI Startups: Luminance Launches AI Contract Negotiator; Halliday Aims to End Smart Contracts
AI Startups: Luminance Launches AI Contract Negotiator; Halliday Aims to End Smart Contracts
March 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Luminance, a legal contracts artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has launched Lumi Go, an AI agent that lets users send draft agreements to counterparties and auto-negotiate...

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The Price of Loyalty? Brands Bet Big on Blockchain to Woo Consumers
The Price of Loyalty? Brands Bet Big on Blockchain to Woo Consumers
November 27, 2024  |  Blockchain

The loyalty industry is changing due to the integration of blockchain technology. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “From Transaction to Transformation: Blockchain’s Loyalty Proposition,”...

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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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Are Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts a Smart Option for Global Financing?
Are Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts a Smart Option for Global Financing?
February 28, 2024  |  Blockchain

Proponents of blockchain’s underlying technical capabilities are determined to shake off its cryptocurrency-centric associations. In large part by finding historical opportunity areas within the traditional...

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