tokenization

Tokenization, when applied to data security, is the process of substituting a sensitive data element with a non-sensitive equivalent, referred to as a token, that has no extrinsic or exploitable meaning or value. The token is a reference that maps back to the sensitive data through a tokenization system.

Tokenization Builds Banks New Empires Instead of Killing Them

Tokenization Builds Banks New Empires Instead of Killing Them
Tokenization Builds Banks New Empires Instead of Killing Them
August 12, 2026  |  Blockchain

Tokenization is a technology aimed at disintermediation. The act of migrating assets onto a blockchain, not the tokenization that underpins card security. Tokenizing a real-world...

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The Clearing House CEO Maps Tokenized Deposits’ Path to Scale
The Clearing House CEO Maps Tokenized Deposits’ Path to Scale
August 06, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Watch more: Digital Shift With The Clearing House’s David Watson The Clearing House is in its 173rd year of occupying the same position in the...

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Wells Fargo Plans to Launch Tokenized Deposits This Fall
Wells Fargo Plans to Launch Tokenized Deposits This Fall
August 04, 2026  |  Banking

Wells Fargo reportedly hopes to launch tokenized deposits for corporate/commercial customers. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Aug. 4) from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which calls the...

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BlackRock Intros Pair of Tokenized Money Market Offerings
BlackRock Intros Pair of Tokenized Money Market Offerings
August 03, 2026  |  Blockchain

BlackRock says it is expanding its cash management strategy with two new tokenized money market products. The new offerings are dubbed OnChain Shares of the...

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Project Agorá Says It Cuts Cross-Border Payment Times to 80 Seconds
Project Agorá Says It Cuts Cross-Border Payment Times to 80 Seconds
July 31, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Real-value testing (RVT) of tokenization of wholesale cross-border payments demonstrated an average time from payment initiation to settlement of about 80 seconds, according to a...

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BNY Adds Blockchain Capabilities to Transfer Agency Business
BNY Adds Blockchain Capabilities to Transfer Agency Business
July 29, 2026  |  Blockchain

Banking giant BNY is bringing blockchain technology to its transfer agency business. The bank on Wednesday (July 29) unveiled its digital transfer agency (TA) capabilities,...

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Payward Plans Magic Labs Wallet Acquisition to Expand B2B Platform
Payward Plans Magic Labs Wallet Acquisition to Expand B2B Platform
July 27, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Payward plans to expand its B2B infrastructure platform, Payward Services, with embedded, non-custodial wallet infrastructure by acquiring the wallet-as-a-service business of Magic Labs. Magic Labs’...

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Lithic Says Everything Payments Assumes About Shopping Is About to Break
Lithic Says Everything Payments Assumes About Shopping Is About to Break
July 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

For the past 25 years, card-not-present payments have been built around a defensive premise: Prove the buyer is human, authorized and in control of the...

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