PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

The new year has dawned with a number of cross-border payment pacts, done across blockchain and other means. In Pakistan, as reported by Coindesk, Telenor Microfinance Bank and remittance firm Valyou Sdn Bhd (a Telenor subsidiary) have launched a payment platform based on Alipay’s blockchain offerings.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

The blockchain is making inroads into healthcare. Under the terms of the pilot, blockchain will be used with the hopes of improving data quality while reducing administrative costs focused on healthcare provider demographic data. Earlier this week, five healthcare firms operating across the U.S.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2019

2018 wasn’t a great year for blockchain companies. Coinciding with Bitcoin fever, an unprecedented ICO boom meant blockchain startups had tremendous access to capital. GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report. GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report. Then, suddenly, the party ended. Investment trends.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

And so, as 2018 begins, so does the Start Path class of 2018, which is accepting applications until Jan. Over the last four years, Neale noted, Mastercard has evaluated over 5,000 firms through the Start Path program, and has chosen only 150 to participate. The Start Path Admissions Process.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

As part of Ripple ’s $50 million pledge for blockchain research, the crypto firm has said it will give $2 million over five years to the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas in Austin. For example, the medical school expressed interest in blockchain research.”.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Blockchains are becoming a key enabler of this digital transformation (in a similar way to how the emerging tech is disrupting other long-established industries like banking and insurance ). GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report. Why blockchain tech could benefit the real estate industry. Table of Contents. Challenges.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

30), Bayer Crop Science has struck a pact to work with Ant Financial , affiliated with Alibaba , in an effort that will develop a blockchain-underpinned system to monitor agriculture products. Ant Financial has said in past months that it has been developing blockchain systems for charity platforms, CoinDesk noted.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

The largest port in Oman, the Port of Salalah, has joined the blockchain shipping platform TradeLens, in an effort to transform into a more digital friendly enterprise, according to a report Wednesday (Jan. TradeLens was launched in 2018 and has more than 100 participants. 8) by Coindesk.

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CB Insights

MAY 6, 2020

Investment categories are ranked by percentile within each calendar year, based on the number of deals with participating Fintech Smart Money investors. Blockchain has cooled off. Fintech Smart Money investors backed just 11 blockchain-related deals in 2019, down from 26 deals the year prior.

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CB Insights

APRIL 18, 2019

China is a key player in the development of blockchain technology, and home to some of the world’s largest and most influential companies in the space. GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report. Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in blockchain and strategies to watch for 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

That’s not to put some boring academic spin on these digital discussions, but only to underscore how intelligent the material is, and how the participants often learn from each other during these events. The research shows that 58 percent of consumers have participated in contextual commerce experiences.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Clear , a startup that wants to build blockchain for huge-volume transaction systems like telecommunications companies, has announced a $13 million Series A funding round, according to reports. ”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The Asia-Pacific region is a rising star in FinTech innovation, but this week, the blockchain spotlight landed on Singapore as more distributed ledger initiatives from the private and public sectors took major steps forward. Nearly two-thirds of that funding will go toward blockchain startups, reports added. Visa Tests B2B Connect.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

In addition, Target is looking to hire a blockchain engineer and systems developer to contribute to both projects and create “distributed ledger systems, protocols, smart contracts, CLI’s, and RESTful APIs in an open source environment,” according to a job posting. Since 2017, we have been experimenting within the Ethereum ecosystem.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 23, 2018

As trade wars intensify, banks are looking to blockchain as a way to streamline international trade transactions. This analysis explores 5 of the major blockchain consortiums — Voltron, Marco Polo, Batavia, we.trade, and HKTFP — working on DLT trade finance applications, and looks into their recent activity and major milestones.

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CB Insights

MARCH 21, 2018

Live briefing: BLOCKCHAIN TRENDS IN 2018. Join us for a deep dive into blockchain in 2018. Enter blockchain technology, a cryptographically secured form of shared record-keeping. Read on for a deep dive into how blockchain is disrupting the insurance industry. First Name. Fraud Detection and Risk Prevention.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2018

Banks seem smitten by blockchain. PwC writes in its “Global Blockchain Survey 2018” that responses from 600 executives across 15 territories are embracing distributed ledger technology (DLT) with enthusiasm. Everyone is talking about blockchain and no one wants to be left behind.”. Seems everyone is getting into the act.

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CB Insights

MARCH 21, 2018

In the energy industry, blockchain applications are growing increasingly common. The blockchain ledger is being used to reduce transaction costs, pinpoint origins of energy, and increase the efficiency of exchanges. Live briefing: BLOCKCHAIN TRENDS IN 2018. Join us for a deep dive into blockchain in 2018.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While the prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets have fallen from their 2017 peaks, equity investment into blockchain startups is on pace to hit all-time highs in 2018. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Digitized, secure, and tamper-proof blockchain ledgers are promising to disrupt the database as we know it. We previously analyzed the 35+ industries where burgeoning blockchain startups are looking to make an impact. What is blockchain technology? Become an expert on blockchain in this briefing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

billion | Total spending on blockchain technologies by 2021, according to International Data Corporation figures. It’s latest Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide also calculated a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of blockchain spend of 81.2 for PYMNTS’ 2018 Forecast eBook. percent from 2016 to 2021.

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Fintech News

APRIL 8, 2024

Participants will delve into breaking barriers and fostering connections that transcend borders, facilitating cross-border trade, investments, and collaborations. Since its inception in 2018, RiseUp has seen over 450 women from around the world, with impactful results including promotions, career progression, and new opportunities.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

More than 120 charities and 30 blockchain companies are participating in the fundraising event. Participating nonprofits include the American Cancer Society , the Muscular Dystrophy Association , and Trees for the Future. The Centre Consortium was co-founded in 2018 by Circle and Coinbase and governs the USDC.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

From gaming to healthcare to pizza delivery, US-based startups which reached unicorn status in 2018 represent a diverse range of industries. Silicon Valley produced plenty of $1B+ companies in 2018, but other parts of the country also had a strong showing. The service helps project participants to collaborate. Valuation: $3B.

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Fintech News

MAY 8, 2024

Thailand, under the guidance of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) , has been at the forefront of this movement, continuously studying and testing the feasibility of a Retail CBDC since 2018. The project evolved, incorporating enhanced functionalities, cross-border fund transfers, and a Corporate CBDC Pilot Program.

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Fintech News

APRIL 1, 2024

According to the report, VC funding in CCA reached US$110 million in 2023, up by 450% from a mere US$20 million in 2018. million in December 2023; Hexacore, a blockchain and Web 3.0 Since 2018, the country’s VC market has increased considerably, growing by 6.6 Pave Bank, a new digital bank , raised US$5.2

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The agency claimed that the defendant scammed investors between January 2018 and January 2019 as he purported to never finish a trading day with losses. And, the SEC said that SALT Blockchain has to provide a reimbursement to clients that bought SALT tokens in a 2017 initial coin offering (ICO), Decrypt reported.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Open Network (TON) ecosystem, the scalable blockchain and network project, has seen tremendous growth over the past year. Originally created in 2018 by the global messaging platform Telegram, the TON network — then known as Gram — was poised for success. Demand is also high.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 28, 2024

For this list, we’ve used data from Tech in Asia, Dealroom and companies’ announcements, focusing on the most prolific fintech investors in Singapore and showcasing their participation in the local scene. Tech in Asia ranks Antler as the most active investor in Singapore, having participated in 66 deals in the past 24 months.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Highland Capital Partners led the funding round with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Castle Island Ventures and Communitas Capital, among others. Aleksei Nokhrin and Nic Carter created Coin Metrics as an open source blockchain and data and analytics initiative in 2017.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 17, 2019

In 2018 there were a record 1,707 equity investments into VC-backed fintech companies, up 15% from 2017. Of these, smart money VCs participated in 116 deals totaling $5.9B.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2018

When it comes to blockchain technology, there’s a lot of hype. Now some public companies are pivoting away from their core products — be that cameras, diagnostic machinery, or even iced tea — to adopt new blockchain strategies. Live briefing: BLOCKCHAIN TRENDS IN 2018.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Even some of the largest proponents of blockchain agree that distributed ledger technology (DLT) is still in its early days, and its impact on the financial services market probably won’t be fully understood for some time. About 90 percent of blockchain projects that start on GitHub, researchers found, become idle and inactive within a year.

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CB Insights

APRIL 12, 2018

In 2018, the financial services industry is undergoing monumental regulatory reform. Spain-based Banco Santander (and its venture arm Santander InnoVentures) continues to lead as the most active Europe-based banks participating in fintech investments. The firm has made 23 equity investments to 19 unique fintech startups.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

how blockchain is transforming healthcare. We’ll dive into blockchain’s applications and areas of opportunity in healthcare. Since 2012, the top 10 tech corporates in the US have participated in 209 healthcare financing deals and have spent a total of $4.7B Register for our live briefing. First Name.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

In a press release , the Chamber of Digital Commerce said that as part of the executive committee, Discover will help educate, promote and accelerate the use of blockchain technologies around the globe. The Chamber of Digital Commerce is the world’s largest trade association representing the digital asset and blockchain industry.

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Finovate

APRIL 5, 2024

Nigerian blockchain network Zone secures investment Last week in Finovate Global we noted the news that Nigerian blockchain network Zone had raised $8.5 Also participating in the funding were VC firms Digital Currency Group, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, and Alter Global. million in seed funding.

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