PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bitcoin and digital currency wallet company ZenGo is becoming a part of the Visa Fast Track program and will create a new digital currency payment card, according to an announcement. The card will roll out in the United States and expand to further places at a later time.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 27, 2024

The burning and minting of EURI is enabled by the Fireblocks Tokenization Engine and secured by its Multi-Party Computation (MPC-CMP) technology. EURI will be available on the Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain blockchains and subject to transaction monitoring and risk assessments for fraud identification and general risk mitigation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Is now the prime time for blockchain ? As COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains worldwide, Brian Behlendorf , executive director of Hyperledger , told Karen Webster that the pandemic has spurred a shift in thinking about new use cases for permissioned blockchains. The Emerging Use Cases.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 26, 2024

In recent years, digital currencies have been all the rave. However, the idea that digital assets are exclusively some form of currency is slowly falling by the wayside as different use cases are emerging and being rapidly adopted. Developed and emerging markets alike are considering the possibility of introducing CBDCs.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 28, 2024

The burning and minting of EURI is enabled by the Fireblocks tokenisation engine and secured by its multi-party computation (MPC-CMP) technology. EURI will be available on the Ethereum as well as the BNB Smart Chain blockchains and subject to transaction monitoring and risk assessments for fraud identification and general risk mitigation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Air Force has granted blockchain firm SIMBA Chain a $1.5 million check to help create a new blockchain for supply logistics in the next two years, according to Coindesk.com. The military’s need for tracking its multi-part, expensive operations has only increased with the introduction of 3D printing, according to Coindesk.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Blockchain-based payment system PumaPay has announced the launch of a new cryptobilling solution which has secured PCI (payment card industry) compliance. The app is divided into four sections — shopping, social, chat, and a non-custodial multi-wallet — with user information stored locally and protected with end-to-end encryption.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 6, 2024

This project aims to create a multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform for instant cross-border payments and settlements, leveraging distributed ledger technology (DLT). The platform now invites further international participation and private sector proposals for value-added solutions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

Near 30 people in Kyodo, Japan have been charged for reportedly exchanging NEM cryptocurrency for other digital currencies, in spite of knowing the assets had been stolen, a report from The Mainichi says. The report says there were 58 billion yen in digital money stolen from Coincheck Inc.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Cryptocurrency holding company Integrated Ventures wants to disrupt the lending industry with blockchain. 18) of the launch of CryptoFunder, a blockchain platform that provides lenders with a way to store and manage lending information. Other companies have explored blockchain for the corporate lending space too.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The Chinese eCommerce retailer is working with both the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for the joint lab, which will look into efficiency issues and scalability when it comes to the blockchain. Thirty retailers, located around the region’s Chinatown, are joining the celebration.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

The Prime Settlement Network is a multi-asset counterparty settlement platform. The Signet integration will incorporate its real-time digital payments blockchain platform, as well as add real-time payments and settlement functionality, into the network. dollars, any time, without transaction fees. .”

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Pave Bank is a fully regulated commercial bank where clients can get business banking products (such as multi-currency operating accounts, global payment connectivity, and treasury management solutions). They will also have access to multi-asset custody, virtual IBANs, safeguarding accounts and PaveNet.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2018

CNBC reported that the digital currency stock price fell below $6,200 for the first time in a month, ending the week about 5 percent lower. One analyst said that the sell-off is the result of rumors that crypto trading exchange Bitfinex would end all deposits from fiat currencies. and Canadian securities regulators.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The ministers are also asking for G20 partners to reform the taxation of digital firms next year as well as face trade tensions, which, according to the terms-of-reference document, “put global growth at risk,” Reuters reported. Libra — a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency — aims to connect the 1.7

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Cannabis’ legally gray status as a multi-billion dollar a year industry is fast on its way to becoming a tens of billions of dollars a year industry that is run entirely on cash. Ralston argued it’s a situation blockchain technology is uniquely well-suited to solve. 15, but that will be a standard exchange for digital currency.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The pilot is slated to begin next year, with plans to eventually have multi-currency transactions. Through that ban, the bank effectively turned away from bitcoin (at least a bit), and now is embracing its own currency to be developed and used in-house, in essence, away from volatility. Also on Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Veem, which says it enables businesses in over 95 countries to process funds, said that its platform allows for multi-currency payments. It also provides users with the opportunity to see currency and transaction identification information as well as exchange rates.

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Stax

JULY 9, 2024

Fraud prevention measures, such as tokenization and multi-factor authentication, add layers of security to verify transactions and protect against unauthorized use of payment credentials. These security measures enhance consumer trust and confidence in digital payment systems. What makes cryptocurrency unique?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Among those ideas is this one: “Will fiat currencies survive the policy dilemma that authorities will experience as they try to balance higher yields with record levels of debt? That’s the multi-trillion dollar (or bitcoin) question for the decade ahead.”. To which we offer a resounding … maybe.

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Stax

JULY 9, 2024

The EFT payment market is a multi-billion dollar industry, forecasted to reach over 100 billion by 2028. EFT Payments vs Cryptocurrency Payments Cryptocurrency payments utilize decentralized digital currencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum, which operate on blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Among those ideas is this one: “Will fiat currencies survive the policy dilemma that authorities will experience as they try to balance higher yields with record levels of debt? That’s the multi-trillion dollar (or bitcoin) question for the decade ahead.”. To which we offer a resounding … maybe.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2018

But Swift is actually one of the few artists to encounter streaming as a multi-million dollar opportunity a year. As it turns out, there is a blockchain-based solution for this. Creating Harmony (and Melodies) with the Blockchain . million, which it’s planning to use to launch its royalties management platform.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Borg acknowledged that cryptocurrency is here to stay, as is blockchain — the technology that underpins it. Long-term, directionally, it is a multi-trillion-dollar asset — I don’t know how long it takes to get there.”.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Themes in focus during this year’s event will include small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) banking, financial inclusion, payments, digital banking, digital currencies and electronic know-your-customer (eKYC). The event aims to create thought leadership on cutting-edge issues with long-term implications to the industry.

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Wharton Fintech

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I will go back maybe a decade ago again with blockchain. I used to joke that everyone tried to end every conversation, every sentence with “on the blockchain.” We have done a lot of work with blockchain technology, particularly stablecoin. It is really important to separate out blockchain as a technology.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 7, 2016

In a round led by Pelion Venture Partners, blockchain technology specialist and FinDEVr alum Gem raised $7.1 Blockchain Capital. Digital Currency Group. million in funding. Also participating in the Series A were: Amplify.LA. Danmar Capital. Drummond Road Capital. KEC Ventures. RRE Ventures. Tamarisk Global.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The news last week that Ripple raised $55 million in Series B financing is a reminder of how a growing number of financial institutions are using digital currencies to improve the cross-border payments process. Siam Commercial Bank (SCB). Shanghai Huarui Bank. Standard Chartered.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Blockchain-based payments. Tags: Payments, bitcoin, blockchain, consumer, Naveen Jain (investor). So far this year, we’ve tracked $14.5 billion flowing to fintech companies worldwide including a whopping $6.3 billion this past quarter. Latest round: $2.3 Total raised: $2.8 Source: Crunchbase. Safe Cash Payment Technologies.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Yeah, it’s a funny thing about those permissionless, non-governed, non-regulated currencies – there’s no one to turn to. But this week bitcoin threw in its hat with a contribution of its own – everyone’s favorite virtual currency may not have Lending Club’s persistence , but there is something to be said for its spectacular belly-flop. .

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Segpay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Blockchain technology is transforming financial services, allowing users to lend and borrow without the need for traditional financial institutions. Digital goods, such as virtual real estate, in-game items, and even digital art, are bought and sold using digital currencies. Peer-to-peer transactions (e.g.,

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Efforts were also made to advance digital assets, tokenization and central bank digital currency (CBDC) experimentation with initiatives such as Project Guardian and Project Orchid expanding to include more use cases and moving towards “live” pilots. 136), regtech (119) and investments and wealthtech (82).

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Think of Ethereum as bitcoin’s multi-talented, more versatile younger sibling. Bitcoin was built using a tech called blockchain to create a global, distributed ledger of transactions. This ledger or digital history is stored on hundreds of thousands of computers. What is blockchain technology? First Name.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Real time payment systems gained prominence, offering unparalleled convenience and digital currencies took further steps towards finding their home in the real world. Moreover, cross-border payments will undergo further streamlining, propelled by blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Customer trust is paramount.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

Its creator, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, gave it all of the qualities of cash, but in a digital format: peer-to-peer transfer of a currency in the absence of any intermediary that is pretty much anonymous — only wallet IDs are shared. There’s only so many things you can buy on the dark web though.

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Finovate

MARCH 20, 2024

This week in Tales from the Crypto we look at the boom-induced traffic jam in crypto coin trading, new funding for a blockchain payment network in the developing world, and a pair of new crypto-friendly alums that demoed at FinovateEurope last month. Layer-1 blockchain Solana has experienced service issues as well.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are made possible by what’s known as blockchain technology. Blockchain is essentially a global public ledger capable of automatically recording and verifying a high volume of digital transactions, regardless of location. Blockchain & Bitcoin Research Briefing.

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