Fintech News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Launched in May 2022, Project Guardian brings together policymakers and key financial industry players to improve market liquidity and efficiency through the innovative use of technology. The Bundesbank is very pleased to be cooperating with a partner that is as competent as MAS.”

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 14, 2024

Ant International will be able to use the digital form factor to achieve instant, multi-currency treasury and liquidity management on DBS’ permissioned blockchain for their entities across multiple markets. DBS’ permissioned blockchain is Ethereum virtual machine (EVM)-compatible and is integrated with its core payments engine.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 17, 2024

The UK’s Regulated Liability Network has chosen R3 , a company specialising in enterprise distributed ledger technology and services, as well as Quant , a blockchain provider for finance, to develop the technology prototype for its experimental stage.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 12, 2024

DBS has initiated the pilot of the “DBS Treasury Tokens”, a blockchain-based solution designed for next-generation treasury and liquidity management, in collaboration with Ant International. This launch underscores how established financial institutions can utilise blockchain technology to offer advanced, 24/7 banking services.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This partnership is set to empower African communities, governments, and businesses, and represents a significant step toward realising the shared goal of financial inclusion and economic advancement across Africa, with blockchain and decentralised finance at the forefront of this transformation.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Singapore-based fintech Xalts is joining forces with smart contracts platform Avalanche , in a move to support financial services, governments, and other enterprise developers in building digital asset platforms for implementing blockchain, tokenisation, and smart contract applications.

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Fintech News

APRIL 7, 2024

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, plans to introduce a stablecoin tied directly to the US dollar (USD), pending regulatory approvals. With the stablecoin market currently valued at approximately US$150 billion and expected to soar to over US$2.8 said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Morgan ’s Onyx , told Karen Webster that peer-to-peer (P2P) private blockchain networks can help streamline information flows tied to cross-border payments and remove the complexities tied to legacy systems. Morgan said it had established Onyx, a new business unit dedicated to blockchain and digital currencies. Liink, J.P.

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Bridging the worlds of fiat currencies and blockchain, Visa , the digital payments firm, has launched its new Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP). The new Visa product is designed to help financial institutions issue and manage fiat-backed tokens on blockchain networks.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 5, 2024

Ripple , the provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, plans to launch a stablecoin, pegged 1:1 to the US dollar (USD). Ripple’s stablecoin will be 100 per cent backed by US dollar deposits, short-term US government treasuries, and other cash equivalents.

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Fintech Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

CCTP is a permissionless on-chain utility that attests to USDC transfers securely between blockchains and aims to provide a more secure and capital-efficient way to transact with USDC across supported blockchains. Users can seamlessly send, spend and save with digital dollars.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 11, 2024

Faster Payments Council (FPC) , a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today published its latest research report, titled The Practicalities of Cross-Border Payments in a Faster Payments World.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 18, 2024

Eurosystem , the monetary authority of the eurozone, has been exploring the possible use cases of distributed ledger technology (DLT) to conduct wholesale settlement in central bank money. It has now completed its first experiment using DLT, giving the monetary authority a glimpse into the potential merits of the tech.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Considering blockchain and tokenisation Attention turned to tokenisation for the next panel session, as George Gvazava , chief crypto officer at the Bank of Georgia , revealed his thoughts on the benefits of blockchain: “If the regulation permits fully what blockchain technology delivers, we could actually see our world become a better place.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Against that backdrop of moving away from paper payments, and toward ubiquitous real-time payments, TCH’s Waterhouse said there’s probably not a use case “that’s going to tip the scale here.” But he pointed to a use case that might be a bit under the radar. Interoperability In Focus .

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Fintech Review

AUGUST 22, 2024

Cayman Islands, UK, August 22nd, 2024, Chainwire Tanssi Foundation announces the expansion of the Tanssi blockchain infrastructure protocol to Ethereum, enabling the rapid launch of decentralized networks—also known as Actively Validated Services (AVSs)—in minutes. Learn more at tanssi.network.

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Fintech News

MAY 21, 2024

The report, based on a survey of over 50 financial institutions across Asia, reveals that the digital assets space is poised for significant growth as institutional investors seek to diversify their portfolios and capitalise on the benefits of blockchain technology. of respondents predicting their growth in the coming years.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The dependence on dead trees for finance wrought up and down supply chains may be lessening, at least a bit, if the hope beyond blockchain makes the leap from hype to reality. But the question — as is always the case with new technologies — is, will nibbles translate into healthy appetites?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

One of the main drivers for the new efficiencies they want to pursue is blockchain. Dubai’s smart city program, known as Smart Dubai, is looking to blockchain technology as the critical piece needed to implement a seamless and more efficient digital economy. The Blockchain Building Block. ” Dubai’s Smart Future.

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Fintech News

MAY 27, 2024

Trialed Digital Tenge use cases include wholesale cross-border CBDC transactions with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, CBDC vouchers for school meals, smart contracts designed to safeguard public funds allocated for road construction, and Digital Tenge stablecoins on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange.

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Fintech News

JUNE 19, 2024

Be it central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), a tokenised digital Singapore Dollar, or various initiatives backed by governmental regulators, stablecoins are one of the more pivotal developments in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. It has already arrived.”

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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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The Fintech Times

MAY 16, 2024

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK), the international cross-border bank, is making strides in the world of blockchain as it explores the operational and risk management benefits of tokenised deposits to support the settlement of tokenised assets.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The dependence on dead trees for finance wrought up and down supply chains may be lessening, at least a bit, if the hope beyond blockchain makes the leap from hype to reality. But the question – as always is the case with new technologies – is: Will nibbles translate into healthy appetites?

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today our selection of leaders discuss the evolving payment landscape in 2024, touching on trends like convergence of personal and corporate payments, real-time cross-border payments, interoperability’s influence, and the significance of orchestration in streamlining payments in the travel sector.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

G+D’s non-DLT-based CBDC system, Filia, was used in the direct model, demonstrating its interoperability and can be integrated into both traditional account-based environments and DLT solutions. Meanwhile, the the direct model is where central banks manage wallets and settlements within a centralised CBDC system.

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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. Skeptics point out that there are serious obstacles for blockchain technology in an industry that hasn’t even fully embraced the cloud.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 16, 2024

Helena Chen, managing director, Hong Kong & Macau, Mastercard said: “To unlock the full potential of blockchain technology, continuous collaboration, testing, exploration, and development of innovative use cases are needed to bring real value to businesses and interoperability across the industry.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

And there’ll be quite a bit of tinkering with the technology (especially the infrastructure) and the use cases to get there. Interoperability Is Key. To get there, interoperability is key, said Cunha. Digital dollars are a maybe – but if so, not for a while. No Race To Rollout .

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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. in February.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Among the new members is blockchain company R3, according to Bitcoin Exchange Guide reports on Thursday (March 14), which will be represented in the Council by the firm’s Head of Trade and Supply Chain Alisa DiCaprio. “The ready availability of trade finance is a crucial ingredient to the success of U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Customers can tap into about 1,800 partner resources at the SAP App Center, sorted by product, industry and use case scenarios. The prototype uses SAP’s Payment Engine application to initiate, process, clear and settle transactions.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Developments include cross-border quick response (QR) payment linkages, connectivity between real-time national payment schemes, and the ongoing Singapore Response Code Scheme (SGQR+) project focusing on furthering QR code payment interoperability. 136), regtech (119) and investments and wealthtech (82).

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Faster Payments Council

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Few use cases have the potential for growing volumes as do commerce payments yet paying a merchant with a credit push transfer isn't easy. Thise session envisions the art of the possible for commerce use cases in the U.S. The US does not lack directory capability – we have an overabundance of it!

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Accenture Backs Blockchain. Professional services firm Accenture is backing blockchain in a big way, announcing this week that it will collaborate with TradeIX to support corporate onboarding to the blockchain-powered trade finance platform of the Marco Polo Network. Credit Unions Mix Blockchain With Existing Rails.

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Faster Payments Council

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

How can we look to this rapidly growing business for new use cases for instant payments? The panel will discuss issues such as security, governance, and interoperability as well as concerns that the U.S. What will this look like in the coming years? market needs to keep in mind when creating directories.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Even as digitization has opened up new ways to administer the financing of trade, the lack of interoperability limits the ability to scale solutions. On the horizon, too, is blockchain , with trade finance a common use case for innovators when developing new solutions with distributed ledger technology.

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