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Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Innovation Technology 
Fintech News
JUNE 11, 2024
This initiative responds to the rapid and complex development of financial innovations, such as distributed ledger technology (DLT) and smart contracts, which are transforming financial services.
Fintech Finance
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
HSBC announced today that it has successfully trialled the first application of quantum-secure technology for buying and selling tokenised physical gold. Last year, HSBC was the first global bank to offer tokenised physical gold to institutional investors using distributed ledger technology (DLT).
The Fintech Times
MAY 15, 2024
“This partnership underscores our commitment to harnessing innovative blockchain solutions, ensuring Siemens AG remains at the forefront of global financial efficiency and connectivity. The post Standard Chartered Utilises Blockchain for Cross-Border Transactions Between Hong Kong and Singapore appeared first on The Fintech Times.
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Fintech Finance
JUNE 17, 2024
The Eurosystem and London Centres of the BIS Innovation Hub, together with the Bank of England , have launched Project Meridian FX, to build on the findings of Project Meridian by focusing on foreign exchange (FX) transactions. Meridian FX will test the usability of the SO for different types of assets and technologies.
The Fintech Times
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
It hopes the partnerships will help drive innovation, accelerate blockchain adoption, and accelerate knowledge transfer, contributing to the growth of India’s Web3 sector. By joining forces with DECA and Asosiasi Blockchain Indonesia, we embark on a shared mission to elevate Web3 innovation and standards globally.
The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre, has teamed up with Solana Foundation, to enhance distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions and advance blockchain innovation.
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. As the German member of the Eurosystem and the monetary authority for Germany from 1957 to 1998, the Bundesbank brings its expertise to the project.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Beau wants to use distributed ledger technology (DLT), and France is considering a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The country’s central bank has supported the idea of DLT, and it hired a blockchain analyst to help with the implementation of a digital currency program. “As
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Ripple describes its business model as using “technology to deliver financial solutions vital for businesses that were once only offered by multinational banks — without the cost and overhead of legacy systems. Ripple said it has successfully piloted the program with existing RippleNet customers.
The Fintech Times
AUGUST 6, 2024
In 2017, Kasikorn Bank (KBank) set up the Kasikorn Business-Technology Group (KBTG) to operate as the tech development and IT infrastructure wing of the KBank group. The National Innovation Agency (NIA) launched its own strategy in February 2024, in a move to support local startups.
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The Fintech Times
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The Hashgraph Association , a Swiss-based venture capital, and technology company, has committed $1.5million to the Global Center for Sustainable Digital Finance as a founding member, aiming to drive and fund research at the intersection between sustainability and digital finance.
Fintech Finance
JUNE 18, 2024
. “Partnering with DigiFT, a pioneer in the regulated on-chain real-world asset market, is an exciting development for us, “ remarked Raymond Yuan, Founder of WSPN , “This collaboration marks a significant step forward in our mission to integrate stablecoin applications with innovative investment solutions.
Fintech Finance
OCTOBER 30, 2024
This real-world proof-of-concept proves that Fnality can be used to make bilateral margin payments using the £FnPS, and marks the first instance of a fully regulated Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-based payment system being used to settle margin for the purposes of real-world inter-bank derivative exposures.
PYMNTS
APRIL 1, 2019
At heart of the matter, of course, is the place (or choice) of using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to underpin the transactions — especially B2B transactions. These shortcomings make the cross-border payment industry ripe for disruption and innovation. Ripple has xRapid, its cross-border payments solution.
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
With payment innovators looking to migrate B2B payments away from paper, a growing number of payment rails and technologies are helping to ease the pain of the shift. Yet even more FIs have access to RTP as a result of third-party technology partnerships, a press release said last week.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
By working with the Accelerator, companies have access to new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), distributed ledger technology (DLT) and augmented reality (AR). There are currently 27 companies as part of the Accelerator, according to the release.
CB Insights
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees. Please click to enlarge.
The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The partnership will enhance distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions and advance blockchain innovation in the region. The post Two Sides to a Coin: February Sees ADGM Issue Regulatory Fines and Advance Innovation Ecosystem appeared first on The Fintech Times.
Fintech News
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
But despite some progress, advancements have been slow for the past few decades due to legal obstacles, the lack of standards, and the need for unifying technologies, a new paper by Deutsche Bank says. These challenges range from a longstanding reliance on paper to an increasingly fragmented technology landscape.
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Fintech News
DECEMBER 11, 2023
SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and ventures arm of Standard Chartered, and Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) successfully completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) on the Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN). The PoC explored two models.
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CB Insights
OCTOBER 29, 2020
But a growing number of companies want to employ distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to offer a simpler, streamlined way to verify transactions — to upend this status quo. Fill in your details here to get more information. First name. Company Name. Phone number. Please click to enlarge.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Visa is expanding the testing of its B2B payments technology, B2B Connect , into Thailand, according to reports. Managed by Visa end to end, Visa B2B Connect combines Visa’s core capabilities in security, governance and distributed ledger technology [DLT].”
PYMNTS
JANUARY 23, 2019
.” In other news, London Stock Exchange Group announced that its technology solutions provider’s Millennium Exchange has been chosen for ATOM Group’s new digital asset exchange venue: AAX. Set to launch this year, AAX will be the first digital asset exchange venue to use LSEG Technology’s matching engine.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
In tech, innovation is everything. In innovation, intellectual property is, well, almost everything — it can be the hardware, the software, the processes that come from creative endeavor. And patents? Well, consider them a form of competitive advantage. Yet, blockchain remains an area of interest.
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The Fintech Times
MAY 7, 2024
FiNETech will look to provide financial institutions with one-stop access to the latest information about sourcing options provided collectively by the technology community. The HKMA’s Fintech Supervisory Sandbox 2.0 , will also be available for testing and obtaining early supervisory feedback on the proposals before full adoption.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
“Today, authorities around the world are grappling with the rise of digital currencies and decentralized finance based on both emerging technologies — particularly various combinations of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain and advances in traditional centralized systems underpinning finance,” according to the report.
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
The financial services (FinServ) market is, by far, ahead of other industries when it comes to blockchain innovation and adoption, according to data released this year by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Asia is a particularly strong area of blockchain innovation, according to PwC, which predicted in its report that China will outpace the U.S.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Their research will begin with a proof-of-concept for a CBDC operated on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to test the proposed coins’ use cases in payment settlements, the release stated.
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The Paypers
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The European Commission has launched a new regulatory sandbox for innovative use cases involving Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT).
The Fintech Times
MAY 30, 2024
Its allure as a fintech innovation hub stems from its strategic Mediterranean location, robust regulatory framework, and government policies that foster innovation. The Maltese government has made significant investments in fintech and digital technology education and training in partnership with educational institutions.
The Fintech Times
JANUARY 24, 2024
As regulations evolve to meet this demand, firms like R3 , the distributed ledger technology (DLT) and services provider, are looking to make adoption as seamless as possible. She joins R3 with a proven track record of building innovative, industry-leading businesses and products for financial markets.
PYMNTS
MARCH 14, 2019
Might SWIFT be giving a nod, at least partially, toward the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT)? As noted by OracleTimes , it seems the messaging network that ties banks and other financial firms together may indeed be open to DLT — if not directly, then deployed by some of its network.
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Fintech News
JANUARY 30, 2024
The Asian payment landscape is evolving rapidly in 2024, driven by advancements in technology, changing regulatory frameworks, and shifting consumer behaviours. Regulatory actions are expected to further accelerate the adoption of innovative payment methods, ensuring compliance while fostering innovation.
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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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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 4, 2018
And some of the offerings are simply outright frauds cloaked in the veneer of emerging technology.”. And New Zealand private bank ASB has launched a shipment of meat from its home country to South Korea through the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT). Israelis are less than 0.1
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
SWIFT India , a joint venture between SWIFT SCRL and several banks, plans to test distributed ledger technology (DLT) in partnership with blockchain startup MonetaGo , Cointelegraph reported. To bolster security and efficiency, SWIFT India’s banks plan to tap into a shared distributed ledger network with the pilot.
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AUGUST 23, 2018
HSBC, Standard Chartered, and others belong to a range of consortia that have had successful pilots using distributed ledger technologies (DLT) to process live trade finance transactions. Others are looking to replace the process altogether with longer term applications of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs).
PYMNTS
JUNE 13, 2019
For blockchain technology, the crux of many of its purported benefits for the enterprise is its decentralized nature, which, proponents of distributed ledger technology (DLT) have said, promotes visibility and makes it more difficult for data to be manipulated.
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 2, 2019
Visa ended 2017 with a B2B payments focus that it kept rolling early in 2018 as it began testing and expanding B2B Connect , its cross-border corporate payments solution that integrates distributed ledger technology (DLT). Visa Acquires Fraedom. Blockchain is absolutely an option we’re looking at,” said Carriedo.
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 26, 2017
Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an agreement to link their perspective trade finance platforms using blockchain technology, according to news from Reuters on Wednesday (Oct. In April, the group said it had completed a proof of concept.
Neopay
MAY 28, 2024
The EU and the UK provided views and updates on recent developments in digital innovation in the financial sector. Both sides also shared insights from their work on tokenisation and exchanged some reflections from their respective work on the UK’s Digital Securities Sandbox and the EU’s Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Pilot Regime.
Fintech News
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The shortlisted teams, comprising fintech firms and solution providers from regions including Australia, India, the United States, and Kenya, have presented proposals utilising technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to enhance financial well-being and resilience in today’s evolving economic landscape.
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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). This allows it to serve as a testbed for additional technology solutions and interoperability with other platforms.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
As efforts to innovate payments infrastructure continue, speed remains top priority. The company connects banks to the technology so they can offer instant currency exchange across 18 currencies, with the ability to loop into an array of payment rails including SEPA, SEPA INSTANT, CHAPS, ACH, wire and more around the globe.
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