PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Each week it seems blockchain just gets another endorsement. The billionaire and Virgin Group founder said blockchain will create an “ economic revolution ,” especially in developing countries. His reasoning revolves around the issue of proving ownership of certain assets and access to capital. Richard Branson.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

And enter Drip Capital , the middleman that serves as the financial grease that enables trade to flow, easing concerns of both buyers and suppliers. said Pushkar Mukewar , co-founder and CEO of Drip Capital in a conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. Blockchain To Bangladesh. COVID Was A Much-Needed Stress Test.

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MARCH 30, 2023

The front office is screaming down to the Settlement Office, “Operations, we need more capital!” Adding blockchain to the supply chain improved visibility, allowed automatic purchases through smart contracts, and kept a permanent record of what had been ordered as well as status reporting of all items in the supply chain.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

gears up to leave the European Union (EU), for commerce, there remains the unknowns of how trade will be affected, as well as how capital, goods and services can be tracked. The concept of blockchain used in Brexit’s aftermath — specifically to help navigate a new customs landscape — is nothing new. As the U.K.

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MARCH 31, 2020

“Harvest season is usually when farmers spend their capital, and timely payments is crucial, but the time to get paid is extremely varied depending on who you’re selling to. Mitigating Risk With Blockchain. Even the best payers can delay payment.” ” Farming’s Cash Flow Bottlenecks. Looping In The Banks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

Standard Chartered is the latest financial institution to have completed a trade finance transaction via blockchain, the bank announced Thursday (Jan. Using the blockchain platform, Standard Chartered generated digital trade documents for Agrocorp to receive a chickpea shipment from its supplier.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

And Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon unveiled a $108-million plan to make the capital into a blockchain-enabled smart city, Coindesk reported. He said that multiple public services such as elections and labor welfare will use the blockchain technology. Once it is a financial instrument it comes under a whole regulatory framework.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

HashCash Brings Blockchain Tech To Unnamed Bank. Although blockchain technology company HashCash Consultants did not name the FI, the company revealed it is collaborating with a bank in the U.S. to bring its blockchain-powered corporate trade financing technology into the entity.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty. Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

The idea that blockchain can be divorced from the crypto realm and used to trade and store assets is quickly gaining, well, currency. Blockchain for Trading . Trading protocols that operate across the blockchain, he said, are non-custodial, which means “sovereignty over your assets.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

solarisBank’s Blockchain Factory supports us in taking trading in cryptocurrencies and tokens to the next level, and in setting new standards in transparency and reliability,” said Alexander Höptner, CEO of Boerse Stuttgart, in a press release. Emerging Jobs Report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

For some, like Currencycloud and Steamchain, the path involves bypassing legacy payment rails and embracing blockchain. In a statement, Nium Global Head of Commercial Payments Sanjiv Razdan said that it is particularly important today for companies to have this B2B payment flexibility and a solution to optimize working capital.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the lifeblood of many economies — Europe’s among them — and working capital is the lifeblood of SMBs. Yet many firms struggle to gain access to the capital that helps them launch or sustain operations. One way to secure funding is to use invoice financing.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Capital markets infrastructure powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities, handling $3000T+ in transactions each year. This massive market, which includes a broad range of financial “plumbing” services, could be poised for a blockchain shake-up. Notable projects include Securitize, Mt.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

Blockchain is now an official word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Of course, the FinTech industry doesn’t have to look it up, but the dictionary now defines blockchain as a technology that enables the keeping of records of financial transactions in a digital database as part of a publicly accessible network.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Arket , a brand of H&M , is piloting a blockchain product integration with the help of VeChain, TheNextWeb reported. While the brand did not tell the outlet where it was using the implementation, it did say that was using the solution to securely track product data. million at the time.)

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Davies served as CitiMortgage’s chief executive officer and Citibank’s head of global mortgage in addition to Capital One’s president of home loans. For banks and other financial institutions, the tide is shifting toward an embrace of blockchain for handling transactions.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 10, 2018

Blockchain has yet to realize its full potential, and right now, it seems like financial institutions and technology providers aren’t rushing to push it out of its nascent, proof-of-concept stage.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

There may be talk of a venture capital slowdown, but B2B FinTech saw a busy week, with more than $280 million raised. But the biggest round of the week went to a challenger bank, which also secured unicorn status with its latest funding. Hub Security. BRI Ventures also joined as a new investor, the company noted. Countingup.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 3, 2016

Real Time Equities Settlement will change the global capital markets beyond recognition, impacting every player in the ecosystem. For long a technological pipedream, Real Time Equities Settlement is nudging closer to reality thanks to Blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell is boosting its position in the world of blockchain through an investment in distributed ledger startup Applied Blockchain. According to Forbes reports , Shell’s trading unit, Shell Trading International, secured a minority stake in the U.K. tax reform — a decline to the tune of $2.5

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As blockchain tech gains commercial traction, a growing number of companies want to use it to reimagine the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. The “Other” category represents any blockchain tech being used by 3 or fewer projects/corporates. . First name.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2017

As more businesses join collaborative groups and invest in internal research and development (R&D) to explore using blockchain for new services, some firms have begun to use the technology themselves. Currently,” Citi explained in its announcement, “banks have to set aside capital as they wait for collateral to be settled.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

And for blockchain, a few warning signs have been flashing that all may not be as rosy as some observers may have hoped, had wanted. This is not to say that blockchain is doomed. Exhibit A, of course, would be Long Island Iced Tea, which back in 2017 said it would change its name to Long Blockchain Corp., billion.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Bitcoin doesn’t necessarily have the blessing of government agencies, but what about blockchain? It seems governments are a bit more open to distributed ledger technology (DLT), though that doesn’t mean blockchain companies get a free pass with regulators. securities bar.”. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton spoke Monday (Jan.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

The round was led by UOB Venture Management, Seven Bank, Uni-President Asset Holdings, HashKey Capital, Hopeshine Ventures, Signum Capital, Du Capital and Hanwha Investment and Securities. “We The company is going to first focus on Southeast Asia.

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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.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission ’s lawsuit contending that the blockchain firm connected to the digital currency held a $1.3 billion securities offering that was not registered, CNBC reported. The SEC’s complaint centers on the contention that the digital currency should be dealt with as a security in lieu of a currency.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

According to reports, high-level Fintech and Innovation-driven Financial Services Regulatory Committee panel met last week to discuss the possibility of the fund that would focus on, among other things, fraud, security, and blockchain. The committee consist of seven members, […].

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AUGUST 23, 2020

Once the approval is finalized, the license will allow it to work in dealing in securities and as an automated trading service (ATS), regulated under Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). SEC filings show that the fund has a total of $300 million in assets overall now.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has launched a new central blockchain securities lending platform in Israel, according to a press release — the first in the area. Now, the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) will help garner new blockchain advantages in direct peer-to-peer technology and more security through immutability.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

One way many are discussing is to implement a blockchain technology system to help facilitate the supply chain process by providing a heightened visibility and increased efficiency. With blockchain, we can get universal visibility and synchronization of data without having to compromise on security and privacy.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2020

In other news, LVC Corporation , which operates LINE, is announcing the launch of two new products: LINE Blockchain Developers, a developer platform for blockchain services; and the BITMAX Wallet, for managing digital assets, a press release stated. Other sites, including cryptowikipedia.ru Cointelegraph reported.

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MAY 27, 2022

There is good reason for this shift in view; according to Marc Bernegger, co-founder of crypto fund AltAlpha Digital, “after last year’s explosion of crypto hedge funds around the globe, there are now over 400 active funds, excluding those focused on venture capital.” State Regulations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

For years, throughout the volatility of cryptocurrency values, some industry experts have assured investors and innovators that blockchain is the disruptor in which the market should place its faith. Bitcoin and blockchain creator Satoshi Nakamoto developed these tools nearly a decade ago, he said. Broader Doubts Emerge.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 28, 2019

Coming off a year of high growth, enterprise blockchain startup Symbiont on Wednesday closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by Nasdaq Ventures, with participation from new investors including Galaxy Digital, Citi Ventures, and Raptor Group.

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