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DECEMBER 21, 2020

with money laundering, fraudulent banking and computer fraud, Reuters reported. “It In other news, Russia’s VTB Bank has teamed with blockchain platform Masterchain to issue digital bank guarantees backed by blockchain, the bank announced in a press release. 16), in the first blockchain-supported bank guarantee in Russia.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 13, 2016

As we know, two of the most prized traits of blockchain technology, specifically when one is talking about the bitcoin blockchain, are its anonymity and its immutability. Unfortunately, those traits also lead to a fair amount of fraud; which is why Terbium Labs, a “dark web intelligence provider,” has teamed Read More.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Late this month, a study from Nexus found that across 200 businesses surveyed, more than half of large and mid-sized companies queried are looking to adopt blockchain in an effort to mitigate operational risks in the wake of Brexit. That would leave room for blockchain. As reported in July via white paper, the U.K.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The emergence of the “network of network” strategies on the parts of Visa and Mastercard have opened the door for faster payments, for the electronification of payments — and for blockchain to underpin it all. Crypto has been held up by critics as a conduit to fraud and money laundering.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

Blockchain company XinFin is rolling out an integration between its invoice factoring application InFactor and QuickBooks. Earlier this year, XinFin announced it is joining the R3 Corda marketplace, which will host several XinFin enterprise blockchain apps, including its invoice financing solution. ” .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revealed that it might look into using blockchain technology to streamline disaster insurance payouts, as well as speed up its response to disasters. Earlier this year, the British Virgin Islands partnered with blockchain firm LIFElabs.io As Cointelegraph reported, U.K.-based

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Fintechs are partnering with banks, banks are using blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency and financial regulation is still undergoing massive changes. 2017 has been a […].

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Blockchain technology has allowed businesses to eliminate unnecessary, not to mention costly, intermediaries and significantly reduce international cross-border payment processing time from weeks to a day. With these benefits in mind, blockchain has recently captured the attention of several players from around the faster payments space.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

Blockchain has caught the attention of several FIs, especially for B2B and cross-border payments, even if there’s not yet consensus on how to best deploy it in real-world situations. Canadian payments network Interac has experimented with blockchain for consumer payments. We are now in the trough of disillusionment.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Cagney said that, for this reason, the stage may be set for an overhaul of the government’s payments status quo, quickened by innovation, and, particularly, by blockchain. That’s a nightmare waiting to happen with the amount of fraud that could occur there.”. It’s a heavy lift, but one that must be addressed sooner rather than later.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Business services conglomerate Accenture is expanding its blockchain solution offerings with the development of a procurement platform launched in Thailand. Accenture integrated its blockchain architecture into R3 ‘s Corda open-source blockchain platform to create the tool, the company said. ” .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

But the greedy “sport” of stealing people’s money – in this case, through a blockchain scam – still has crooks going for the gold. They then claim to be using blockchain technology. The Chinese Olympic Committee announced that it has received numerous warnings about illegal marketing related to the planned 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Even the mightiest of tech firms are not immune to invoice fraud. Engadget reported that Jeff Tran, Microsoft ’s former director of sports marketing and alliances, was charged with five counts of wire fraud. Wire fraud has a sentence of up to 20 years’ imprisonment. Fraud On The Rise. Payments Fraud No Cakewalk.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

AI is increasingly being used to automate a variety of tasks in financial services institutions, including customer service, fraud detection, and loan applications. Perficient will also bring insight surrounding the banking industry’s growing use of blockchain to the Summit.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

IrisGuard, an iris-recognition solutions company, and Patientory, a cybersecurity healthcare data solution firm, are collaborating to combine iris biometric technology with the healthcare focused PTOYNet blockchain network, to add another layer of security and authorization on the blockchain, and help with patient identity procedures.

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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. ” However, that’s only the beginning.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 18, 2016

After Clearing and Settlement as a blockchain use case, the next big area of interest is Trade Finance. This is primarily because it’s an area full of inefficiencies and open to fraud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2019

The Brazilian state of Bahia has rolled out a blockchain application to monitor the public bidding process of contracts with the government, Cointelegraph reported. Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created the Online Bid Solution (SOL), which is said to be a technology based on the blockchain.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

Shane Bigelow , CEO of Vital Chain , which uses blockchain to help individuals download and control how healthcare data is used — including COVID-19 test certification — told PYMNTS in a recent interview that digital certificates can go a long way toward reopening businesses and establishing trust. I call it an accidental fraud.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Proper care, consumer and insurance payments flow, and fraud prevention all depend on those factors. That leads us to the latest discussion about the potential role that blockchain can play in healthcare data. Then, regulators can see tangible use cases” that prove the appeal of blockchain in the healthcare space.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 3, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England governor Mark Carney: Risk of no-deal Brexit now ‘alarmingly high’ Santander introduces tailored fraud warnings on banking app Over 40 Central Banks Are Considering Blockchain Currencies Brits far more likely to switch energy provider than bank account Barclays executive David (..)

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

HSBC, Standard Chartered and 10 other banks launched a new blockchain -based trade finance program in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Oct. Blockchain for finance is expected to lower the levels of fraud in letters of credit and other transactions used for trade finance, and to reduce the number of steps in the process.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

ANZ , Commonwealth Bank , IBM , Scentre Group and Westpac have announced they are partnering to launch a live pilot for Lygon, a new digital platform using blockchain technology to digitize the bank guarantee process needed for retail property leases. We have created a blockchain-based platform to digitize the bank guarantee ecosystem.

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

Data storage firm Seagate revealed that it has moved its anti-fraud blockchain project with IBM into the pilot stage. He added that it will become the first government agency run on a blockchain-based system and artificial intelligence.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2018

The first baby born on the blockchain is expected to enter the world at a small clinic in rural Tanzania this week. What does that mean – to be born on the blockchain? AID:Tech uses digital identity and blockchain tech to create a new, more transparent way for governments, enterprises and NGOs to deliver digital entitlements.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The World Blockchain Trade Consortium (WBTC) officially launched this week in Singapore with the aim to utilize blockchain technology to lower costs, reduce risk and increase funding to SMEs. Whilst we were talking to them about Invoice Check, they were asking about a lot of different use case scenarios for blockchain applications.

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 3, 2018

Host, Will Hernandez, discusses mobile fraud, how to combat it, and the recent trends to look out for, with Kount's VP of Marketing, Don Bush. Will also chats with Bradley Cooper, editor of Digital Signage Today and Blockchain Tech News, about the future of blockchain.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

CULedger , a credit union, has inked a partnership with IBM to create blockchain services geared toward credit unions. According to a report in Fintech Futures , the idea behind the project is to use permission-based blockchain technology so credit unions can reach more members that don’t have access to financial services.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Merchants have to participate in eCommerce if they want to maintain relevancy in today’s economy, but their engagement in online transactions also exposes them to new forms of fraud. And in digital fraud, phishing poses a unique threat to businesses. All this, Today in Data. All this, Today in Data.

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Perficient

AUGUST 1, 2022

This product represents Salesforce’s initial entry into blockchain technology. While NFTs are digital pictures/collectibles employing blockchain technology to prove ownership, there have been several scandals that put doubt in both developers’ and owners’ minds.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The government of Austria is backing the creation of a pandemic-related mobile application based on the blockchain, CoinDesk reported. The prototypes harness the Ardor blockchain. One prototype lets people verify coronavirus testers.

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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 goal of using blockchain is to hopefully cultivate a reliable source of information, documenting every data point necessary to keep track of the supply chain.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The rise of digital banking, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and AI adoption across banking operations will prompt regulatory bodies to implement clearer frameworks and guidelines to ensure stability and consumer protection. A compounding factor, the shift to digital has caused increased exposure to financial fraud and cyber threats.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

USD equivalent to help fund its efforts to help companies secure loans against invoices (through linkups with investors) using blockchain and artificial intelligence. Blockchain applications like smart contracts can help transactions to be completed faster and more efficiently.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched its Amazon Managed Blockchain , a service that enables users to create and manage scalable blockchain networks. However, they find these frameworks difficult to install, configure and manage,” said Rahul Pathak, general manager of Amazon Managed Blockchain at AWS, in a press release.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

With fraud ramping up, regulators around the globe are starting to take a closer look at everything from typical threats to the use of new technologies, like blockchain. However, most of these security risks will be familiar to banks, which have protected against digital fraud for decades now.

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