Blockchain is reshaping payment processing – Part I
A desire for faster payment processing and better audit trails is leading companies away from traditional payment systems and toward innovation - with blockchain reshaping payment processing changes.
Multiple companies are playing,...
Ink and Kleros partner to resolve transaction disputes
Ink Protocol and Kleros are to partner in a bid to resolve transaction disputes. Ink is a decentralised reputation and payments platform for peer-to-peer marketplaces.
Kleros has the Justice Protocol, a dispute...
Cryptocurrencies, Bank of England and the Iceland computer mining heist
Cryptocurrencies, and the variety of impressions they make are back in the news.
On Friday, at the inaugural Scottish Economics Conference which brings together students from six universities, Mark Carney, the governor...
MyCUID spawned by CULedger and Evernym
CULedger is partnering with decentralized identity provider Evernym to create MyCUID.
CULedger is the builder of blockchain-based products aimed at credit unions (akin to building societies in the UK) and their members....
Nokia Sensing as a Service, with blockchain-based payment
As part of Nokia's search to introduce technologies to help telecom operators address the needs of digital cities it has announced, at Mobile World Congress 2018 (MWC), its 'Nokia Sensing as...
Mobivity, MWC and blockchain
Mobivity Holdings produces a platform which it asserts increases customer visits and spend in restaurants, retail, and personal care brands. It has announced a preview of the next generation of mobile communications...
SkyCell and OpenPort add different logistics/blockchain angles
SkyCell and OpenPort have different approaches to the logistics/blockchain challenge. Skycell focuses on air freight and airlines.
In contrast, OpenPort, a Hong-Kong-based platform that uses blockchain technology to transform domestic distribution in...
TradeIX and R3 pilot Marco Polo for trade finance
BNP, Commerzbank and ING are leading a trade finance initiative, called Marco Polo which also involves trade finance technology specialist TradeIX and enterprise software firm R3.
They are piloting this trade finance solution leveraging...
Philippine rural banks partner with UnionBank for blockchain
Four rural banks have partnered with UnionBank for a blockchain technology-reliant payment system. Officials of the publicly-listed universal bank vow to help the smaller banks become more efficient.
In a briefing, UnionBank...
Swiss regulator FINMA publishes ICO guidelines
In guidelines published last week, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority - FINMA - set out ICO guidelines. These describe how it intends to apply financial market legislation in handling enquiries...