Blockchain

The bank's blockchain venture with Temasek and DBS, called Partior, creates a wholesale blockchain network.

Mainstream attention to crypto and active projects mean it's time to have a strategy for CBDCs, says R3's Todd McDonald.

he regulatory establishment in the U.S. and Europe, the DeFi market has too much momentum, contends blockchain investor Giamo Arcaro.

There's a wide range of uses for decentralized finance and related blockchain tech, says Wirex's Yves Renno.

As it seeks to disrupt the social media model of capitalizing on user content and data, Canadian technology company Yuser is launching an app that will create and market ways to sell digital works online.

Non-fungible tokens are taking the digital world by storm. They could displace traditional payment rails, but they could also be a handy tool for cybercrooks.

Non-fungible tokens are taking the digital world by storm. They could displace traditional payment rails, but they could also be a handy tool for cybercrooks.

Shortly after hearing a Securities and Exchange Commission suit against Ripple caused MoneyGram to step back from its collaboration with the blockchain company, Ripple says the partnership is fully severed.

Exposure to one of the fastest growing and most controversial corners of the crypto world is now available in an index fund format.

Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder and CEO of the cryptocurrency hedge fund Polychain Capital, discusses which digital currencies and blockchain technologies are reshaping payments and which are “nonsense projects.”

Sending money should be simple, but fintechs can’t do it alone. By leveraging cutting-edge technology like blockchain, we can solve real problems in payments that impact everyone, everywhere, says RippleNet's Vidya Mani.

This Leaders episode with PaymentsSource’s John Adams and Ripple’s Asheesh Birla, provides insight into the evolving blockchain landscape, examines how Ripple has navigated a shifting competitive environment, and takes a look at what lies ahead for RippleNet.

I look forward to seeing digital currencies brighten up our antiquated banking infrastructure and embrace the global move toward e-commerce. For now, though, I’m not holding my breath, says T1 Payments' Donald Kasdon.

Several government agencies have made deeper moves into crypto oversight, leaving a trail of angry executives and unresolved political questions. And there's still no sign of a central bank digital currency, leaving the U.S. at risk of falling behind other countries in the race to support faster payment processing.

The digital currency and related distributed-ledger technologies could "enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and stability of the provision of payments," according to an interpretive letter issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Silvergate and Avanti are among the banks pioneering the incorporation of smart contracts, cryptocurrencies and other cutting-edge instruments into mainstream financial services.

It's important to consider difference uses and types of blockchains based on need and project management strategy for financial and payment technology, says Worldline's Hubert Marteau.

Fidelity Digital Assets will allow its institutional customers to pledge bitcoin as collateral against cash loans in a partnership with blockchain startup BlockFi.

E-commerce and digital finance are expanding quickly due to the pandemic, economic downturn and plans for recovery — providing opportunities for VCs that back technology that powers faster, more digital payments.

By allowing access to public chains, CBDCs could render much greater, and even revolutionary, functionality, says Cypherium's Sky Guo.