Blockchain

It's not a reaction to JPM Coin, the banks says, but a way to speed up international payments for corporate clients.

Giants like Facebook, JPMorgan Chase and Walmart are all pushing blockchain for myriad use cases, and now Wells Fargo has joined the fray with its own spin on the distributed ledger technology.

The move adds heft to the blockchain-based Interbank Information Network; many of those terminated in the phony accounts scandal say they’ve been blacklisted.

Hawaii State FCU has a dedicated branch for testing new products. It's a format that other institutions could follow.

Even without cryptocurrency, blockchain provides necessary security and processing benefits, says Tatvasoft's Vikash Kumar.

Mastercard and blockchain software provider R3 plan to test a new blockchain-enabled cross-border payments service to connect global faster payments rails supported by a Mastercard-operated clearing and settlement network.

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The patent office is getting buried in applications for distributed ledger systems, a mountain of documents that chart a clear course toward making static identity and password protection irrelevant.

Banks have to be more resourceful with technology and less dependent on high interest rates.

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Crypto technology will play a major role in the central bank's real-time payments system.

PNC has gone live on RippleNet, giving the blockchain company a major win in its effort to build a real-time cross-border payments network that includes large U.S. banks.

Amaten, Japan’s largest gift card exchange platform, is expanding its current operations using blockchain in partnership with the decentralized cloud computing network and smart contract provider aelf.

Politics not considered, a spokesman said in response to Dudley’s call for the Fed to stop enabling trade war; the agency lifts a two-year hiring freeze.

Crypto technology will play a major role in the central bank's real-time payments system.

Bank of America has joined the likes of Walmart and Mastercard in seeking patents for blockchain technology that could be used for a digital currency or mobile wallet.

Ambiguity about which laws apply to blockchain technology has prevented certain companies from doing business in the United States.

India has taken a hard line on cryptocurrency, but other blockchain payments innovation is thriving.

Ambiguity about which laws apply to blockchain technology has prevented certain companies from doing business in the United States.

Walmart has filed a patent application for a digital currency that, like Facebook's Libra, would be a stablecoin backed by traditional currencies. And it envisions a very specific use case where its coin could stand in for cash — or even for a bank account.