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While financial institutions are apt to remain wary of the cryptocurrency and others like it, the industry is ready for more-controllable versions of its distributed-ledger technology, a new report argues.
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Bitreserve, a payments company started by CNET founder Halsey Minor that seeks to solve Bitcoin's volatility problem, has announced a new partnership with the Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas-Pliego and the support of two new currencies on its platform.
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Four House lawmakers announced Thursday that they had formed a bipartisan group to focus on "the new and innovative technologies in the payments industry."
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Few would dispute that the U.S. ought to move to a faster payment system. But the hurdles to modernizing the infrastructure are daunting, said participants in a panel at this week's Retail Banking 2015 conference.
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Bitreserve, a payments startup that aims to give consumers the
Anthony Watson joined the company from Nike, where he was the global information officer, overseeing the apparel maker's technology and cybersecurity strategy for five years, according to a Wednesday press release from Bitreserve.
Prior to his work at Nike, Watson served as managing director and chief information officer for the European retail, business banking, and global operations divisions of Barclays Bank, after stints at Wells Fargo and First-e Bancorp, a European Internet bank.
"Drawing on significant leadership experience, relationships, and know-how, Anthony will drive Bitreserve's efforts to inform industry leaders and work with members of the global financial services community to deliver transparency, portability, and independence to current and future customers around the world," Bitreserve founder and chief executive Halsey Minor wrote in a
