Blockchain

Noelle Acheson writes that new blockchains from Circle and Stripe are about more than customization and control over the features. They're about redistributing power across the payments landscape

The digital bank is working with blockchain technology provider Lightspark to use Bitcoin networks to power its upcoming cross-border payments launch.

Well-regulated stablecoins will open the door to a wide range of financial activities, including 24/7 global markets for any asset class imaginable. Traditional banks should take note.

Businesses accepting payments in stablecoins on a public blockchain are making vast amounts of data available to their competitors. For the technology to really take off, a privacy-preserving solution is needed.

Noelle Acheson highlights how last week's White House crypto document and the SEC's announced Project Crypto are not just about supporting digital assets — they're also about an overhaul of traditional finance.

As stablecoins and related products gain traction in the U.S., bankers are going to have to face the fact that their current anti-money-laundering controls simply aren't up to the task anymore.

Noelle Acheson outlines the key blockchain innovations for payment programmability, and highlights their advantages and their risks.

The groundwork for a system of international payments that bypasses the sclerotic SWIFT network has been created. Now the banking industry needs to get behind the switch to blockchain-based payments.

Markets are increasingly moving toward 24/7 functionality through the use of blockchain technology. Companies that don't adapt will be left in the dust.

The Minneapolis-based bank worked with WaveBL and ICICI Bank to handle an export shipment with fully digital documents via blockchain technology.

As AI and digital assets become mainstream, banks are spotting new opportunities to integrate payments with other activities.

From AI to crypto to the fraud fight, the industry is rapidly evolving; these young companies are looking to take advantage.

The banking giant's JPMD sounds like a stablecoin, but it isn't exactly the same thing. Here's why that matters.

Blockchain-based tokenized financial products are rapidly advancing into asset classes like private credit and commercial real estate. American banks must lead, before global competitors set the terms.

The French institution is one of the first to take advantage of new regulations that are supportive of crypto. Payment experts say banks have work to do to beat existing stablecoins.

Umar Farooq and Max Neukirchen lead an $18 billion unit that touches most of the planet. Here's what they told American Banker about instant processing, how artificial intelligence is affecting jobs and what they look for in new leaders.

Until a regulatory perimeter is established, banks should tread carefully — and so should everyone else.

If you are still thinking of blockchains as slow, clunky and expensive, do not feel badly. As is the story of many emerging technologies, they evolve quickly.

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal are among the firms moving the cryptocurrency option closer to the point of sale.