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World Payments Report 2015

07 Oct 15 @ 14:02

Non-cash payment volumes are expected to continue on a high growth trajectory in 2014, according to the World Payments Report 2015 from Capgemini and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). They are... read more

More top banks pile into R3 Blockchain initiative

30 Sep 15 @ 15:23

Just week after Nine of the largest investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, thirteen more top banks, including HSBC and Deutsche Bank, havebacked the consortium led by financial... read more

Mobile wallets – a comparison chart

29 Sep 15 @ 14:09

and a whole raft of others. There has been plenty of talk about mobile wallets, but now, as the “Pays” begin to roll out we take a brief look at... read more

Top 5 Bitcoin alternatives

25 Sep 15 @ 12:18

Although Bitcoin is undoubtedly the most popular cryptocurrency, it is by no means the only one. In fact, the cryptocurrency arena is so rife that the other digital currencies have... read more

Did Australian banks unlawfully blacklist Bitcoin?

24 Sep 15 @ 10:17

Australia’s competition watchdog is set to investigate the country’s biggest banks for shutting down the accounts of Bitcoin traders. The ACCC confirmed the investigation to Queensland Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan,... read more

Bank of America files cryptocurrency patent

22 Sep 15 @ 17:06

The US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a patent filed by US financial services giant Bank of America that seeks to protect a system for wire transfers using... read more

Blockchain: it really is a big deal

17 Sep 15 @ 16:08

Over the past two decades, the Internet, cloud computing and related technologies have revolutionized many aspects of business and society. These advances have made individuals and organizations more productive, and... read more

Big banks back Blockchain initiative

16 Sep 15 @ 08:38

Nine of the largest investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, are planning to develop common standards for blockchain technology in an effort to broaden its use across... read more

IBM opens blockchain lab with Innovate Finance

11 Sep 15 @ 12:48

In further evidence (as if it were needed) of the value payments companies are placing in the concept of blockchain technology, Innovate Finance has establish a blockchain lab in partnership with... read more

Visa, Nasdaq and others invest $30 million in blockchain startup Chain

10 Sep 15 @ 10:37

Wall Street is putting more money behind a blockchain technology which  it once dismissed as a fad. Some of the biggest companies in the financial sector have invested $30 million... read more

The impact of combining Blockchain technology with central bank-backed currency

10 Sep 15 @ 10:26

The implications of putting central bank-backed fiat currency on a distributed ledger such as Blockchain are profound. A report sets out the implications for management of an economy, the potential to... read more

Rival Bitcoin software emerges – developers split on future

21 Aug 15 @ 15:52

A power struggle has emerged over the last few days regarding the future of bitcoin. The feud is dividing leading developers, provoking a fierce debate over whether the digital currency’s software... read more

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Wero expands merchant payments in France with Orange

06 Sep 26 @ 19:31

Wero is moving further beyond its origins as a peer-to-peer payment service, with Orange becoming the first merchant in France to offer subscription bill paymen... more

ECB and Brazil explore cross-border link between TIPS and Pix

06 Sep 26 @ 19:32

The European Central Bank and Banco Central do Brasil are examining whether Europe’s TIPS instant-payment infrastructure could be connected with Brazil’s hu... more

US Bank tests its own Stablecoin for Cross-Border Payments

10 Sep 26 @ 15:44

US Bank has completed a live cross-border transaction using its own dollar-backed stablecoin, becoming one of the latest major lenders to test whether blockchai... more