Blockchain

05 Sep 24 @ 15:02

The global cross-border payments market is on track to hit $290 trillion by 2030, driven by rising international e-commerce, global workforce mobility, and the adoption of digital payment solutions, according... read more

04 Sep 24 @ 16:55

The North America Banking Report by Temenos reveals a crucial shift in how North American banks are responding to the technological revolution. With 90% of banks in the region identifying... read more

31 Jul 24 @ 11:32

As the global financial landscape evolves, the Bank of England (BoE) has released a discussion paper outlining its approach to innovation in money and payments. This comprehensive strategy emphasizes the... read more

05 Jul 24 @ 13:09

At Money20/20 2024, industry leaders Vedran Jankovic from Deutsche Bank and Lukas Enzersdorfer from Bitpanda highlighted the transformative impact of MiCA regulations, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology on the fintech sector.... read more

14 May 24 @ 17:00

Yesterday, the Eurosystem successfully completed the first experiment in using new DLT technologies for the settlement of wholesale transactions in central bank money. Initially, 16 private companies have been onboarded and... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 18:27

Blockchain payments firm Fnality, which raised £77.7 million in a Series B funding a month ago, has announced that is has completed the “world’s first” live blockchain-based wholesale payment transactions... read more

12 Oct 23 @ 16:36

Mastercard says it has successfully demonstrated capabilities of a new solution that enables a CBDC to be tokenised (or “wrapped”) onto different blockchains, providing consumers with a new option to... read more

12 Oct 23 @ 08:28

NAKA has developed a new technology that bridges the gap between the traditional payment industry and the blockchain world. It encompasses a payment scheme running fully on smart contracts and... read more

04 Oct 23 @ 11:16

The European Central Bank will start exploratory work for financial market settlement based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) starting in 2024, according to minutes published Thursday. The central bank is looking... read more

21 Jun 23 @ 08:00

Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure, has announced the launch of Oxygen, a world-first decarbonisation of digital assets solution for financial institutions prioritising ESG. The launch comes one year after... read more

19 Jun 23 @ 10:47

Coordinated by the Swiss Bankers Association, a group of have launched a project aimed at introducing a digital Swiss franc based on tokenized deposits. In the current project phase, the... read more

13 Jun 23 @ 17:41

There is a lot of talk these days about the impact on fintech M&A in an era of rising interest rates and volatility. The soaring prices of energy, food, labour,... read more