30 Sep 22 @ 09:26

A new report from leading financial research firm East & Partners in partnership with Payments Cards & mobile, claims banks are lagging far behind their clients’ expectations when it comes... read more

25 Feb 22 @ 09:35

MUFG, Japan’s biggest bank, has announced it will shut GO-NET, the IoT payments solution it set up in 2019 as a joint venture with Akamai in which MUFG held an 80% stake. GO-NET... read more

07 Jan 22 @ 09:40

The NFT market has seen exponential growth in 2021. In order to capitalise on the demand, investors are giving more attention than ever to start-ups in the category. At the... read more

08 Jun 21 @ 16:18

11 banks have participated in a trial of blockchain based FX intraday swaps. NatWest, Deutsche Bank, Bank of Ireland, Banca Mediolanum and seven other banks participated with $14.5 trillion in combined... read more

20 Apr 21 @ 16:03

Organisations are forecast to spend nearly $6.6 billion on blockchain solutions this year, an increase of more than 50% compared to 2020, spending will continue to see strong growth throughout... read more

12 Apr 21 @ 15:36

As we see the market place shifting to a more trusting view on blockchain technology, both Citi Bank and JP Morgan have both announced trial of the technology for cross... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 11:20

BitPay has launched the BitPay Card, the first Mastercard Prepaid card for crypto users in the US. The Card enables customers to instantly convert cryptocurrency into fiat currency, which is... read more

02 Jun 20 @ 11:50

A new report offers a comprehensive review of the blockchain landscape, COVID-19’s impact on crypto, and what’s in store for the rest of 2020. “Crypto not blockchain” was the dominant... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 10:21

After successful demonstration of proof-of-concept and proof-of-value, Blockchain began delivering clear and indisputable benefits in 2019. In 2020, while proven use cases in trade finance, payments and identity will continue... read more

17 Oct 19 @ 01:01

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) says that its Spunta Project, a blockchain-based application for interbank reconciliations, has successfully completed all technical tests. The Spunta Project began back in December 2017 when... read more

25 Sep 19 @ 12:43

Deutsche Bank has signed up to Interbank Information Network (IIN), the financial services industry’s biggest blockchain project, led by  JPMorgan Chase. The IIN announce Deutsche to a network of 320... read more

11 Sep 19 @ 10:11

R3 and Mastercard have signed a strategic partnership to develop and pilot a new blockchain-enabled cross border payments solution that will initially focus on connecting global faster payments infrastructures, schemes... read more

03 Sep 19 @ 12:23

Blockchain has been called the most over-hyped innovation in the world today, with the hysteria surrounding it sometimes compared to the infamous “dot.com” bubble of 1999-2000. PCM Editor James Wood... read more

16 Aug 19 @ 10:29

Commerzbank has partnered with Daimler Trucks on a pilot to use a blockchain e-money wallet called the Daimler Truck Wallet to make payments with e-euros from Commerzbank. Once the e-euros... read more

18 Jun 19 @ 09:31

Monerium has received a license from the Financial Supervisory Authority of Iceland to issue e-money on blockchains through its subsidiary, Monerium EMI. The full license is the world’s first e-money... read more

13 Jun 19 @ 12:48

Visa has launched its Visa B2B Connect network to help financial institutions process cross-border payments globally on behalf of corporate clients faster and at a lower operational cost, it said... read more

05 Jun 19 @ 13:50

Quant Network, a UK-based technology company, have signed a partnership agreement to explore blockchain interoperability through an agnostic cross-platform blockchain operating system for applications and services belonging to banks and... read more

01 May 19 @ 11:02

Visa recently signed a deal enabling FIS’ clients to have access to Visa B2B Connect. The  uses blockchain to make high-value corporate payments internationally without using SWIFT. In order to... read more

03 Apr 19 @ 11:16

105 organisations representing the full distributed ledger technology (DLT) ecosystem, including a number of big names from the financial services sector, announced their commitment to a new platform, the International... read more

25 Mar 19 @ 09:29

IBM has created a real-time, global payments network to support cross-border transactions and foreign exchange in more than 50 countries using cryptocurrencies or “stable coins.” IBM Blockchain World Wire will... read more