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Fintech Finance

MAY 14, 2025

The ranking reveals a strong direct correlation between consumer trust in the digital economy and individual country GDP growth rates between 2014 and 2024, demonstrating the critical importance of digital trust to economic growth in the modern era. China tops the Index ranking with a trust rating of 8.6

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2025

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Lending, Mortgage & Lendtech Conference Calendar 2025 Contact us to add your event Event Location Start End Attendees* Speakers* Began FinovateEurope London 25-Feb-25 26-Feb-25 1,000 150 2011 FTT Lending 3.0

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Fintech News

MAY 15, 2024

Payment giant Mastercard has announced the inclusion of five global startups in its Start Path Blockchain and Digital Assets programme. This initiative aims to enhance user experiences and expand the applications of blockchain technology in solving real-world problems.

Blockchain

Wharton Fintech

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Bridging the Gap: A Collaborative Approach to Blockchain & Crypto Partnerships with Shayaan Khanna at Mastercard As recently as 2022, it seemed as though blockchain and cryptocurrency companies were about to reshape large swathes of the global financial sector right away.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

20), Mastercard announced news that it will be opening up access to its blockchain technology through its developer’s API. Mastercard is not the only firm delving into blockchain. Since mid-2014, more than 50 of the world’s major financial services institutions have invested in the sector.”. On Friday (Oct.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Overstock is gearing up to sell its retail business, with a deal taking place in the next few months as it focuses solely on its blockchain initiatives. Overstock has previously announced plans to sell the retail business so that it can focus on blockchain technology. Byrne is a big backer of blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne believes that blockchain might be the world’s greatest hope in ending global poverty. In an exclusive interview with FOX Business , Byrne said he is looking for suitors who may be interested in his new venture with world-renowned Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto Polar to end poverty with blockchain technology.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

While much has been said and written about the blockchain in recent years – good and bad – generally speaking, few have ever really considered it as an artistic venture. The pilot will be done in collaboration with Artory, a blockchain-based digital registry for the art market.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently partnered with blockchain software firm Digital Asset to improve the latter’s Digital Asset Modeling Language (DAML) interoperability. The collaboration will allow DAML to work with several different blockchain networks, including Hyperledger Fabric and Corda. Currently, there are 0.7

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

The Fintech Times

APRIL 22, 2024

Technology The decentralised network connected through a network of computers or nodes underlies blockchain technology, synonymous with cryptocurrencies. Blockchain protocols are the guidelines or rulebooks that determine how a blockchain works. We are only scratching the surface of the potential of the blockchain.

Finance

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Tencent’s WeBank , which is a digital bank in China that provides loans to individuals and small businesses, will be the technical infrastructure provider for China’s national blockchain network, according to a report by Coindesk. Following that, it expanded into blockchain services.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Tencent’s WeBank , which is a digital bank in China that provides loans to individuals and small businesses, will be the technical infrastructure provider for China’s national blockchain network, according to a report by Coindesk. Following that, it expanded into blockchain services.

Blockchain

CB Insights

APRIL 18, 2019

China is a key player in the development of blockchain technology, and home to some of the world’s largest and most influential companies in the space. GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report. Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in blockchain and strategies to watch for 2019.

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Payments Source

AUGUST 11, 2020

It was an attention-grabbing decision when Facebook hired PayPal's president, David Marcus, in 2014. At the time, Facebook didn't have much of a dedicated payments business to speak of; when people thought of spending money on Facebook, they typically thought of in-app purchases in Farmville.

PayPal

CB Insights

MARCH 29, 2018

Everyone’s talking about blockchain technology — from financial services firms like Nasdaq, to payment processors like MasterCard, to shippers like FedEx. Some companies are even pivoting away from their core products to adopt new blockchain strategies , seeing notable stock price jumps in the process. ” — CEO Charles W.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

Facebook is shoring up its secretive blockchain team with hires from PayPal, according to a report by Bloomberg , and the company might be planning to release its own type of cryptocurrency, which could be announced as soon as the next quarter. The hiring is being driven by David Marcus, former PayPal leader.

PayPal

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Enterprise blockchain company Money By Design is planning an initial coin offering (ICO) and hopes to secure more than $350 million through the deal. Money By Design has launched a project called the Smart Tokenization Blockchain, which uses blockchain to produce and manage tokens. 9) that it will be managing the ICO.

Blockchain

CB Insights

MARCH 23, 2017

Bitcoin and blockchain investors may be signaling caution. While the number of total deals grew from 143 in 2014 to 161 … Continued. Check out even more content at Future of Fintech 2017. Use code “FoFInsights” to get $1000 off your ticket.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2018

Russia’s corporate treasurers are working with the nation’s central bank on a blockchain initiative, reports in CoinDesk said Friday (June 15). European Union sanctions against Russia for its annexation of Crimea in 2014 sparked concerns that SWIFT may remove Russia from its system.

SWIFT

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Headquartered in Silicon Valley and founded in 2014 by Forzley and Aldo Carrascoso, chief operations officer and chief financial officer, Veem uses blockchain as a payment rail and simplifies the way SMBs process payments. .

B2B

PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

The whispers have grown to loud chatter when it comes to blockchain technology and the impact it might have on the financial services sector. The latest research from PwC found that banks are no longer taking blockchain technology as an easily ignored fad. For FIs, it’s better to be friend instead of foe with the disruptor.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Plenty of industries and companies are eyeing blockchain – the technology that enables cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin – but when it comes to corporate investors, SBI, Google, Overstock.com, Citi and Goldman Sachs are standing out from the pack.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne wants to make it perfectly clear that his company’s future is in blockchain. “It’s As a result, he plans to offer up even more details about Overstock’s blockchain plans when the company reports its latest earnings next month. We think we’ve got cold fusion on the blockchain side.”.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Overstock.com is one of the most significant investors in the blockchain technology on which digital coins are based. In 2014, Overstock launched Medici Ventures, which manages the online retailer’s work in blockchain, CNBC stated, and has majority ownership of tZERO. Medici reported a loss of $3.3

Blockchain

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2017

IBM’s blockchain technology has landed at yet another financial institution, this time in Japan for the purpose of facilitating trade finance transactions. Recent reports said Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group and its subsidiary bank are teaming with IBM Japan to build a blockchain-based platform for trade finance.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The Chinese eCommerce retailer is working with both the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for the joint lab, which will look into efficiency issues and scalability when it comes to the blockchain.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

It’s not only for consumers, though: Alternative lending firm Kabbage recently found that mobile lending is on the rise among small businesses, with a more than 360 percent increase in the number of SMB loans accessed via mobile device between April 2014 and February 2018.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Overstock got its price target lifted last week after the company indicated that it could sell the home eCommerce unit to focus more on its blockchain aspirations, reported CNBC. percent as a result of the company’s investment in blockchain. According to the news report, D.A. Last month, Overstock rose 11.6

Blockchain

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

Overstock , the online retailer and blockchain company, announced Thursday (Jan. Paying taxes via bitcoin is not the first milestone for the online retailer, which is morphing into a leader in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. company to pay state taxes in bitcoin.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

In March, BoE announced a “proof of concept” with several firms to see what changes should be implemented to RTGS so that it may support settlement with firms that use blockchain. As Berlin, Paris and other EU cities are trying to attract FinTech companies away from Britain, the U.K. In addition, the U.K. In addition, the U.K.

Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Goldman Sachs has decided to drop out of the R3 CEV blockchain group, letting its membership lapse as of Oct. According to the report, a Goldman Sachs spokeswoman confirmed the membership lapse but that Goldman Sachs plans to continue to work with blockchain technology. 31, reported The Wall Street Journal.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Blockchain startup Digital Asse t has brought in another $40 million in funding, bringing its total amount raised to $100 million. Founded in 2014, New York-based Digital Asset has been funded by some of the world’s largest banks, making it one of the most high-profile startups in the blockchain industry.

Blockchain

The Finance Weekly

MARCH 25, 2024

From joining the Board of Directors in 2001 to becoming Oracle's CEO in 2014, Catz was ranked 24th in Forbes' list of most powerful women. Besides their CFO duties, they handle cyber security risks, system integration, talent recruitment, and explore new tech like Blockchain and AI. Ianniello Joseph R.

Finance

PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2017

Blockchain technology just took another step further outside the financial world. While blockchain use has been inching into commercial use through the likes of IBM and Microsoft , European municipalities have taken note and are getting in on the distributed ledger technology action.

Blockchain

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2018

When it comes to blockchain technology, there’s a lot of hype. Now some public companies are pivoting away from their core products — be that cameras, diagnostic machinery, or even iced tea — to adopt new blockchain strategies. Live briefing: BLOCKCHAIN TRENDS IN 2018.

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