The Fintech Times

MAY 2, 2025

Dr Khaled Al-Dhaher, vice governor, supervision and technology, SAMA, Saudi Central Bank, Mo El Husseiny, founder and managing partner, Ventura Capital and moderator Sir Charles Bowman, advisor to PwC UK and FinTech Growth Fund who was Lord Mayor of London between 2017 and 2018.

FinTech

CoinRemitter

JULY 4, 2025

A fork happens when developers change the original code of a blockchain to create a new version with different features. Bitcoin Cash Created in 2017 during a debate about Bitcoin’s scaling. Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) are two of the most popular Bitcoin forks. These two coins are often used for payments.

Bitcoin

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Top 10 Digital Challenger Banks for Youth/Teens (July 2024)

Credit Union

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2017

Whether you believe the hype or not, blockchain technology is attracting massive investments, exploration and competition across the globe. PYMNTS examines the data surrounding the latest developments of blockchain, already off to a speedy start in 2017. That figure is expected to increase in 2017 and beyond.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Morgan ’s Onyx , told Karen Webster that peer-to-peer (P2P) private blockchain networks can help streamline information flows tied to cross-border payments and remove the complexities tied to legacy systems. Morgan said it had established Onyx, a new business unit dedicated to blockchain and digital currencies. Liink, J.P.

Blockchain

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Blockchain companies raised more venture capital and private equity funding in H1’21 than any full year in history. download our best of blockchain research. download our best of blockchain research. But blockchain’s potential extends well beyond crypto and NFTs. First name. Company name. Phone number.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

Blockchain company XinFin is rolling out an integration between its invoice factoring application InFactor and QuickBooks. Earlier this year, XinFin announced it is joining the R3 Corda marketplace, which will host several XinFin enterprise blockchain apps, including its invoice financing solution. ”

Blockchain

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

To that end, any number of analyses are coming in the blockchain arena. According to an article via the MIT Technology Review , this will be the year that blockchain becomes “boring,” with innovative projects that will “bear fruit” this year even amid the declines seen last year in the sector, and in cryptocurrencies. In the U.S.,

Use Case

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

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Enterprise blockchain platform XinFin is joining the R3 consortium, with the R3 Corda marketplace hosting several XinFin apps for business users, the companies said in a press release Friday (Feb. Financial institutions that use the R3 Corda blockchain platform can gain access to and integrate these apps.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Blockchain seemed to be stuck in pilot phase in 2017, but in 2018, the financial services industry finally saw a stronger flow of real-world, working blockchain applications — many of which targeted pain points in B2B payments, including the time and lack of transparency in cross-border transactions.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

The World Bank announced it has raised $33 million from investors for its blockchain-based “Kangaroo” bond, Bond- i. The bond, which is due August 2020, is the first bond created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life-cycle using distributed ledger (blockchain) technology. This isn’t World Bank’s only blockchain project.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin , a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. MobileCoin complements the privacy-focused app in that it is “more resistant to surveillance,” according to a 2017 Wired report.

Wire Transfer

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

Blockchain has long been in the process of being divorced – operationally as well as conceptually – from its crypto connection. The hope has been that as blockchain moves beyond bitcoin , the decentralized way of moving data, assets and communications would find a wide berth in business. billion in 2017. billion compared to $1.5

Blockchain

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In regulatory efforts tied to blockchain, the British dependency Isle of Man has debuted a hub focused on blockchain development. The advisory for the self-governing dependency has established the Blockchain Office, reported Cointelegraph , and has set up a sandbox that looks toward future regulatory frameworks.

Blockchain

CB Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Trying to understand how both big & small players are using Blockchain to disrupt finance? Distributed ledger technology (DLT) like blockchain could help streamline the creation of securities by offering a shared source of truth to all participants, removing the need for extra layers of oversight. First name. Company Name.

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Blockchains are becoming a key enabler of this digital transformation (in a similar way to how the emerging tech is disrupting other long-established industries like banking and insurance ). GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report. Why blockchain tech could benefit the real estate industry. Table of Contents. Challenges.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

In other news, Coinbase has left the Blockchain Association , an industry advocacy organization, The Block reported. Hermine Wong of Coinbase wrote in the letter, “It is with considerable disappointment that I am tendering my resignation from the Board of the Blockchain Association, effective immediately,” according to the report.

Blockchain

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In other news, Stellar has become an official blockchain for USD Coin (USDC), which is anticipated to be available on Stellar in the first quarter of next year, according to a Thursday (Oct. Stellar is the third blockchain that has native support for USDC, according to the consortium, which was co-founded by Coinbase and Circle.

Digital Currency

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. The startup recently secured $16.5

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

CB Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Notably, news mentions of bitcoin and blockchain are quite low compared to the late 2017 peak, when bitcoin experienced a similar run-up in price. GET the 53-page Blockchain Report 2020. Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in blockchain and strategies to watch for 2020.

Bitcoin

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

CertiK , an auditing firm, wants to bring Internet of Things (IoT) devices onto blockchain through its new partnership with Hdac , CoinDesk reports. Hdac’s blockchain platform will work to combine the tight authentication, seamless mapping and machine-to-machine transactions with a network containing IoT devices.

Settlement

The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Fintech in Taiwan In 2019, Taiwan’s financial industry spent over $700million on fintech research and development (R&D), as well as AI, AML, biometrics, blockchain, cloud services, cybersecurity, payment and regtech solutions. Fintechs in Taiwan cover a wide range of subsectors, including crypto-focused firms WOO and Coolwallet.

Innovation

The Fintech Times

AUGUST 14, 2024

Eight years ago, Australia’s largest market operator unveiled plans to overhaul its aging trade settlement system with a blockchain-powered platform. The decision to use blockchain technology was particularly bold, as it promised to shake up how transactions were processed and recorded.

Blockchain

Fintech Review

AUGUST 13, 2024

In the rapidly evolving blockchain and crypto space, Fuse stands out as a pioneering platform committed to transforming financial systems. What sets your platform apart in the blockchain and crypto space? Blockchain technology is rapidly evolving. Can you give us an elevator pitch for Fuse?

Financial Inclusion

Wharton Fintech

AUGUST 15, 2024

Shan shared his lightbulb moment upon reading the Ethereum white paper in 2017, which sparked his interest in the potential of blockchain technology as a global application platform. The Ethereum white paper was my light bulb moment.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

And London’s Revolut , which started offering cryptocurrency in 2017 after partnering with Bitstamp, has raised $500 million in February of this year. In addition, PayPal is looking at boosting its efforts toward expanding its blockchain presence and looking to the future on payments expertise.

PayPal

Fintech News

JANUARY 7, 2024

A recent report by blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs reveals a concerning trend of crypto hacks by North Korea, who stole at least US$600 million in cryptocurrency in 2023. Since 2017, Pyongyang-linked threat actors have caused the loss of nearly US$3 billion worth of crypto.

OFAC

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

. “We’re excited to introduce our latest AI innovation with the launch of BTI — further complementing our blockchain and IoT [Internet of Things] capabilities — which helps our customers proactively mitigate disruptions and business risks by augmenting their workforce’s capabilities.”

Mitigation

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Revenue in Italy’s fintech sector has surged, rising from about US$123 million in 2017 to more than US$3.37 Throughout the festival, the pavilion will host a series of presentations showcasing Italian fintech innovation across various sub-sectors, including mobile banking, blockchain technology, proptech, insurtech, and cybersecurity.

FinTech

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Revolut first added bitcoin, ether and litecoin in 2017. Blockchain-based EOS enables the development, hosting and execution of decentralized applications (dApps). The blockchain network Tezos is linked to a digital token called a tez or a tezzie. It aims to improve speed, scalability and flexibility for dApps.

Cryptocurrency

FICO

DECEMBER 11, 2017

As it happens, AI, ML and deep learning didn’t just grow up during 2017. AI Will Combine with Blockchain. Beyond its association with cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology will soon record “time chains of events,” as applied to contracts, interactions and occurrences. They blew up. Think about renting a car.

AI

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Among the new members is blockchain company R3, according to Bitcoin Exchange Guide reports on Thursday (March 14), which will be represented in the Council by the firm’s Head of Trade and Supply Chain Alisa DiCaprio. “The ready availability of trade finance is a crucial ingredient to the success of U.S.

Finance

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

Traydstream , a FinTech that looks at trade documents with artificial intelligence (AI), has partnered with Infosys Finacle to implement blockchain technology and further automate trade finance, according to a press release. Consequently, our clients have experienced processing time reduction by nearly 75 percent.”.

AI

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Xalts, a Singaporean fintech firm supported by Accel and Citi Ventures, has acquired blockchain- based digital trade finance platform Contour Network previously owned by a consortium of leading global banks. Carl Wegner, the former CEO of Contour, is expected to join Xalts in a senior leadership role.

FinTech

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

MANSA , a leading decentralised finance (DeFi) platform specialising in cross-border payments and trade financing, has partnered with blockchain payment platform Bitmama to improve cross-border payment accessibility across Africa. Bitmama started in 2017 as a P2P digital currency exchange.

Cross-Border Payments