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Accenture, TradeIX Partner On Blockchain Trade Finance

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Accenture , a professional services firm, and TradeIX, a blockchain startup in global trade finance, have teamed up to become an onboarding partner for the Marco Polo Network , according to reports. Sweden’s central bank recently asked Accenture to help with the development of its e-krona pilot for digital currency, earlier this month.

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 World Bank Sees DLT Potential For Cross-Border Transactions

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The jockeying for cross border-payments continues, and SWIFT and Ripple continue to dominate the headlines. At heart of the matter, of course, is the place (or choice) of using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to underpin the transactions — especially B2B transactions.

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SWIFT Ties gpi To eCommerce And DLT

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Payments messaging company SWIFT said it will test gpi Link, “a gateway to interlink eCommerce and trading platforms with the SWIFT gpi payment service.”. SWIFT said the first part of this proof-of-concept effort will involve Corda , an R3 blockchain platform.

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Visa, Mastercard, Amex Stake Their Bets On B2B

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Visa ended 2017 with a B2B payments focus that it kept rolling early in 2018 as it began testing and expanding B2B Connect , its cross-border corporate payments solution that integrates distributed ledger technology (DLT). American Express Bets On Blockchain In B2B.

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SWIFT Ties gpi to eCommerce and DLT

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Payments messaging company SWIFT said it will test gpi Link, “a gateway to interlink ecommerce and trading platforms with the SWIFT gpi payment service.”. SWIFT said the first part of this proof-of-concept effort will involve Corda, an R3 blockchain platform.

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B2B Services, Blockchain, APIs Gain Currency In Africa

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In the continuing swirl of headlines that seem to blur and blend cryptos, blockchains and developing nations, a number of collaborations between large tech firms, traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTech upstarts stood out. Payments Initiatives In Africa. The latter is a government-owned bank.