Fintech News

AUGUST 12, 2024

DBS has initiated the pilot of the “DBS Treasury Tokens”, a blockchain-based solution designed for next-generation treasury and liquidity management, in collaboration with Ant International. This launch underscores how established financial institutions can utilise blockchain technology to offer advanced, 24/7 banking services.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 6, 2025

The launch of the new BVNK wallet will create a solution to this friction by providing users with direct access to blockchains and local and international payment schemes, all within a single solution. But theyre not perfect for every use case and moving money between traditional currencies and stablecoins is still challenging.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 14, 2024

Ant International will be able to use the digital form factor to achieve instant, multi-currency treasury and liquidity management on DBS’ permissioned blockchain for their entities across multiple markets. DBS’ permissioned blockchain is Ethereum virtual machine (EVM)-compatible and is integrated with its core payments engine.

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Fintech News

APRIL 7, 2024

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, plans to introduce a stablecoin tied directly to the US dollar (USD), pending regulatory approvals. With the stablecoin market currently valued at approximately US$150 billion and expected to soar to over US$2.8 said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Against that backdrop of moving away from paper payments, and toward ubiquitous real-time payments, TCH’s Waterhouse said there’s probably not a use case “that’s going to tip the scale here.” But he pointed to a use case that might be a bit under the radar. Interoperability In Focus .

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2025

To accelerate the development and use of blockchain in Malaysia, a new government-backed national operation and roadmap have been launched: the Malaysia Blockchain Infrastructure (MBI). Ultimately, MBI empowers the next generation of blockchain innovations that will benefit all Malaysians.”

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Fintech Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Web3 Foundation , in partnership with Scytale Digital , has led the seed funding round for Hyperbridge , a groundbreaking protocol poised to transform blockchain interoperability. Unlike existing point-to-point bridge models, Hyperbridge introduces a hub model that scales verifiable interoperability across all chains.

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Fintech News

MAY 11, 2025

The company was an early adopter of distributed ledger technology (DLT), teaming up in 2017 with Ripple Labs and pioneering blockchain-based remittances from Japan to Thailand and Vietnam. With a strategic partnership with MoneyGram and other financial institutions, SBI Remit enables transfers to over 200 countries and regions.

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Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border APACS Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) 118

The Payments Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Furthermore, the report takes a forward-looking approach, incorporating forecasts for 2025 and exploring pivotal themes such as artificial intelligence in payments, the evolution of tokenisation and decentralised finance (DeFi), and the adoption of emerging technologies like blockchain, generative AI, and machine learning.

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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.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The trials have explored use cases ranging from foreign exchange (FX) to debt capital markets, providing valuable insights into the practical implementation and challenges of tokenisation. GL1 is not merely a technological endeavour; it also addresses the crucial aspects of governance, risk management, and compliance.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

One of the main drivers for the new efficiencies they want to pursue is blockchain. Dubai’s smart city program, known as Smart Dubai, is looking to blockchain technology as the critical piece needed to implement a seamless and more efficient digital economy. The Blockchain Building Block. ” Dubai’s Smart Future.

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Blockchain Interoperability Government Governance 62

The Payments Association

JANUARY 13, 2025

However, PSPs must ensure their systems and processes support this capability, which may involve implementing blockchain analytics tools and strengthening compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regulations. This also positions them as thought leaders in the sector.

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Fintech News

MAY 21, 2024

The report, based on a survey of over 50 financial institutions across Asia, reveals that the digital assets space is poised for significant growth as institutional investors seek to diversify their portfolios and capitalise on the benefits of blockchain technology. of respondents predicting their growth in the coming years.

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CB Insights

MARCH 21, 2018

Live briefing: BLOCKCHAIN TRENDS IN 2018. Join us for a deep dive into blockchain in 2018. Enter blockchain technology, a cryptographically secured form of shared record-keeping. Skeptics point out that there are serious obstacles for blockchain technology in an industry that hasn’t even fully embraced the cloud.

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The Payments Association

MAY 3, 2025

Among these, the integration of blockchain and stablecoins in cross-border payments and treasury management emerged as a central theme. Now, digitally native businesses are leveraging blockchain and stablecoins not to speculate, but to optimise cost and speed in cross-border transactions.

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Payment APIs and Integration Cross-Border Embedded Finance Payments 88

Fintech News

MAY 27, 2024

Trialed Digital Tenge use cases include wholesale cross-border CBDC transactions with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, CBDC vouchers for school meals, smart contracts designed to safeguard public funds allocated for road construction, and Digital Tenge stablecoins on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Singapore-based fintech Xalts is joining forces with smart contracts platform Avalanche , in a move to support financial services, governments, and other enterprise developers in building digital asset platforms for implementing blockchain, tokenisation, and smart contract applications.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

And there’ll be quite a bit of tinkering with the technology (especially the infrastructure) and the use cases to get there. Interoperability Is Key. To get there, interoperability is key, said Cunha. Digital dollars are a maybe – but if so, not for a while. No Race To Rollout .

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Fintech News

JUNE 19, 2024

Be it central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), a tokenised digital Singapore Dollar, or various initiatives backed by governmental regulators, stablecoins are one of the more pivotal developments in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. It has already arrived.”

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 11, 2024

Faster Payments Council (FPC) , a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today published its latest research report, titled The Practicalities of Cross-Border Payments in a Faster Payments World.

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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.

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The Payments Association

MAY 7, 2025

How financial asset tokenisation works Real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation is converting ownership rights into digital tokens on a blockchain. Tokenisation addresses each of these challenges, dramatically cutting operational costs, enabling real-time settlement, and using smart contracts to automate processes.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 18, 2024

Eurosystem , the monetary authority of the eurozone, has been exploring the possible use cases of distributed ledger technology (DLT) to conduct wholesale settlement in central bank money. It has now completed its first experiment using DLT, giving the monetary authority a glimpse into the potential merits of the tech.

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Central Bank Settlement Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Interoperability 75

Fintech News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

G+D’s non-DLT-based CBDC system, Filia, was used in the direct model, demonstrating its interoperability and can be integrated into both traditional account-based environments and DLT solutions. Meanwhile, the the direct model is where central banks manage wallets and settlements within a centralised CBDC system.

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CBDC Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Cross-Border Central Bank 110

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Through NACHA’s Countdown to Same Day ACH podcast series, we’ve explored what Same Day ACH is all about, the myriad of use cases and applications it’s designed to deliver and if corporations and businesses are truly ready for the change. Where The Blockchain Fits. What’s Under The Faster Payments Umbrella?

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 5, 2024

Ripple , the provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, plans to launch a stablecoin, pegged 1:1 to the US dollar (USD). Ripple’s stablecoin will be 100 per cent backed by US dollar deposits, short-term US government treasuries, and other cash equivalents.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Operating on Ethereum and other blockchain networks, XSGD boasts a market cap exceeding $18 million. Despite its smaller market cap of $124,960, XIDRs integration into Indonesias evolving blockchain infrastructure positions it for future growth.

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Stablecoins Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments Caps 106

Clearly Payments

JANUARY 4, 2024

Unlike traditional currencies issued by governments and central banks, cryptocurrencies are typically based on blockchain technology, a distributed ledger that records all transactions across a network of computers. Each cryptocurrency operates on its own underlying technology and has unique features that may cater to different use cases.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Developments include cross-border quick response (QR) payment linkages, connectivity between real-time national payment schemes, and the ongoing Singapore Response Code Scheme (SGQR+) project focusing on furthering QR code payment interoperability. 136), regtech (119) and investments and wealthtech (82).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Yet, what’s amazing to me is that we are still, as an industry, talking about it — bitcoin, now crypto, blockchain — as if its potential to revolutionize our global financial system, and the way money moves between parties around the world, is just around the corner. It’s why bitcoin and blockchain are inextricably used — and often conflated.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Considering blockchain and tokenisation Attention turned to tokenisation for the next panel session, as George Gvazava , chief crypto officer at the Bank of Georgia , revealed his thoughts on the benefits of blockchain: “If the regulation permits fully what blockchain technology delivers, we could actually see our world become a better place.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Customers can tap into about 1,800 partner resources at the SAP App Center, sorted by product, industry and use case scenarios. The prototype uses SAP’s Payment Engine application to initiate, process, clear and settle transactions.

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Bridging the worlds of fiat currencies and blockchain, Visa , the digital payments firm, has launched its new Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP). The new Visa product is designed to help financial institutions issue and manage fiat-backed tokens on blockchain networks.

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Payment APIs and Integration Blockchain Near Real-Time Use Case 52

The Fintech Times

MAY 16, 2024

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK), the international cross-border bank, is making strides in the world of blockchain as it explores the operational and risk management benefits of tokenised deposits to support the settlement of tokenised assets.

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Fintech Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

CCTP is a permissionless on-chain utility that attests to USDC transfers securely between blockchains and aims to provide a more secure and capital-efficient way to transact with USDC across supported blockchains. Users can seamlessly send, spend and save with digital dollars.

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Stablecoins Blockchain Interoperability Caps 52

Fintech Review

AUGUST 22, 2024

Cayman Islands, UK, August 22nd, 2024, Chainwire Tanssi Foundation announces the expansion of the Tanssi blockchain infrastructure protocol to Ethereum, enabling the rapid launch of decentralized networks—also known as Actively Validated Services (AVSs)—in minutes. Learn more at tanssi.network.

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