The Fintech Times

AUGUST 7, 2024

Ripple , the blockchain and crypto solution provider, is partnering with the Dubai International Financial Centre’s (DIFC) Innovation Hub, to accelerate blockchain and digital assets innovation in the UAE. It also plans to provide financial, technical, and business support to developers.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Giants like Facebook, JPMorgan Chase and Walmart are all pushing blockchain for myriad use cases, and now Wells Fargo has joined the fray with its own spin on the distributed ledger technology.

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Fintech News

MAY 12, 2025

Treasuries and operates across multiple blockchains. Through this acquisition, Anchorage Digital plans to integrate Mountain Protocols team, technology, and licensing framework to enhance its support for institutional use cases in the stablecoin space. The companys USDM stablecoin is fully backed by U.S.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 8, 2024

WadzChain Network, a global leader in innovative blockchain technology, announced today the launch of one of the world’s first hybrid blockchains intending to transform global payments for businesses. The blockchain is perfect for diverse businesses and use cases, from small startups to large enterprises.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 25, 2024

The Solana Foundation has introduced two new developer tools, Solana Actions and blockchain links (blinks), to make blockchain transactions more accessible and seamlessly integrated into everyday digital platforms. This feature aims to make decentralised applications more user-friendly and widely accessible.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As more firms look to enter the blockchain and decentralised space, easy integrations and the ability to develop applications are an absolute must. The partnership with Axelar Foundation propels interoperability into the broader blockchain realm. The Axelar Foundation will broaden blockchain adoption by facilitating RWA.

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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.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Despite the real-world use cases being found around blockchain and distributed ledger technology, banks are being warned to be cautious about committing to any such projects.

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Fintech Review

AUGUST 27, 2024

Blockchain technology has revolutionised numerous industries by providing decentralised, secure, and transparent systems. However, one of the significant challenges it faces is interoperability between different blockchain networks. However, these networks often operate in isolation, limiting the potential of blockchain technology.

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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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Fintech News

JANUARY 20, 2025

Compared to traditional currencies, cryptocurrencies operate on decentralised networks, often powered by blockchain technology. While B itcoin, introduced in 2009, is the most well-known cryptocurrency, there are thousands of cryptocurrencies with various use cases today.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 1, 2025

In March 2025, Qatar National Bank (QNB) began leveraging Kinexys Digital Payments (KDP) as its blockchain payment system for USD corporate flows. Kinexys by J.P. By leveraging KDP, SNB will be able to programmatically move funds across its various branches, as well as discharge treasury payment obligations without cut-offs on a 24/7 basis.

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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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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As blockchain tech gains commercial traction, a growing number of companies want to use it to reimagine the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. The chart above shows the core blockchain tech being used by projects and corporates working on DLT applications for capital markets.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

Not all that long ago, blockchain and bitcoin were inseparable – shorthand for the Wild West of cryptocurrencies and speculation. One firm, tZERO Group , is betting that blockchain can help disrupt capital markets themselves. Blockchain can help automate compliance efforts and settle trades with speed. The Use Cases .

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Stax

MARCH 6, 2025

Use case: Customers can pay by tapping their smart devices into the vendors NFC-enabled POS. Use case: Placing NFC tags on products allows customers to tap their phone to the tag and quickly pay for an item. Use case: Placing NFC tags on products allows customers to tap their phone to the tag and quickly pay for an item.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 17, 2024

The UK’s Regulated Liability Network has chosen R3 , a company specialising in enterprise distributed ledger technology and services, as well as Quant , a blockchain provider for finance, to develop the technology prototype for its experimental stage.

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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.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a lot to offer venture capitalists. blockchain startup Envoy will be used to bolster its supply chain and trade finance platform, the company told PYMNTS in an emailed announcement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

PYMNTS examines the latest initiatives that look to improve upon existing rails, or embrace new ones like blockchain and RTP. In a statement, First Horizon noted that the service addresses the growing demand for accelerated payments across a range of use cases, including payroll and commission payouts.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The emergence of the “network of network” strategies on the parts of Visa and Mastercard have opened the door for faster payments, for the electronification of payments — and for blockchain to underpin it all. Blockchain remains a key driver of cryptos’ future, both as unit of currency and store of value.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 17, 2024

RLUSD is ideal for financial use cases and allows institutions to: Facilitate instant settlement of cross-border payments. RLUSD is available on both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum blockchains, offering flexibility and scalability for various financial use cases.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revealed that it might look into using blockchain technology to streamline disaster insurance payouts, as well as speed up its response to disasters. Earlier this year, the British Virgin Islands partnered with blockchain firm LIFElabs.io

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This massive market, which includes a broad range of financial “plumbing” services, could be poised for a blockchain shake-up. But a growing number of companies want to employ distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to offer a simpler, streamlined way to verify transactions — to upend this status quo.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

There are two terms seen a lot in juxtaposition to supply chain lately: coronavirus and blockchain. Some new use cases and a new report put blockchain and the supply chain in perspective. That “single version of the truth” (similar to a bank balance) is the blockchain version of trust.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Plus, blockchain makes new inroads in the B2B arena. TOMIA and Clear Embrace Blockchain for Telecom B2B Payments. As more payment use cases emerge from distributed ledger technology (DLT), some solution providers are looking toward industry-specific applications of blockchain. BitPay Debuts BitPay Send.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees. Please click to enlarge.

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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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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Looking to facilitate direct payments between businesses and customers in real-time through a new open banking solution, a three-way partnership has been announced between Eviden , the Atos Group business focusing on digital, cloud, big data and security, fintech innovator Ordo and blockchain company, ByzGen.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative ( MOBI )'s Vehicle Identity (VID) II Working Group unveiled the second part of a vehicle identity standard that uses blockchain technology, according to an announcement. Flanigan added that Ford believes the technology could make the buying process easier in the future. In 2019, J.P.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Cagney said that, for this reason, the stage may be set for an overhaul of the government’s payments status quo, quickened by innovation, and, particularly, by blockchain. Among the advantages of a blockchain ledger, he added, is the fact that parties in a transaction do not have to pay an interchange fee.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 2, 2025

As demand for real time, global payments grow, Rain is seeing strong momentum from partners looking to issue and use onchain cards and settle in stablecoins. Rain’s technology stack allows for card transactions on the Visa network to be interoperable with stablecoins across multiple blockchains.

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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 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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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 28, 2024

On 28 August 2024, HKMA officially launched the Project Ensemble Sandbox, which will test a wide range of tokenisation use cases, including the settlement of tokenised real-world assets (such as green bonds, carbon credits, aircraft, electric vehicle charging stations, and treasury management).

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Tearsheet

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

May Zabaneh, VP of Product at PayPal The ability to send a payment over the blockchain in seconds at a fraction of the cost was simply incredible. We plan to continue to deliver more use cases for merchants and consumers around the world, says Zabaneh. This means merchants never have to handle crypto directly when getting paid.

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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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