Finextra

JUNE 30, 2025

A new way of settling transactions Firstly, when we talk about digital currency we are referring to the registration of a fiat currency (such as the pound) on a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-based network with a 1:1 relationship to the fiat currency. Digital currencies can be issued by central banks (aka.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

It may seem that cross-border payments were in the … well … crosshairs this past week, with a number of country-by-country and company-by-company initiatives using blockchain and other methods to speed payments and lower fees. These shortcomings make the cross-border payment industry ripe for disruption and innovation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

So, why do cross-border payments present so many challenges? Despite rapid market growth, international payments have been hampered by country-specific regulations, while transactions being channeled through intermediary banks can take days to complete and often come with fees. Currently, there are 0.7

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Beau wants to use distributed ledger technology (DLT), and France is considering a central bank digital currency (CBDC). DLT would also help in terms of cross-border payments, he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

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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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

The transactions between businesses are done on an account-to-account basis, as opposed to using the existing correspondent banking network — which, of course, relies on intermediaries. It has also linked with MoneyNetInt on cross-border payment processing in the U.S. Mastercard, Too. Separately, and beyond the U.S.,

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Fintech News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Prototypes and proofs of concept are being developed for payment systems based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). These include cross-border Payment versus Payment (PvP) transactions and wholesale market Delivery versus Payment (DvP) transactions.

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