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Standard Chartered Utilises Blockchain for Cross-Border Transactions Between Hong Kong and Singapore

The Fintech Times

“The bank’s integration of Euro-denominated settlements between Hong Kong and Singapore, via Partior, is not just a testament to its technological advancement but a beacon for the future of seamless, secure, and efficient global payment systems.”

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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

PYMNTS

with supporting use cases mostly related to financial services and cross-border settlement, for a grand total of $242 million in 2018. In January, the International Data Corporation (IDC) reported worldwide spending on blockchain solutions would increase to $2.1 billion by 2021. billion growing to $120.7 trillion in 2021.

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Rewiring the cross-border payments paradigm: Risk and security in correspondent banking confirmation

The Payments Association

Everything is becoming fasterthe technology is out there, said Khorsan. While digital infrastructure is advancing, including cloud-native solutions and distributed ledger technologies (DLT), legal frameworks are still rooted in outdated assumptions, creating friction in what should be frictionless systems.