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Blockchain: The Networked Ecosystem Is the Business

May 31 2019

“The next step in the evolution of blockchains is the formation of industry networks. These create value by developing and operating shared industry infrastructures as well as shared processes and applications to be used by all its industry members. Governance is the biggest challenge in creating such industry networks, which requires collaborating with other industry […]

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CULedger Partners With R3 on Blockchain-Powered Cross-Border Payments

May 22 2019

“A credit union consortium is working on a blockchain-based cross-border payments tool aimed at serving 89,000 credit unions globally. CULedger, a group of credit unions working on distributed ledger technology, today launched a partnership with enterprise software firm R3 on a cross-border payments tool built on its Corda blockchain platform, called CUPay.”
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Euronet Worldwide Subsidiary Ria Money Transfer Joins Ripple’s Blockchain Payment Network – TokenPost

May 7 2019

“Ria Money Transfer , a subsidiary of e-payment services provider Euronet Worldwide, is the latest to join Ripple’s blockchain-powered global payments network. Headquartered in California, Ria is one of the world’s largest international money transfer companies with customers in over 155 countries, more than 377,000 locations worldwide, and $40 billion in money transfer volume per […]
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Korea’s Biggest Credit Card Firm Wins Patent for Blockchain Credit System

July 15 2019

“The patent, according to the report, could usher in cardless credit transactions that would see users of the system make payments using apps on mobile devices. In such a development, the invention would disrupt the traditional card system based on three intermediaries: the credit card company, a value-added network (VAN) service provider and a payment gateway.”
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Wall Street Finds Blockchain Hard to Tame After Early Euphoria

July 17 2019

“But a review of 33 projects involving large companies announced over the past four years and interviews with more than a dozen executives involved with them show the technology has yet to deliver on its promise. At least a dozen of these projects, which involve major banks, exchanges and technology firms, have not gone beyond […]
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Mastercard to Tackle Fashion Fakes With Blockchain Tracking Solution

August 7 2019

“Mastercard is to demo a new blockchain-based product tracking solution during an upcoming showcase of women fashion designers. The payments giant announced on Friday that it will support “limited-edition collaborations” highlighting female designers and artists in partnership with Fred Segal Sunset and MADE.”
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Mastercard Is Building a Team to Develop Crypto, Wallet Projects

August 5 2019

“Payments giant Mastercard is seeking to hire a number of blockchain professionals, including several senior roles, in an apparent effort to develop cryptocurrency and wallet products. According to the company’s career website , Mastercard is looking for a senior blockchain engineer and engineering lead , director for product development and innovation , vice president for […]

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OneConnect Partners With UnionBank’s Fintech Subsidiary UBX to Co-create Philippines’ First Blockchain-enabled Platform for MSMEs

July 22 2019

“OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. (OneConnect), an associate company of China’s insurance giant and Fortune Top 29 Company Ping An Group, has partnered with UBX Philippines Corporation, the wholly-owned fintech subsidiary of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), to build the country’s first blockchain-enabled platform to meet the banking needs of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The partnership underpins both […]
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Commerzbank tests blockchain-based machine-to-machine payment solution for the first time

August 8 2019

“Working together with its research and development unit main incubator, Commerzbank is the first German bank to develop a blockchain-based payment solution for machine-to-machine (M2M) payments. A fully automated payment process between an electric charging point and a Daimler truck system has taken place. For this transaction, Commerzbank issued Euros on a blockchain and provided […]