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Ant Group Launches Blockchain Based-Platform to Help SMEs with Cross-Border Trade

September 25 2020

“Ant Group, China’s largest digital payments provider by volume, has launched a blockchain-backed smart contract platform for cross-border trade by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), helping them and banks to speed up the secure processing and settlement of orders. Ant, the operator of mobile payments app Alipay, launched Trusple at the INCLUSION Fintech Conference in Shanghai on […]
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Tech

With $16bn in cryptocurrency, Ripple attempts a reset

August 13 2020

“San Francisco start-up Ripple can lay claim to having created one of the most valuable cryptocurrencies. Its digital tokens, known as XRP, have a total value of almost $30bn, behind only bitcoin and Ether. But, eight years after launch, Ripple is still trying to find compelling uses for the blockchain technology underpinning its currency that […]
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Tech

China’s Blockchain Infrastructure to Extend Global Reach With Six Public Chains

July 22 2020

“A blockchain infrastructure backed by the Chinese government will open its services to decentralized applications (dapp) developers on a global scale on August 10.  The move is part of China’s plan to be the one and only infrastructure provider for blockchain firms across the world. That effort resembles the country’s aggressive international expansion in other […]
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Tech

Spanish Banks Complete Tests of Programmable Payments for Smart Contracts

July 15 2020

“Banco Sabadell, Banco Santander, Bankia, BBVA and CaixaBank have successfully completed a proof-of-concept test to enable the execution of payments triggered by smart contracts in blockchain networks. The initiative, coordinated by Iberpay, the company that manages the Spanish Payment System (SNCE), confirmed the viability of employing blockchain technology to the payments sector, allowing the automatic […]
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Providers

Singapore Says Blockchain Payments Project Ready for Commercial Rollout

July 14 2020

“Singapore has developed a blockchain-based payments network that could enable faster and cheaper international settlements, authorities said on Monday, adding that the next step was a commercial rollout. The final phase of the years-long ‘Project Ubin’ saw the Monetary Authority of Singapore team up with state investor Temasek and J.P. Morgan to develop the prototype […]

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Deals

ConsenSys Acquires Quorum® Platform from J.P. Morgan

August 25 2020

“ConsenSys, an industry-leading blockchain software company, today announced the acquisition of Quorum ®, an enterprise-variant of the Ethereum blockchain developed by J.P. Morgan. With the addition of Quorum, ConsenSys now offers a full range of products, services, and support for Quorum, accelerating the availability of features and capabilities—such as digital asset functionality and document management.”
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