AmEx Is Hiring to Help Sell a Ripple Powered Blockchain Product The partnership between American Express, Ripple and Santander Bank that began back in November of last year is reaching new heights.… Read More
Crypto Startup Wala Is Reaching Real Africans with Ethereum Micropayments Wala is using microraiden for high volume, low-value transactions off-chain. … Read More
How Blockchain Can Finally Fulfill Its Promise in Global Payments Several leading institutions are working towards producing tokenized digital central bank money, a more viable approach than unbacked crypto-assets. … Read More
Mastercard Patent Would Put Credit Cards on a Public Blockchain A patent filing from Mastercard explores how to use public blockchains to securely verify card credentials at the point of sale.… Read More
Op Ed: Venmo Offers the Ultimate Cryptocurrency Experience Venmo could be the ultimate cryptocurrency experience from a user-experience perspective. Any cryptocurrency that seeks to power the future of global transactions must ensure that it is supported by a payment sys…… Read More
Dutch Central Bank: Blockchain ‘Promising But Inefficient’ in Payments Blockchain technology isn’t yet a beneficial addition to the payment system in the Netherlands, according to the country’s central bank. … Read More
Thailand Trials Central Bank Digital Currency for Interbank Settlement Thailand’s central bank is examining how a blockchain-based digital currency could make interbank settlement both faster and cheaper.… Read More
Development of Lightning Mobile Wallets Promises Faster Bitcoin Payments Since the turn of the year, the price of bitcoin has been battered with investors left to lick their wounds. Behind the scenes though, the development of Bitcoin has continued to defy market movements with the co…… Read More
Ripple Smart Contracts Creator Targets Ethereum with New Tech Launch Three years after Ripple shelved Codius, Stefan Thomas is bringing the smart contract platform back to life with his eyes set on disrupting Ethereum. … Read More
South Africa’s Central Bank Claims Success in Blockchain Payment Trial South Africa Reserve Bank indicates that tests of a blockchain-based system for interbank clearance and settlement produced astonishing results.… Read More