Bank transaction intermediary SWIFT announced on June 24 that if its current proof-of-concept test is successful, it will incorporate R3’s Corda enterprise distributed ledger technology (DLT) into its new high-speed payment confirmation platform, Global Payments Innovation (gpi).
Central banks across Southeast Asia are embracing blockchain
Serving the unbanked and leapfrogging inefficient interbank and international settlement systems are a major focus
Financial authorities across Southeast Asia are embracing blockchain technology and digital currencies as a way of helping the poor get better access to banking services that can help lift them out of poverty, as well as speeding and improving interbank payments and cross-border settlements.
More than 60 percent of CFOs plan to use blockchain within two years
The 2019 CFO Survey found that plans to add blockchain and AI technology are about equal by 2021
Chief financial officers are betting big on new technology and data solutions including blockchain, according to a new survey from international auditing firm Grant Thornton LLP’s 2019 CFO Survey.
As JPM Coin launches, Citi reflects on decision to cancel Citicoin
JPMorgan’s Ethereum-based digital currency has competition from IBM Blockchain World Wire’s Stellar-based stablecoin platform
In the wake of JPMorgan’s February launch of its Ethereum-based JPM Coin digital currency, Citi let it be known why it had killed the Citicoin project its innovation lab discussed—but never formally announced—back in 2015.
