June 12, 2024
Solana Labs Debuts Customer Engagement Platform Bond
Blockchain firm Solana Labs has debuted Bond, a customer engagement platform for brands. “By leveraging blockchain technology, Bond enables global brands to create personalized, transparent, and engaging digital experiences that deepen customer connections...
June 12, 2024
Light Raises $13 Million to Scale AI-Powered General Ledger
Light has come out of stealth and announced a $13 million financing round to scale its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered general ledger for multinational companies. With its automated ledger, Light has...
June 12, 2024
Figure Debuts Blockchain-Based Private Credit Marketplace
Figure Technology Solutions has launched a blockchain-based multi-seller, multi-buyer marketplace for private credit loans. Dubbed “Figure Connect” and called a first-of-its-kind offering, the marketplace brings the company’s capital markets buyers...
June 11, 2024
Ripple Aims to Fund XRP Ledger Projects in Japan and...
Ripple wants to support innovation of the XRP Ledger in Japan and South Korea. The enterprise blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions company announced in a Tuesday (June 11) press release the...
June 10, 2024
What EU MiCA’s July Implementation Means for Global Regulation
Stablecoins sit at the center of the crypto sector’s goals for a return to form. That’s because stablecoin digital assets, which are designed to maintain a stable value by being...
June 07, 2024
5 Ideas to Transform Cross-Border Commerce With Blockchain Solutions
Cross-border payments innovations are turning global growth frictions into modern fictions. Or, at least, they are working on it. Ripple and Clear Junction announced Wednesday (June 5) that they partnered...
June 06, 2024
Fintracking Launches Pay-as-You-Go ID Verification Platform
Compliance firm Fintracking has debuted a “pay-as-you-go” platform for ID verification. “The new platform provides a flexible and efficient way for businesses to securely verify identities and transactions, ensuring compliance...
June 06, 2024
B2B Marketplaces Unlock New Opportunities for Commercial Procurement
The B2B landscape finds itself on the cusp of a new, digital era. And with the news Thursday (June 6) that eCommerce platform Alibaba has launched a new B2B-focused marketplace...
June 05, 2024
This Week in Web3: Cross-Border Payments, Crypto Investments, User Education
Blockchain-based technologies may one day change the worlds of finance and payments. But so far, they haven’t. At least, not in the sweeping and transformative manner that early proponents of...
Nine in 10 of the world’s central banks are pursuing digital currency projects, but private sector expertise and buy-in will be pivotal to their success. In this month’s “Blockchain Payments Tracker®,” a collaboration with Algorand, Anish Jain, CEO of WadzPay, explains how blockchain’s interoperability with legacy banking systems is the key to its adoption.