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Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is a digital system for recording the transaction of assets in which the transactions and their details are recorded in multiple places at the same time. Unlike traditional databases, distributed ledgers have no central data store or administration functionality.

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In Switzerland, Regulators Eye Payments Over Blockchain
In Switzerland, Regulators Eye Payments Over Blockchain
August 27, 2019  |  Blockchain

Switzerland’s regulators are mandating that firms conducting business across blockchain conduct AL and KYC due diligence. In Australia, the Securities Exchange is transitioning to blockchain...

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Bitcoin Daily: FINMA Grants Licenses To Two New Blockchain Firms; ShortHop Crypto Exchange Launches In Seven New States
Bitcoin Daily: FINMA Grants Licenses To Two New Blockchain Firms; ShortHop Crypto Exchange Launches In...
August 26, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted the first “banking and securities licenses” to two blockchain companies: SEBA Crypto AG and Sygnum AG....

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Bitcoin Daily: AU Police Charge Five In Crypto Cold-Calling Scam; EZ365 To Launch Blockchain Ecosystem For Crypto Trading And Betting
Bitcoin Daily: AU Police Charge Five In Crypto Cold-Calling Scam; EZ365 To Launch Blockchain Ecosystem...
August 08, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Authorities in Australia have charged five individuals in connection with a digital currency investment scheme, which reportedly bilked victims out of $2.7 million, TheNextWeb reported....

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How Visa’s Using Blockchain Tech To Simplify X-Border Payments
How Visa’s Using Blockchain Tech To Simplify X-Border Payments
July 30, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

Global payments revenues are at an all-time high, and experts predict that they could even climb to be a $2 trillion industry by 2020. Cross-border...

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Deep Dive: Modernizing Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure For Speed, Access
Deep Dive: Modernizing Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure For Speed, Access
July 02, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

Cross-border, B2B payments generated approximately $125 billion in revenue last year, a figure that continues to rise. FIs and FinTechs need to be ready to...

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SWIFT Eyes gpi Payments Across Blockchain
SWIFT Eyes gpi Payments Across Blockchain
June 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

SWIFT has said it will let blockchain firms make use of the Global Payments Innovation platform for faster payments. Elsewhere, blockchain is making inroads in China,...

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SWIFT To Open gpi To Blockchain Rails
SWIFT To Open gpi To Blockchain Rails
June 24, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments messaging firm SWIFT will allow blockchain companies to connect into its global payments innovation (gpi) platform, SWIFT said in its latest report on the...

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 Blockchain Rx For Drug Supply Chains
 Blockchain Rx For Drug Supply Chains
June 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

It wasn’t all about Libra, the new cryptocurrency backed by social media and financial heavyweights and underpinned by blockchain.  Announcements tied to DLT also spanned...

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The Enterprise Headache Of A Decentralized Blockchain
The Enterprise Headache Of A Decentralized Blockchain
June 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

For blockchain technology, the crux of many of its purported benefits for the enterprise is its decentralized nature, which, proponents of distributed ledger technology (DLT)...

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