tokenization

Tokenization, when applied to data security, is the process of substituting a sensitive data element with a non-sensitive equivalent, referred to as a token, that has no extrinsic or exploitable meaning or value. The token is a reference that maps back to the sensitive data through a tokenization system.

Google Cloud and CME Group Pilot Distributed Ledger for Trading
Google Cloud and CME Group Pilot Distributed Ledger for Trading
March 25, 2025  |  Partnerships

Google Cloud and derivatives marketplace CME Group said Tuesday (March 25) that they are piloting solutions for wholesale payments and tokenization of assets. CME successfully completed the...

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Crossmint Raises $23.6 Million to Expand Platform for Building Blockchain Apps
Crossmint Raises $23.6 Million to Expand Platform for Building Blockchain Apps
March 18, 2025  |  Investments

Crossmint has raised $23.6 million to continue expanding its solutions that help companies and developers build blockchain applications. The company’s platform enables users to build...

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Visa to Add Tokenization and Digital Wallet Capabilities to Fleet Cards
Visa to Add Tokenization and Digital Wallet Capabilities to Fleet Cards
March 13, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Visa will soon add tokenization and custom provisioning for mobile transactions to its Fleet cards, enabling issuers and FinTechs to integrate encrypted and tokenized card...

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Stripe, Paxos CEOs Say Payments Ecosystem Needs Stablecoins and Blockchain but Not CBDC
Stripe, Paxos CEOs Say Payments Ecosystem Needs Stablecoins and Blockchain but Not CBDC
March 11, 2025  |  Blockchain

Payment stablecoins, blockchain and other digital innovations, including tokenization, will enable more efficient money movement across the globe, while ensuring primacy of the U.S. dollar...

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Visa Offers Mobile Commercial Payments Tool to Emirates NBD
Visa Offers Mobile Commercial Payments Tool to Emirates NBD
March 05, 2025  |  Partnerships

Visa teamed with Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD to launch a commercial payment solution. The partnership makes Emirates NBD the first bank in the United Arab...

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Why Modernizing Payments Doesn’t Always Have to Be About the Cloud
Why Modernizing Payments Doesn’t Always Have to Be About the Cloud
February 27, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Payments modernization and cloud migration are two phrases that often get mentioned in the same sentence. However, that might be a limited view. Payments modernization...

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Ondo Becomes First RWA Provider On Mastercard Multi-Token Network
Ondo Becomes First RWA Provider On Mastercard Multi-Token Network
February 26, 2025  |  Partnerships

Ondo Finance will be the first provider to bring real-world assets to Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network (MTN). Announcing the effort Wednesday (Feb. 26), Ondo said its...

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Working Capital Efficiency Creates Healthier Supply Chains in Uncertain Times
Working Capital Efficiency Creates Healthier Supply Chains in Uncertain Times
February 21, 2025  |  VISA

Trade wars, tariffs and interest rates are all top of mind for businesses right now. As firms continue to transact with one another, a healthy...

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5 Things Earnings Season Shows About the US Consumer
5 Things Earnings Season Shows About the US Consumer
February 20, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Earnings season, like clockwork, offers up a dizzying mosaic of data and qualitative analysis of revenues, profits (or lack thereof) and high-level views of the...

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