U.K.-based banking service platform Cashaa is launching U.S. dollar bank accounts for crypto businesses in partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Starting on November 25, cryptocurrencies and other high-risk businesses can apply for accounts that will offer full banking features from anywhere in the world, except...
For merchants and FIs alike, cross-border payments can be a significant struggle. Compliance with governmental regulations, currency fluctuations and other factors can result in slow processing times, causing inconvenience for customers, says Vikram Modi, head of Visa Direct’s global platform and solutions. In this month's...
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 pharmaceutical supply chain pilots and retail settings, too.
Microsoft announced that it has joined Hyperledger. “We believe that developing standards and open specifications, as well as collaborating on implementations of them, is critical to removing customer blockers and accelerating blockchain as a mainstream technology. Through our work related to the EEA and TTI,...
May 20, 2020
Is now the prime time for blockchain? As COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains worldwide, Brian Behlendorf, executive director of Hyperledger, told Karen Webster that the pandemic has spurred a shift in thinking about new use cases for permissioned blockchains. Increasingly, firms seek accountability and visibility into suppliers, vendors and transactions in real time. And despite […]
November 19, 2019
U.K.-based banking service platform Cashaa is launching U.S. dollar bank accounts for crypto businesses in partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Starting on November 25, cryptocurrencies and other high-risk businesses can apply for accounts that will offer full banking features from anywhere in the world, except for sanctioned countries. “As our world is changing, new types […]
June 19, 2019
Microsoft announced that it has joined Hyperledger. “We believe that developing standards and open specifications, as well as collaborating on implementations of them, is critical to removing customer blockers and...
December 18, 2017
Hyperledger, the blockchain consortium, has seen more than 15 members either reduce their financial stake in the group or quit during the course of the past few months, reported Reuters....
