Tagged: blockchain

October 18, 2019 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based real estate firm Emaar Properties has launched a new blockchain token-based referral and loyalty platform. Emaar, the developer of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, and the Dubai Mall, intends to use the EMR token to reward its customers, according to… Read More

October 17, 2019 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PumaPay, a blockchain payments system that provides an open-source “free-of-charge blockchain-based protocol” that decentralizes the transaction process, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with cryptocurrency data resource platform Cointelligence to make cryptocurrency and blockchain education accessible for everyone. According to the duo, the education… Read More

October 15, 2019 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital banking platform 2gether announced on Tuesday its support for Brave and the addition of Basic Attention Token (BAT) to its list of existing tokens. 2gether reported that BAT is a utility token based on the Ethereum blockchain and acts as a medium of exchange… Read More

October 10, 2019 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayStand, a blockchain-based, B2B payments firm, announced on Thursday it has appointed four globally recognized fintech veterans from Fiserv, PayPal, and Visa to its Fintech Advisory Council. According to PayStand, the council comes on the heels of a record-breaking year for the company, with revenue… Read More

October 9, 2019 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software solutions company GlobexUS Holdings, Corp. (Globex) announced on Wednesday that Earn.re, a blockchain-based commercial real estate (CRE) financing platform, has signed a licensing agreement for Globex’s Ethereum-based KYC/AML compliance solutions to onboard and verify the platform’s investors through a company-branded smartphone app. Globex… Read More

October 9, 2019 @ 7:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Finastra to offer its blockchain technology through Finastra’s payment solution to support cross-border payments. It was revealed: “As part of the collaboration, Finastra’s customers will be able to… Read More

October 8, 2019 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OmiseGO, a U.S.-based blockchain payments processor, announced on Tuesday it has joined the Universal Protocol Blockchain Alliance, which is a coalition of blockchain organizations dedicated to extending new and innovative use cases for cryptocurrency around the globe. OmiseGO reported it will incorporate the Universal Protocol… Read More

October 7, 2019 @ 5:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based blockchain account platform Squarelink announced last week the launch of its latest product Event Pass. According to Squarelink, Event Pass is a tool for event organizers to “bootstrap” a crypto-based point-of-sales economy. Squarelink also noted that Event Pass, event organizers can quickly onboard people… Read More

October 7, 2019 @ 5:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Oneiro, global provider of blockchain solutions, announced last week it secured $5 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Cosimo Ventures. Oneiro reported that this is the second investment round by Cosimo to Oneiro, following a seed round of $3 million… Read More

October 2, 2019 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced earlier this week it successfully completed the Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) compliance review, which was conducted by business advisory firm. Aprio. BitPay reported that its customers now have third party confirmation that the design, implementation, and operation of its security… Read More

September 27, 2019 @ 9:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced last week it is set to support payments from the Ethereum Blockchain. Through this support, BitPay users will be able to use their ether to do the following: Buy gift cards on the BitPay app Top up BitPay cards Shop… Read More

September 25, 2019 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lloyds Bank announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with blockchain-based platform Komgo. Through the partnership, Lloyds Bank is seeking to enable quicker international commodity trade finance using distributed ledger technology (DLT). According to Lloyds Bank, Komgo digitizes and streamlines international trade and commodity… Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Denmark-based blockchain company Securechain announced on Tuesday the public launch of its blockchain freelance Finmail Work. According to Securechain, the platform is committed to providing an “open environment” for people anywhere in the world to work and receive payment. “Finmail is the first web and… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), announced on Monday it has completed its global blockchain trial in partnership with blockchain software company, R3. According to Infosys Finacle, a total of eighteen banking groups joined the test network of… Read More

September 19, 2019 @ 8:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GMEX Technologies Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GMEX Group providing multi-asset post-trade business and technology solutions, announced on Thursday the latest release of its GMEX Fusion Digital Capital Markets technology suite (GMEX Fusion), which was built on IBM (NYSE: IBM) Blockchain Platform. According to GMEX,… Read More

September 11, 2019 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard announced on Wednesday it is teaming up with enterprise blockchain software provider R3 to develop and pilot a new blockchain-enabled cross-border payment solution. According to Mastercard, the solution will initially focus on connecting global faster payments infrastructures, as well as schemes and banks supported… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software solutions company GlobexUS Holdings, Corp. (Globex) announced on Wednesday the launch of its new Ethereum wallet forensics feature, which has been added to AMLCop, its proprietary AML software solution. According to Globex, the new feature allows AMLCop to continually screen Ethereum wallets against… Read More

August 27, 2019 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Algo Capital, a financial institution that is focused on accelerating access, adoption, and liquidity of the Algorand blockchain, announced on Tuesday the closing of its Algo VC Fund at $200 million. Founded in 2015, Algo Capital creates financial products that accelerate access, adoption and liquidity… Read More

August 25, 2019 @ 10:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IOI Capital and Markets, LLC (IOICM), an SEC registered broker-dealer and a wholly-owned subsidiary of iownit capital and markets, Inc. recently announced the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has approved its membership application. IOICM reported that the approval allows it to be a placement agent… Read More

August 21, 2019 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced on Wednesday the launch of its newly developed blockchain-based digital marketplace prototype which will allow users to trade government biodiversity credits. The description of the prototype reveals: “A new blockchain prototype has the potential to boost sustainable development while enabling… Read More