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The Global Payments Innovation Jury report
The Global Payments Innovation Jury report for 2017 exists because 70 senior industry executives were prepared to give their time to thinking through and setting out their views on many complex issues determining how payments innovation happens. The 70 jurors come from 37 countries across 6 continents which is the highest participation ever; all the [...]
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Bitcoin ends two year record run with 20% value crash
Bitcoin plummeted 19% over the weekend, putting the digital currency on pace for its worst week since 2015, as volatility climbs following a record-setting surge in the price. After hitting $3,000 on at the beginning of the week, the cryptocurrency retreated to as low as $2,076.16 in intraday trading. Other digital coins are also falling. [...]
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Bitcoin Infograph – An insight on past events and what lies ahead
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that operates independently without banking institutions and the government, there’s nothing physical about it – all virtual! It’s non-tangible, but renders gains for real. It flows freely, without anyone/anything controlling and tracking its footprints. And, the everyday monetary influences, be it either inflation or deflation, don’t regulate it, as it’s value [...]
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Spanish banks launch blockchain network Red Lyra
A multi sector consortium of Spanish companies which are pioneers in their different industries has created the Red Lyra, the first multi sector technology platform in the world based on blockchain or distributed ledger technologies. Red Lyra will develop new systems and services so that any individual or company in Spain, for instance, can identify [...]
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R3 CEV blockchain consortium raises $107 million from members
Financial and technology companies led by Bank of America,SBI Holdings, HSBC, Intel and Temasek Holdings have invested $107 million in R3 CEV which runs a big bank consortium seeking to develop blockchain technology. Despite some high profile leavers in the last few months like JP Morgan, over 40 institutions from more than 15 countries participated in [...]
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