Emerging P2P, B2B, B2P, C2B, A2A, Fintech, crossborder money transfer platforms e.g., Western Union, WorldRemit, domestic money transfer platforms, e.g., Zelle. Also included is content related to Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
This article from Bloomberg describes how if approved by regulators,the token could speed up transactions and mark an expansion of JPMorgan?s blockchain push.
JPMORGAN IS EXPLORING BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DEPOSIT TOKEN FOR PAYMENTS, SETTLEMENTS Read More »
This article from FXCintelligence shows how payments to creators work on Tik Tok and other social media platforms.
HOW CREATORS ARE PAID ON TIK TOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS Read More »
A link to Japanese blockchain IT provider Soramitsu.
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An article describes how Japanese fintech firm Soramitsu has joined an initiative to build a cross-border payment system in Asia.
SORAMITSU BETS ON BAKONG’S SUCCESS TO CREATE CROSS-BORDER PAYMENT SYSTEMS – KHMER TIMES Read More »
This article describes blockchain, identifies Which wallets are most active, and gives recent examples of U.S. regulators’ push into digital asset enforcement.
A short post announcing the US Federal Reserve’s plans to supervise crypto, neo-banks, banking-as-a-service, and other emerging areas more closely.
A brief article explaining how PayPal issuing its own stablecoin legitimizes payments moving on chain is another step towards mass adoption.
PAYPAL ISSUING ITS OWN STABLECOIN IS MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN CRYPTO Read More »
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH Read More »
In this publicly available report from Redseer Strategy Consulting, it is estimated that 85% of businesses in India will be digitally enabled by FY26. This means that a large majority of businesses in India will have embraced digital technologies and processes for their operations.
THE FUTURE OF INDIA’S DIGITAL PAYMENT Read More »
This white paper by Mastercard explains that as real-time payments increase globally, Card-based push payments (push-to-card) enable participants to send funds directly to consumers and small businesses via their payment card accounts. Receipt of funds via a payment card, typically a debit card linked to a deposit account, makes for a seamless consumer experience,
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