Swift To Add Blockchain-Based Ledger To Its Infrastructure Stack In Groundbreaking Move To Accelerate And Scale Benefits Of Digital Finance Across More Than 200 Countries And Territories Worldwide
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Swift today announces that it will add a blockchain-based shared ledger to its technology infrastructure, a pivotal step for global finance that promises to make instant, always-on cross-border transactions possible at unprecedented scale.
The Next Phase of Institutional DeFi on XRPL: Credit, Compliance, and Confidentiality
- 2 months 4 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Institutional DeFi has crossed the tipping point from pilot projects to billion-dollar volumes. Over the last year, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has broken into the Top 10 chains for real-world assets (RWAs), reached its first $1B+ month in stablecoin volume, and cemented its role as a settlement layer trusted by both crypto-native firms and regulated financial institutions.
U.S. Bank Resumes Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Custody Services for Institutional Investment Managers
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Blockchain
U.S. Bank announced today that it has resumed offering cryptocurrency custody services – originally announced in 2021 – as an early access program to Global Fund Services clients. The services are intended for institutional investment managers with registered or private funds who seek a secure safekeeping solution for bitcoin. NYDIG, a vertically integrated bitcoin financial services and power infrastructure firm, will act as the bitcoin sub-... more
Aleo Joins Global Dollar Network to Expand Privacy-Preserving Payments Worldwide
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Blockchain
The Aleo Network Foundation, the non-profit corporation responsible for overseeing and supporting the health of the Aleo Network (Aleo), a privacy-first infrastructure to power secure, programmable, worldwide payments, today announced their inclusion in Global Dollar Network (GDN). GDN is the world’s fastest growing stablecoin network with unmatched economic upside that is powered by the USDG stablecoin. USDG is available on Solana, Ink and... more
SoFi Partners with Lightspark to Power Blockchain-Enabled International Money Transfers
- 4 months 2 days ago
- Blockchain
SoFi announced its upcoming international money transfer service, enabling members to send funds abroad directly from the SoFi app with lower fees and faster delivery compared to traditional remittance service providers. Lightspark, a leading enterprise infrastructure provider that uses the Bitcoin Lightning Network, will enable the technology via Universal Money Address (UMA), to send and receive money seamlessly, with access to an open global... more
Circle Launches Public Offering
- 4 months 1 week ago
- Blockchain
Circle Internet Group, Inc., a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, today announced the launch of a public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock. Circle is offering 2,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and the selling stockholders are offering 8,000,000 shares of Class A common stock. In connection with the offering, Circle is expected to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up... more
Corpay Cross‑Border Using Blockchain Technology to Facilitate Client FX Conversions
- 4 months 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Corpay, Inc., a global leader in corporate payments, is pleased to announce that Corpay’s Cross-Border business can facilitate client foreign exchange (FX) conversions using J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments blockchain. Kinexys Digital Payments is a payment rail powering near real-time1 value transfer using commercial bank money, offered through Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the firm’s blockchain business unit.
BNY Mellon And Goldman Sachs Launch Tokenized Money Market Funds Solution
- 4 months 4 weeks ago
- Blockchain
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a global financial services company, and the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced a collaborative initiative by which BNY will employ blockchain technology developed by Goldman Sachs to maintain a record of customers’ ownership of select Money Market Funds (MMFs), in a significant step towards enhancing the utility and transferability of existing MMF shares.
Mogo Announces $50 Million Bitcoin Treasury Authorization And Strategic Alignment With Bitcoin Across The Organization
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Mogo Inc., a leading Canadian digital wealth and lending platform, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the allocation of up to $50 million to Bitcoin as part of the Company’s long-term capital preservation and product innovation strategy. The move marks a significant step in Mogo’s strategic alignment with Bitcoin, integrating it across treasury policy and its core operating platform.
Ripple Builds on Dubai Regulatory License to Announce Zand Bank and Mamo as First Blockchain-Enabled Payments Clients in the UAE
- 7 months 5 days ago
- Blockchain, Payments
Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced two new customers in the UAE utilizing Ripple Payments.
Ripple Could Be Cracking the Blockchain Banking Code, Say D24
- 7 months 1 week ago
- Blockchain
In the crypto community, XRP has long been seen as the ‘bank’s coin’, compared to Bitcoin, which is anti-establishment. In recent years, Ripple has chosen to work with existing systems rather than trying to overthrow them, earning XRP both support and criticism within the crypto space. Crypto believers view working with banks as going against the original crypto ideals, but from a business perspective, the approach makes sense.
MoonPay Enters Strategic Collaboration with the TRON Ecosystem
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain
TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), has announced a strategic collaboration with MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments.
MetaWealth Secures Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) License, Marking Regulatory Milestone in Real Estate Investment
- 7 months 3 weeks ago
- Blockchain
MetaWealth, a leading tokenised real estate investment platform, today announced that it has incorporated MetaWealth UAB, a registered financial institution in Lithuania. MetaWealth UAV has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Bank of Lithuania, enabling MetaWealth to expand the features of its platform.
Broadridge Collaborates with Fnality to Enable Real-Time Settlement for Intraday Repo Transactions
- 8 months 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. , today announced the completion of a successful collaboration with Fnality, a blockchain-based wholesale payments firm, demonstrating interoperability between Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform and Fnality’s Payment System (FnPS), showcasing the transformative power of tokenization in financial markets.
Ondo Finance Brings Tokenized Real-World Assets to Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network
- 9 months 3 weeks ago
- Blockchain
A new partnership with Mastercard and its Multi-Token Network (MTN) is marking a bold step into the future of digital finance and commerce. Mastercard’s MTN will onboard Ondo Finance as its first provider of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). This integration will bring Ondo’s Short-Term US Government Treasuries Fund (OUSG) to MTN, enabling businesses that onboard with Ondo to seamlessly access the benefits of tokenized treasuries.
