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Bank of Russia Is Studying Pros & Cons of a Digital Ruble; May Start Developing CBDC In 2021

According to Izvestia, a Russian finance news site, the Ministry of Finance and Bank of Russia investigate other nations’ efforts in releasing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The post, published on Monday, highlights some of Russia's advantages of launching its own digital ruble, including reducing the cost of transactions, more opportunities for cross-border payments, […] The post Bank of Russia Is Studying Pros & Cons of a Digital Ruble; May Start Developing CBDC In 2021 first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide. дальше »

2020-10-21 20:41


ConsenSys to Work on PoC for CBDC with Hong Kong Monetary Authority

ConsenSys has shared on Sept. 25, that it was awarded a cross-border payment network study project by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). The project involves the development of a technology for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) cross-border payment network, which actually serves as the second implementation phase of the Project Inthanon-LionRock. дальше »

2020-9-25 18:24


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First-Ever Blockchain Letter of Credit Transaction Carried out by Chinese Steelmaker

Baosteel, a Chinese steelmaker, along with Australian mining firm Rio Tinto, have completed a renminbi (RMB)-denominated letter of credit (LC) transaction using blockchain technology. The LC transaction facilitated by Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) represents the first-ever paperless cross-border deal in the iron ore industry finalized in China’s fiat currency. дальше »

2020-5-14 15:16


Western Union Testing and Considering Using Ripple (XRP) for Cross-border: Credit Suisse Research

According to the research by investment bank Credit Suisse, the international money transfer service provider, Western Union is currently testing and considering the usage of Ripple (XRP). The report from late January 2020 reads, “Western Union: Testing and considering use of Ripple (XRP) for cross-border (Ripple has made a $50mm investment in Western Union competitor, […] дальше »

2020-4-14 18:27


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UAE: National Bank of Fujairah Adopts RippleNet for Cross-Border Payments

The UAE’s corporate bank, National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) has joined RippleNet, a global payments network to make easy and seamless cross border payments to India. Also, the corporate bank will use the blockchain-based payments network to send and track international payments in real-time, according to a Ledger Insights report on March 3, 2020. дальше »

2020-3-4 00:00


BIS Notes Cross-Border Banking Decline Since Bitcoin’s Creation

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has just released its quarterly report, describing dwindling cross-border banking relationships over the past decade. Correspondent Banking Relationships Falling Between 2011 and 2018, correspondent...The post BIS Notes Cross-Border Banking Decline Since Bitcoin’s Creation appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2020-3-4 12:48


BIS Latest Report Discusses How Payment Are Evolving With Tokenization and CBDC’s

Bank of International Settlements (BIS) researchers focusing on the payments’ future, reveals their latest quarterly report released on Sunday. The paper has 138 pages and looks at what’s on the horizon in the financial sector, especially since tokenization, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and cross-border payments are starting to be more and more in trend. […] дальше »

2020-3-3 01:48


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Standard Chartered Bank Issues First DLT-Powered Letter of Credit

In a press release on August 7, 2019, U. K. -based Standard Chartered Bank, revealed it had successfully executed a pilot of the first cross-border Letter of Credit (LC) on blockchain for companies in the oil industry, including PTT Group, a Thailand state-run oil and gas company, PTT International Trading Pte Ltd, and IRPC Public Company LimitedRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-8-8 13:00


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Philippines: Union Bank Facilitates First Blockchain-Based Remittance 

Union Bank of the Philippines has joined forces with OCBC Bank of Singapore to facilitate a cross-border transfer from Singapore to the Philippines using the Ethereum-powered Adhara liquidity management, and international payments platform its (Unionbank) proprietary i21 platform, reports local news source Fintech Singapore on July 23, 2019. дальше »

2019-7-24 01:00


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Goldman Sachs might launch its own ‘cryptocurrency’ – just like JP Morgan

American banking giant Goldman Sachs might be following in the footsteps of its competitor JP Morgan. The bank is considering launching its own cryptocurrency. In an interview with French financial newspaper Les Echos today, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said that they are doing extensive research on the concept of “tokenization. дальше »

2019-6-29 16:09