In addition, blockchain enabled distributed ledger provides various benefits, which include reduces operational efficiencies, speed up the amount of time a transaction takes to complete and also ...

On 30 July 2024, the Bank of England published a discussion paper on its approach to innovation in money and payments (the Discussion Paper). A recurring theme is the Bank of England’s focus on the ...

On October 21, a member of the Board of Governors for the Fed, Christopher Waller, spoke on integrating new technologies from the ...

Over one-third (36%) of respondents now report active DLT initiatives, reflecting continued advancement in areas such as tokenization, settlement, and secure transaction processing. In APAC, following ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council has approved research efforts that will use central bank money to settle distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions, as the body looks to make ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is focused on carrying out DLT or distributed ledger technology trials, which are currently underway. The Eurosystem is currently testing distributed ledger technology ...

Excluded from the stablecoin revolution by law, banks deserve the opportunity to participate in the evolution of digital finance. Clarity on the treatment of tokenized deposits is an essential first ...

Orbital has received approval from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) to operate as an Electronic Money Issuer (EMI) and a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Provider. Orbital has ...

Stablecoins are now mainstream, as transaction volumes in 2024 surged to $30T total, surpassing Visa's annual payments flow. Legacy rails like ACH, RTGS, and card networks are costly, slow, and ...

China has been at the forefront of digital currency innovation, with the Digital Yuan, also known as the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) project, leading the charge. Unlike traditional ...