Alibaba's Ant Financial has raised $14 billion in a new funding, part of which will be used to continue its development of blockchain technology.
Blockchain technology isn't yet a beneficial addition to the payment system in the Netherlands, according to the country's central bank.
Thailand's central bank is examining how a blockchain-based digital currency could make interbank settlement both faster and cheaper.
Three years after Ripple shelved Codius, Stefan Thomas is bringing the smart contract platform back to life with his eyes set on disrupting Ethereum.
South Africa Reserve Bank indicates that tests of a blockchain-based system for interbank clearance and settlement produced astonishing results.
China Mobile, one of China's three state-owned telecoms giants, is exploring moving part of its mobile data business to a distributed ledger.
Two money transfer firms are to open a new payments corridor using RippleNet, while a Kuwaiti bank has also signed up to use the service.
Foreign exchange brokerage Currencies Direct successfully completed several international transfers using Ripple's xRapid product.
Digital payments startup Uphold has completed its integration with the XRP ledger, it announced Thursday.
Thyssenkrupp successfully conducted a foreign exchange transaction using R3's Corda blockchain in partnership with Germany's Commerzebank.
American Express announced a blockchain-based loyalty rewards program using Hyperledger's technology.
Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya successfully piloted a cross-border transaction using its own blockchain interledger, it announced Tuesday.
Rural banks in the Philippines are looking to adopt ConsenSys' Kaleido blockchain platform in bid to boost financial inclusion.
Automotive executives are starting to wake up to the use cases of blockchain in the industry, but there's a way to go.
Cryptocurrency trading startup Bitex has trialed a cross-border payments system using bitcoin with an Argentinian bank.