payments
Payments Giant Qiwi is Building a Blockchain Replacement for its Core Database
Russian payments firm Qiwi is currently designing its own proprietary blockchain system in an effort to replace its central payments database.
Is Blockchain a Better Payments Rail? Panelists Divided at Consensus 2016
Distributed ledgers are often referred to as a new database technology, but could they come to replace existing payments rails?
Circle Then and Now: Bitcoin’s Early Champions Challenge a Blockchain World
CoinDesk interviews Circle founders Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville about their $76m blockchain payments company, its market strategy and its future.
Payments Firm CGI Latest to Add Ripple Tech to Product Line
CGI Group has become the latest firm to integrate distributed ledgers into an existing payments product.
The ‘Unsexy’ Way Earthport is Using Shared Ledgers for 'Blockchain' Efficiencies
Earthport discusses how it is achieving the efficiencies many associate with "blockchain" without using a digital asset or alternative currency.
Deloitte: Blockchain Systems Could Rival ACH Network By 2025
A new Deloitte report suggests that blockchain-based transactions are likely to surge over the next decade.
South Africa's eBay Bidorbuy Adds Bitcoin Payments
South African online marketplace Bidorbuy has enabled bitcoin purchases through an integration with BitX.
Visa Seeks Developer for 'Secure, Scalable' Blockchain Project
Visa has revealed it is seeking to hire a software engineer to help it create a "secure, scalable blockchain network".
D+H: 2016 Will See Blockchain Solutions Reach Banking Consumers
D+H executive Moti Porath tells CoinDesk about his firm's recent blockchain integration with its global payments hub.
Sequoia Fund Says Blockchain Could Cut MasterCard Earnings
The operators of Sequoia Fund have predicted the rise of blockchain technology could put a damper on earnings at MasterCard.
