July 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in July.
Paxos
Paxos secures Singapore MPI licence and DBS Bank partnership for stablecoin issuance
Singapore becomes the third market worldwide where Paxos is licenced to issue stablecoins.
Blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos to reportedly cut 20% of workforce
Paxos currently claims a balance sheet of $500 million.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 21 April 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos to pull out of Canada
Customer accounts without funds will be closed on 9 May, Paxos says.
PayPal reportedly halts work on stablecoin offering
PayPal is hoping to get a clearer understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape, Bloomberg reports.
Mastercard to enable banks to offer crypto trading services with new solution
Named Crypto Source, the new offering is being developed in partnership with Paxos.
Fintech funding deals globally 26 April – 2 May 2021
Featuring Brex, Paxos, Vena, Greenlight, and Current.
Paxos makes im-PAX with new stablecoin
Paxos Standard is “the world’s first regulated crypto asset”.
Euroclear ends blockchain gold settlement deal with Paxos
The partnership between central securities depositary Euroclear and Paxos for a blockchain-powered gold settlement service is over, according to Reuters. As Banking Technology reported last year, the pair completed their first pilot for the service for London bullion – with a go-live planned for this year. Over 600 OTC test bullion trades were settled on […]
Euroclear and Paxos pilot blockchain gold settlement
Central securities depositary Euroclear and blockchain firm Paxos have completed the first pilot for Euroclear Bankchain, a new blockchain settlement service for London bullion due to go live in 2017. Over 600 OTC test bullion trades were settled on the Euroclear Bankchain platform over the course of the two-week pilot. Angus Scott, director, product strategy […]
ICAP looks to blockchain for FX trades
ICAP, a UK-based financial services firm, is jumping on the bandwagon and getting ready to process foreign exchange (FX) trades on blockchain, according to the Financial Times. As Banking Technology reported earlier this year, ICAP’s post trade risk and information division completed a proof of technology test case for blockchain – so its interest is […]
