Tag: Banks

Opening a Bank Account in Turkey

PaymentsMay 11, 2019

Documenting my experience in opening a bank account in Turkey vs Pakistan. Coming from Pakistan, I was very curious as to...

A primer on blockchain-based versions of central-bank money

ZephyrnetApril 27, 2019

BITCOIN, Ethereum, XRP, Stellar, Cardano: the infant world of cryptocurrencies is already mind-bogglingly crowded. Amid the cacophony of blockchain-based would-be substitutes for official...

JPMorgan Plots Blockchain Payments to Fight Transferwise, Ripple Threat

ZephyrnetApril 24, 2019

Advertisement By CCN.com: Wall Street firm JPMorgan has a plan to save the banking industry’s lucrative cross-border payments business from alternatives such as...

In Israel, a blockchain and crypto hyper-cluster is just getting started

ZephyrnetApril 24, 2019

In recent times, it’s Eastern Europe and Russia which have become a hot-bed of crytpocurrency development. But on a recent trip to Tel...

Hollywood Tackles Blockchain—With Not-Disastrous Results

ZephyrnetApril 24, 2019

You may have heard that bitcoin—excuse me, blockchain—is boring these days. I disagree; the real drama comes after the crash. One recent true...

Benjamin Netanyahu Wins Re-election, what it means for Bitcoin and Blockchain

ZephyrnetApril 13, 2019

Benjamin Netanyahu has secured a fifthterm as the Prime Minister of Israel. The win was solidified by his rival,Benny Gantz, acknowledging defeat. The...

Provenance.io blockchain raises $20 million in Security Token Offering (STO)

ZephyrnetApril 12, 2019

Provenance Blockchain, Inc. (PBI), the administrator for the Provenance.io blockchain, announced it has completed a $20 million security token offering to support the...

‘In Crypto We Trust’: Circle CEO Pumps Blockchain at IMF Meeting

ZephyrnetApril 12, 2019

Advertisement There is little doubt that digital payments tools – including bitcoin and other cryptocurrency projects – are transforming the way consumers make...

Oracle Exec: 50% Of Companies Will Use Blockchain Tech in Next Three Years

ZephyrnetApril 12, 2019

Blockchain technology could possibly be used by 50 percent of all companies within the next three years, the vice president of blockchain product...

KTB, Shwebank and Everex receive Bank of Thailand approval for blockchain remittance

ZephyrnetApril 10, 2019

It was announced earlier this month that the Central bank governors of Thailand and Myanmar endorsed the “Krungthai and Shwe Remittance“ project, powered...