Digital Assets & Crypto

Digital assets and cryptocurrencies are central to the evolution of decentralized financial services. The growth of this dynamic market is fueled by the expanding world of crypto, NFTs, and more.

Cryptocurrency

Volatility & Lack Of Brand Awareness Are Not The Cause Of Slow Crypto Adoption

by Tim Sloane

March 12, 2019

This PaymentSource article claims volatility and a lack of brand recognition have blunted crypto adoption. Based on this it assumes...

Cryptocurrency

Starbucks and Cryptocurrency, What Are They up To?

by PaymentsJournal

March 11, 2019

On Monday, March 4, The Block published an article discussing Starbucks equity share in Bakkt. Bakkt is a US cryptocurrency...

Blockchain

Distributed Ledgers: Continued Value after the Bitcoin Collapse

by Jim Kearney

March 8, 2019

The recent collapse in Bitcoin values (and questions concerning other cryptocurrencies) may be causing banks and other financial services companies...

Cryptocurrency

You’d Be Surprised How Many Consumers Haven’t Heard of Bitcoin

by PaymentsJournal

March 7, 2019

Don’t miss another episode of Truth In Data! Click on the red bell in the lower left corner of your...

Cryptocurrency

Ripple Has A Crippled Business Model, But Is That the Same As A Scam As Argued by Forbes?

by Tim Sloane

March 4, 2019

In a March 1 Forbes article, Jason Bloomberg connects the dots of a number of events that have occurred over...

B2B Payments

Japan Allows Fintech Payments Specialists to Compete with Banks

by Steve Murphy

February 22, 2019

Those who follow the financial services industry segments, especially from a multi-regional or global perspective, will understand that the regulatory...

Fed Partners with MIT to Develop a Hypothetical Digital Coin

Cryptocurrency

JPMorgan to Use Digital Coin to Speed Up Corporate Payments

by Steve Murphy

February 19, 2019

In reviewing and considering what this announcement really amounts to, one has to pause and ask if one truly understands...

Compliance and Regulation

ETA Announces Forte Payment Systems as One of First Companies to Achieve ETA Self-Regulation Certificate

by PaymentsJournal

February 18, 2019

The Electronic Transaction Association (ETA) has announced that Forte Payment Systems, a CSG company, has successfully demonstrated industry acumen by...