The evolution of blockchain applications from self-contained systems to hybrid ones is both natural and necessary for ...

Emmanuel Ologun works at the centre of Africa’s fast-changing financial and technology space, drawing on over three decades of ...

N3XT, a new bank built on blockchain technology to leverage break-through innovation in finance, officially launched today, enabling clients to make instant, programmable business-to-business payments ...

Enterprises are still hesitant to adopt blockchain because most blockchain projects today require committing to a single chain — and single-chain strategies create costly risks. Interoperability is ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The panel included Toby Brown of Google Cloud, Victoria ...

For years, banks have tip-toed around blockchain. They’ve explored pilots, commissioned research, partnered with fintechs, and debated tokenization strategies—all while waiting for regulators to ...

Some of Switzerland’s largest banks completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) that tested blockchain technology and smart contracts for interbank payments, marking what they said was the first legally ...

A group of former executives from the collapsed crypto-friendly Signature Bank has launched a new blockchain-based, ...

WASHINGTON, Sep. 29, 2025—The World Bank Group is transforming how it tracks development project funds, becoming the first multilateral development bank to use a blockchain-based tool for funds ...

Alibaba’s global business-to-business platform is moving to streamline cross-border payments by using tokenized versions of major currencies, part of a broader shift toward blockchain-based settlement ...