Fefe Demeny explains what a blockchain is, a digital ledger that has revolutionized the world of finance due to its ...

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 ...

The Bank of Japan has launched a blockchain-based sandbox project to test settlements using central bank reserves held as current account deposits. The project will explore how blockchain systems can ...

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 ...

JPMorgan plans to expand its JPM Coin deposit token to multiple blockchain networks, including the privacy-focused Canton Network. The bank aims to create a regulated, interoperable digital money ...

The world of high finance is moving toward a future where the ledger never sleeps. Barclays, a pillar of British banking for more than three centuries, is reportedly the latest institution to look for ...

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 ...

In the first part of this series, we looked at what crypto really is and why the conversation must move beyond hype, fear and speculation.But to understand crypto properly, one must also understand ...

Key insight: Decisions about the kind of blockchains to use in rolling out banking products creates future path dependencies. It's important that banks get this decision right. Supporting data: ...

TOKYO, March 3 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will conduct experiments for using blockchain ‌technology to settle deposits that financial institutions park with the central bank, Governor Kazuo Ueda ...

Blockchain use cases have expanded well beyond cryptocurrency trading into industries that require transparency, security, and efficiency. Enterprises now rely on distributed ledgers to track goods, ...