Christophe Langlois
Top paytech news daily 2020 from 6th to 12th January 2020 curated by the VisibleBanking.com team with the help of our fintech community.
In this series, we aim to curate only the very best, most insightful paytech news from all over the world.
Please note that in 2020, we will publish a number of additional weekly updates like this one but dedicated to regtech, fintech and Insurtech.
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Paytech News Daily 2020: Week #2
This week our Visible Banking team curated over 150 articles on the topics mentioned above.
You will find our shortlist below.
MENTIONS
PEOPLE: Amy Parsons
COMPANIES: Baidu, Standard Chartered, Discover, Samsung, Alibaba, Ant Financial, SCB, Ripple
COUNTRIES: USA, China, Singapore, Thailand, Australia
CHANNELS: paytech
#1 Baidu’s “Xuperchain” launch is just the beginning of China’s blockchain rush
"Baidu, the search engine often called the Google of China, has launched a public beta version of its blockchain service for businesses, called Xuperchain"
Source: MIT Technology Review
#2 Australia's blockchain roadmap coming soon
"The Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science believes that blockchain is a promising application in agriculture and food manufacturing in Australia, touting its benefits in providing transparency and authentication of supply chains."
Source: ZDNet
#3 Standard Chartered “first” bank to offer public platform to track payment status
"Standard Chartered says it is the “first” bank to introduce a public platform for tracking payment statuses, “well ahead of the Swift[‘s] November 2020 payments confirmation mandate”."
Source: Fintech Futures
#4 Retail’s 2020 Digital-First Payments Roadmap
"In the webinar scheduled for Jan. 13, Amy Parsons, senior vice president of global acceptance at Discover Financial Services and its payments brand, Discover Global Network, will discuss how laying the technological groundwork ahead of time can remove the barriers and disruptions that keep consumers from completing their transactions, even while navigating the in-person and online components of an omnichannel experience."
Source: PYMNTS
#5 Samsung SDS, Syniverse team up to launch a mobile payments platform
"Samsung SDS, a global provider of digital transformation and innovation solutions, and Syniverse have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a wallet-based, mobile payment platform."
Source: IBS Intelligence
#6 Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial to launch enterprise blockchain platform – reports
"Ant Financial Services Group, an offshoot of eCommerce giant Alibaba, will reportedly be launching its enterprise-centred “Ant Blockchain Open Alliance” platform later this month."
Source: Blockchain Technology
#7 2020 payments innovation: Industry experts say new tech is key
"Speaking to Evie Rusman, industry experts discuss how innovation is set to transform the payments sector in 2020 and provide new opportunities."
Source: Verdict
#8 PSD2 offers boost to alternative payments sector
"The advent of PSD2 regulation has triggered major changes in the payments sector, a leading payments executive has claimed."
Source: IBS Intelligence
#9 Thai Bank Launches App For Instant Cross-Border Payments Powered By Ripple
"Thailand’s oldest bank Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has partnered with Ripple to create a mobile application powered by blockchain to deliver instant, low-cost cross-border payments. Per a Jan. 8 blog post from Ripple, the app — known as SCB Easy — was demoed in December during Ripple’s annual customer event, Swell."
Source: Coin Telegraph
#10 Monthly preview: Chinese paytech giants' global expansion
"The Banker's Europe editor, James King, talks to managing editor, Joy Macknight, about the domestic success of China's giant payments platforms, their global expansion plans and how they support the country's Belt and Road Initiative."
Source: The Banker
