Embracing CBDCs
In an interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang, the CEO stated that the company would enable its clients to transact using Bahamas digital currency Sand Dollar.
The partnership offspring will enable Bahamas citizens to pay for services in Mastercard-accepted places.
Mastercard and Island Pay previously launched the first-ever global central bank digital currency linked card. Nevertheless, Mr. Miebach said the financial entity is still looking into which it can include private-backed stablecoins in its network.
When asked about Bitcoin, he said due to such cryptos’ volatile pricing; it will be difficult for Mastercard to adopt non-asset-backed digital coins. According to Bloomberg, when the corporation mentioned they would accept crypto payments in the future, it led to a price upsurge of several cryptocurrencies.
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January 28, 2021 Blockchain
Digipharm (DPH), has inked a partnership deal with Pakistan’s Social Healthcare Fund. The alliance aims to digitize the processes of the nation’s healthcare funds controlled by the National Safety Division, Bait-Ul-Mal, according to a press release on January 27, 2021.
Healthcare on The Blockchain
Per a 2019 report by Healthcare Transformer, the global healthcare industry has been slow to join the digital revolution bandwagon, despite the fact digitalization could usher in a vast array of improvements to the sector, including enhanced healthcare delivery to patients, improved diagnosis, advanced access to medical services and more.
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SIA, a major Italian payment company and a subsidiary of CDP Equity, has collaborated with fintech firm Wizkey to offer blockchain-based credit trading.
Blockchain Technology for Credit Trading
According to a press release on Tuesday (Jan. 26, 2021), SIA announced the launch of a new initiative in partnership with Wizkey that would enable financial institutions such as banks, financial operators, and funds, to trade credits, including non-performing loans (NPL) using blockchain technology.
Part of the features of the new credit trading platform will see every credit portfolio with its permanent data room, with the use of blockchain technology ensuring that data and history are authentic, while preventing asymmetry risks.
The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) has partnered with investment firm Temasek to explore the use of blockchain technology for the settling of asset trades. Temasek remains a prominent player in Singapore's expanding utilization of decentralized ledger technology (DLT) with several collaborations with both public and private establishments in the city-state.…