Enterprise blockchain isn’t dead, but survival has meant more collaboration and some smart pivots. A dispatch from this week’s Consensus: Distributed.
IBM, Mastercard Join Digital Identity Project Building ‘Ecosystems of Trust’
Mastercard, IBM and the provincial government of British Columbia are among the founding members of the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation.
Mastercard and Ripple’s Xpring Join Industry Group to Promote Blockchain Education
Mastercard, the innovation arms of Ripple and Binance and eight other firms joined a group supporting blockchain education in universities worldwide.
Mastercard Left Libra Association Over Regulatory and Viability Concerns, Says CEO
The credit-card giant pulled out of the Libra Association in October. Now its chief has opened up on why.
Top US Food Co-Op to Track Seafood Using Mastercard’s Blockchain Tech
A food tracking platform utilizing Mastercard’s blockchain technology is to be piloted by U.S. food co-operative giant Topco at its member grocers.
Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe Follow PayPal in Quitting Facebook’s Libra Project
Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe and PayPal have all withdrawn from the Libra Association now.
US Lawmakers Call on Payment Giants to Exit ‘Chilling’ Libra Project
Senators Brian Schatz and Sherrod Brown have called on Visa, Stripe, and MasterCard to reconsider their membership of the Libra Association.
Mastercard, R3 to Develop a Blockchain Cross-Border Payments Platform
The card giant is to develop a blockchain-powered cross-border payments platform in partnership with enterprise-focused blockchain firm R3.
Mastercard Joins Blockchain-Powered Trade Finance Consortium Marco Polo
Mastercard has joined the Marco Polo trade finance consortium founded by blockchain startup R3 and fintech firm TradeIX.
Mastercard to Tackle Fashion Fakes with Blockchain Tracking Solution
Mastercard is to demo a new blockchain-based product tracking solution during an upcoming showcase of women fashion designers.
Mastercard Is Building a Team to Develop Crypto, Wallet Projects
Payments giant Mastercard is seeking to hire several blockchain execs to lead cryptocurrency and digital wallet projects.
Concerns Over Facebook Data Use Derailed at Least 3 Crypto Partnerships
Philosophical disagreements with crypto experts have slowed the development of Facebook’s GlobalCoin, sources say.
Report: Uber, PayPal, Visa to Back Facebook’s GlobalCoin Cryptocurrency
Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber are all backing Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Accenture’s New Blockchain App Lets Users Tip ‘Sustainable’ Producers
Accenture has announced a prototype blockchain-based supply chain app designed to reward business practices that conserve natural resources.
Mastercard Patent Filing Outlines Way to Anonymize Crypto Transactions
Payments giant Mastercard claims to have developed a new way of keeping cryptocurrency transactions private using intermediary addresses.
Mastercard Patent Hints at Plan for Multi-Currency Blockchains
A new Mastercard patent outlines how a permissioned blockchain can store multiple types of transaction info, including with different currencies.
Mastercard Patent Filings Tout Blockchain for Immutable Data Records
A group of Mastercard patent applications outline how blockchain technology can be used to securely record transaction information.
Mastercard Had An Outage, So Crypto Had a Field Day
Mastercard suffered an outage last week that led to a hold-up for some transactions – and crypto supporters on social media quickly pounced.
Mastercard Wins Patent for Speeding Up Crypto Payments
Mastercard is looking to improve crypto by designing a payments system that will link accounts holding both fiat currency and cryptocurrencies.
Mastercard Patent Would Put Credit Cards on a Public Blockchain
A patent filing from Mastercard explores how to use public blockchains to securely verify card credentials at the point of sale.