Blockchain: not hip to be square

PwC predicts blockchain could add $1.76tn — or 1.4 per cent of global gross domestic product — to economic output over the next decade

These are the technologies that will revolutionise businesses in the Post-COVID era

In the post-COVID–19 business landscape, technologies will play a critical role in enabling enterprises to create scalable business impact and design highly personalised offerings.

COVID-19 | Disruptive tech and SME innovation can boost the fight against the virus

However, there are limitations to AI algorithms, which makes seamless collaboration between technology and human expertise an essential requirement

AI & Blockchain: Transforming the banking sector

AI & Blockchain has high potential in improving efficiencies for financial services firms.

SC verdict on cryptocurrencies: What it means for investors

Anonymity is offered, but with virtually no know-your-customer (KYC) requirement, traceability becomes challenging

Cryptocurrency | Is the Supreme Court order too little too late?

D-Street Talk: This satellite communication engineer found his love with ‘Algos’ and not stars

We spoke to Kusal on the sidelines of traders' carnival in Jaipur in March, and he confessed that if he was not an Algo trader or into trading then he would want to get into genetic engineering.

Despite SC breather, crypto players not reaching for champagne yet

The Supreme Court ruling might have come a bit too late for an industry which had been gripped with fear, uncertainty and lack of clarity from the regulators.

Cryptocurrency | The time has come for this new-age currency

It is about time the governments, regulators and lawmakers around the world spend requisite time and effort in understanding this, instead of knee-jerk reactions and blanket bans.

Cryptocurrency | SC judgment brings short term respite

The Supreme Court judgment paves the way for the revival of the cryptocurrency ecosystem in India only theoretically. Whether or not it will be catalytic to the crypto-industry will have to be seen.

Blockchain technology: The future of digital cash

The applications of Blockchain have advanced greatly today, and we are seeing an increase in adoption, especially in cross-enterprise use-cases.

FinTech company XPay.Life goes live in India

With the pan India launch, the company plans to deploy 1 lakh ATP Kiosk, PoS devices and mobile vans in the next 3 years.

Mphasis inks pact with QEDIT to offer privacy-enhancing tech solutions on Blockchain

QEDIT is an enterprise solution provider that uses privacy-enhancing technology and Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) cryptography to help companies transact and leverage their business data in a privacy-compliant manner, Mphasis said.

Top technology trends that will dominate the business landscape in 2020

Here are some of the top technologies that have been instrumental in transforming businesses so far, and are likely to continue to expand in their application to improve capabilities in 2020.

Legal Matters | Speeding delivery of justice through artificial intelligence

Judicial pendency is one of the biggest problems in India with over 35 million cases pending in courts. Speedy justice is indispensable for the efficacy of the law, and for that modern tech, such as AI, can help.

Blockchain technology is shaping the future of Internet

Once perceived as an open, permissionless age of information and communication, Internet has evolved into a network pervaded by pockets of centralized and closed systems to capture value - often with overlooked and adverse consequences. Here's how Blockchain is changing all of that.

Ripple completes $50 mn investment in MoneyGram

Earlier this year, Ripple made an initial investment of USD 30 million in MoneyGram equity.

Crypto Wars | China’s blockchain focus could pose a serious threat to US digital currency ambitions

The US-China trade war could become yesterday’s news if the race to launch a digital currency takes off in earnest

Amid US sanctions, Venezuela tinkers with using Bitcoin for international transactions: Report

The report noted as banks across the world are hesitant to transact with a country under such sanctions, the country is using various methods to carry out its transactions.

Role of Blockchain in reducing cyber risk in the financial services industry

Considering the complexity and risk associated, there is a pressing need to protect the system and the data, as the financial industry explores the use of blockchain.

Blockchain technology worth investing in for the banking industry, say experts

Blockchain is developed to resolve the trade-offs of data partitioning and promises to preserve both consistency and availability using different consensus protocols.

Blockchain adoption vital for Indian banks to stay ahead of the curve

In the coming years, blockchain will evolve as a disruptive force in transforming the Indian BFSI sector.

Blockchain becomes favourite tool of cyber thieves: Report

Blockchain was to herald a new era in cyber-security but it has come with its own challenges.

Deloitte introduces “Blockchain in a Box”

BIAB is designed to provide intuitive, tangible Blockchain demonstrations and experimentations.

RBI sets norms to build regulatory sandbox for innovation in fintech

The Indian banking regulator, however, left cypto currency out of the list. Credit registry, credit information, Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and chain marketing have also been kept out of the sandbox.