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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and blockchain enable the future of payments

IBM Big Data Hub

The financial world has been revolutionized by blockchain technology, which has enabled peer-to-peer transactions without the need for intermediaries. The introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has added a new dimension to blockchain technology that transforms the future of payments for businesses and individuals.

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Rock the Blockchain: Thales and DigiCert Secure the Data

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Rock the Blockchain: Thales and DigiCert Secure the Data. It’s a staggering statistic, but 39% of companies are still not using robust data security measures. With risks so high, what is the hold up on implementing security? Are Distributed Ledger Technologies the Answer to Securing Data? Thu, 09/16/2021 - 05:31.

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CIPL Publishes Discussion Paper on Digital Assets and Privacy

Hunton Privacy

On January 20, 2023, The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth published “Digital Assets and Privacy,” a discussion paper compiling insights from workshops with CIPL member companies that explored the intersection of privacy and digital assets, with a particular focus on blockchain technology.

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Institutional Investor’s Introduction to Blockchain and Digital Asset Investing

Data Matters

Given the growth of markets for cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based assets, often referred to as “digital assets,” we see growing interest from traditional investment managers in gaining exposure to this emerging asset class. A threshold issue is how the derivatives regulations applicable to swaps and security-based swaps in the U.S.

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Summary – “Industry in One: Financial Services”

ARMA International

The scope of a records and information management (RIM) program in financial services can seem overwhelming. Compared to other industries, the complexities of managing records and information in financial services are arguably some of the toughest to solve, primarily because of the intense regulatory scrutiny.

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The Tension between GDPR and Blockchain: Are they Polar Opposites or Can they Co-exist

AIIM

A potentially problematic challenge for industry and legislators is the apparent tension between privacy rights and the rapid adoption of blockchain-based applications which are expected to reach $10.6 There is a school of thought that blockchain is antithetical to and incompatible with safeguarding privacy rights.

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U.S. Indicts North Korean Hackers in Theft of $200 Million

Krebs on Security

Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security told reporters on Wednesday the trio’s activities involved extortion, phishing, direct attacks on financial institutions and ATM networks, as well as malicious applications that masqueraded as software tools to help people manage their cryptocurrency holdings.