News tagged: Blockchain

26 May, 2020

Digital transformation enabled for CSPs globally by new partners Tech Mahindra and Openet

Tech Mahindra Ltd, a provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and Openet, a provider of the digital business support system (BSS) solutions, announced a global strategic partnership to enable digital transformation for customers globally.  This partnership will leverage 5G and cloud technologies to accelerate digital transformation for communication service providers (CSPs). (more…)

03 March, 2020

Digital banking users to exceed 3.6 billion globally by 2024

A new study from Juniper Research found that the total number of digital banking users will exceed 3.6 billion by 2024, up from 2.4 billion in 2020; a 54% increase. This growth will be driven by the rise of digital-only banks and the ongoing focus on digital transformation by established bank brands. (more…)

26 December, 2019

Deep Tech in 2020: How different will the paradigm be?

Pushing multi-device control to our palms is what the Internet of Things (IoT) promised but has never been restricted to. Ever since we have praised it to the skies, the technology’s propelling reach to our lifestyles has been a fascinating endeavour, says Yash Mehta, an IoT and Big Data Science specialist. (more…)

11 September, 2019

Mastercard and R3 partner to develop new blockchain-powered cross-border payments solution

Mastercard and R3, a blockchain software provider, have announced a strategic partnership to develop and pilot a new blockchain-enabled cross-border payments solution that will initially focus on connecting global faster payments infrastructures, schemes and banks supported by a clearing and settlement network operated by Mastercard. (more…)

14 March, 2019

Blockchain for number portability – Five key benefits for CSPs

With the advent of 5G and IoT, greater collaboration is required between communications service providers (CSPs) in order to cost effectively deliver innovative services, write Ganesan Arulanandham, consulting partner and head of the IP and Innovation COE in the Communication business unit at Wipro, and Subrat Saurabh, principal consultant for blockchain and a telco domain expert, in the Communication business unit at Wipro.

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11 December, 2018

It’s time to restore trust in the internet

Maintaining privacy and freedom in an ultra-connected era is one the key elements in restoring trust in the internet, writes Stefano Pileri, the CEO of Italtel.

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26 September, 2018

UK businesses of all sizes say Internet of Things ‘Vital for success’

A new report from Vodafone highlights that more than half of business providers in the UK (58%) believe it is essential to embrace Internet of Things (IoT) technology to be successful. (more…)

14 September, 2018

Almost two-thirds of large enterprises currently aiming to deploy blockchain, Juniper finds

A new Juniper Research survey has found that 65% of responding enterprises with over 10,000 employees are considering or actively engaged in blockchain deployment. This marks a significant rise from last year, when the corresponding figure was 54%. (more…)

31 August, 2018

Tech Mahindra and Microsoft enable a ‘robust’ blockchain-based ecosystem to fight spam calls in India

Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, is collaborating with Microsoft to create a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-based solution. (more…)

24 August, 2018

Global blockchain business value to reach US$2tn by 2030, says IHS Markit

While still nascent today, blockchain business value, which refers to the cost savings and efficiencies that could be realised by incorporating blockchain into corporate business strategies, (more…)