Santander Becomes First U.K. Bank to Introduce Blockchain Technology for International Payments
Santander U.K. has announced its introduction of blockchain technology for international payments through a new app that is currently being rolled out as a staff pilot. The bank plans to make the application, which is only available on Apple’s iOS, available to consumers after it completes the pilot program. The announcement makes Santander the first....
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Santander has begun using an app for international payments using Ripple Labs’ blockchain technology, according to Ripple on its Ripple Insights website. The pilot app makes Santander the first U.K. bank to use Ripple technology for cross-border payments. Santander is introducing the app as a staff pilot, with the intention to expand the technology. Once the app is downloaded, Santander staff just have to complete profile details to start to make payments. The app connects to Apple Pay, where users can securely confirm payments using Touch ID. It allows users transfer between £10 and....
After releasing a paper covering 20 to 25 uses of blockchain technology, Santander is reportedly ready to invest in a cryptocurrency startup to sustain their initiatives. Santander is the tenth largest bank in the world, according to a list by Forbes. The bank has come up with Santander InnoVentures, which is the banking giant's $100 million fintech investment fund. This was launched last year and has made three investments so far. Blockchain Technology Startups. "We're very excited about distributed ledgers and blockchain technology. They really have the potential to disrupt many of the....
Banco Santander UK has made available to its staff a mobile application which uses Blockchain to transfer money. In the battle among bankers to implement blockchain solutions to cut costs, has Banco Santander taken the lead? Ed Metzger, head of innovation technology and operations at Santander U.K., says to Bloomberg: “It’s the first time a U.K. bank has sent payments of this type via Ripple and launched it as a commercial service. Many people are doing lab style experiments, the key difference here is about getting real people to send real money for real purposes. I just paid my wife, who....
In its recently released research paper, European bank Santander claimed to have listed 20 to 25 potential uses of bitcoin. These span various areas such as international money transfers, trade finance, syndicated lending and collateral management as some of the areas where blockchain technology could be applied. In fact, the institution has claimed that banks could save as much as $20 billion with these uses of bitcoin in their regular operations. Other banks have also been looking into the technology, with some Australian financial institutions already integrating bitcoin applications in....
According to a report from IBTimes the UK division of Santander is using Ripple blockchain technology for international money transfers. Santander employees have tested the new application that connects the Ripple network to Apple Pay by sending transmissions of £10 and £10,000. Santander Bridges Ripple with Apple Pay. The new application that uses....