SoftBank initiative aims to blockchainify mobile payments across the globe
A trio of Japanese corporations have devised a working proof-of-concept (PoC) underpinned by blockchain that allows users to make peer-to-peer payments from their mobile phones. SoftBank, Synchronoss, and TBCASoft have come together to develop a method of payment that would allow users to travel the world and spend their cash without needing to visit a conventional currency exchange or transfer money overseas. Specifically it is TBCASoft that brings blockchain to the party in this partnership, with its experience in cross-carrier blockchain systems. Which means that users will be able to send payments regardless of what network they use. “The three…
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