Dollar Cost Average (DCA): We live in a monthly
payment kind of world.
Not exact matches
This approach could prove to be
kind of interesting, as consumers seem to be flocking to mobile
payments all over the
world, and NFC capabilities will play an important role in this process.
Indeed, Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently acknowledged the rapid growth in adoption
of the company's blockchain by banks: «People know Ripple is the only blockchain solution for
payments that is proven in the real
world, and it's driving demand from financial institutions
of all
kinds and sizes because they want to stay ahead
of the curve.»
As we move forward to a brave new
world filled with mobile
payment solutions and the like, interest in this
kind of powerful ecosystem makes good sense (let's not forget that BlackBerry made an entire business out
of being trusted by government and industry).
Pinsent Masons does not tolerate, permit, or engage in bribery, corruption, or improper
payments of any
kind in our business dealings, anywhere in the
world, both with public officials and people in the private sector.
As reports emerge, today's attack paints a picture
of businesses and governments around the
world held hostage by a second major wave
of ransomware, a
kind of software that hijacks computerized systems and demands
payment, often in bitcoin, to unlock them.
One
of the more futuristic ideas for Bitcoin that has been floated around is that it could become the currency for
payments between machines on some new
kind of world computer.