JPMorgan and Siemens have launched a first blockchain-based programmable payment. At its heart is the idea of conditionality: teaching a bank account to act for itself based on some clear parameters.
“If you look at bank accounts today, they have some programmable capabilities in the form of standing orders,” explains Naveen Mallela, global head of coin systems at Onyx by JPMorgan.
“You can set instructions for a direct-debit capability to run on particular days of the month, but that’s about it.
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