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Global: AMLYZE and Skaleet in a partnership to bolster FinCrime prevention to the new level among financial institutions
AMLYZE, a fast-developing RegTech startup that helps fintechs, banks, crypto businesses and other regulated entities fight financial crime and avoid painful regulatory fines, ...
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Global: Google bans personal loan apps from accessing user contacts
Google is banning Android apps offering personal loans from accessing users’ sensitive data, such as photos and contacts. From the end of May, ...
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Global: UAE issues new Dh1,000 banknotes for circulation
The UAE Central Bank on Thursday issued new Dh1,000 banknotes that will be available at banks and exchange houses from next Monday. Made of eco-friendly ...
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Global: UK antitrust regulator looks at Amazon’s takeover of vacuum maker iRobot
Britain is to investigate Amazon.com’s anticipated takeover of robot vacuum maker iRobot Corp (IRBT.O), the country’s competition regulator said on Thursday. The e-commerce giant’s ...
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Global: India’s central bank abandons UPI rival project
India’s central bank has halted its plans for a high-profile project intended to rival the nation’s dominant payment system, Unified Payments Interface. The ...
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Global: Int’l securities body IOSCO prepares crypto regulation report for 2023
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) will launch a consultation for its regulation report on crypto assets in Q2 2023. The final ...
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Zambia: Zambia signs Memorandum of Understanding with Liquid Intelligent to accelerate digital transformation
The race for digital transformation is in full swing on the continent. Governments are increasingly opting for public-private partnerships to accelerate their countries’ ...
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Global: CBDC will be used for ‘control,’ ECB president admits in vid chat with fake Zelensky
A widely shared video of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde admitting that a digital euro will be used in a “limited” way ...
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Global: Peru considering CBDC to improve payment system: Former IMF adviser
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (CRBP) has published a paper that it said will be the first in a series to examine ...
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Global: UAE Central Selects Tech, Infrastructure and Legal Partners for CBDC Project
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has launched its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Implementation Strategy in collaboration with R3, G42 Cloud and Clifford Chance. For Phase 1, ...