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Global: Crypto exchanges Huobi, OKX eye Hong Kong licences amid regulatory changes
Major cryptocurrency exchanges Huobi Global and OKX, both of which have their roots in mainland China, have declared their intention to apply for ...
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Global: France pilots in-store crypto payments as Binance partners with Ingenico
A new partnership between Binance and Ingenico allows in-store payments in France via Binance Pay. Mainstream crypto and crypto-based services adoption continues, with ...
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Global: European Commission launches blockchain regulatory sandbox
The European Commission has launched a regulatory sandbox to explore the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT). The Commission says the sandbox establishes ...
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Global: Mastercard and Visa to face another card interchange class action suit
Mastercard and Visa are set to face another multibillion-pound UK lawsuit over Multilateral Interchange Fees (MIFs), according to Sky News. Commercial litigation law ...
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Global: Meta launches paid verified accounts for Instagram and Facebook
In November 2022, Twitter launched a similar service allowing its subscribers to authenticate their accounts by paying the monthly amount of eight dollars ...
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Global: Bank of Japan kicks off CBDC pilot
Following a two-year investigation phase, the Bank of Japan is kicking off pilot trials of a digital yen. The pilot trials of the ...
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Global: Mastercard and Visa to be hit with £7.5bn compensation claim
The global payment giants Mastercard and Visa are facing the latest in a string of multibillion-pound competition lawsuits with the launch of a ...
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Global: Shieldpay Partners With Fenergo to Achieve Perpetual Due Diligence and Scale Operations
Fenergo, the leading provider of digital solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Shieldpay, the market leading fintech ...
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Global: Railsr unit faces Lithuanian investigation into money laundering failures
A subsidiary of embedded banking platform Railsr is being investigated by the Bank of Lithuania over concerns it has been “grossly and systematically” ...
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Global: Big Tech Firms Publish Monthly Active Users Data for EU
Big tech companies have released monthly active users (MAU) numbers to comply with a regulation. The firms released the numbers because they were ...