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Global: Revolut partners Tink for European payments
Revolut is using payment initiation services (PIS) technology from open banking player Tink to let users across Europe seamlessly move money into their ...
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Global: Hong Kong’s Financial Regulator Warns Against NFT Trade
Hong Kong’s Securities Regulatory Commission warned investors of the risk related to investment in non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) ...
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Apple announces new buy now, pay later feature via Apple Pay
Tech giant Apple is jumping into the buy now, pay later (BNPL) fray via a new Apple Pay feature. The feature, dubbed Apple ...
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Global: 105 Countries Are Exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies, CBDC Tracker Shows
There are now 105 countries that are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Among them, 50 countries are in an advanced phase of ...
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Ethiopian Central Bank: Business Transactions Using Bitcoin Are “Illegal”
The National Bank of Ethiopia issued a statement reminding its citizens that business transactions made with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are “illegal”. Ethiopia’s ...
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Global: Ant launches Singapore digital bank
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has launched its Singapore digital wholesale bank, Anext. Anext has soft launched after scoring one of two digital ...
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Ghana: GCB Bank to leverage digitalisation to dominate industry
GCB Bank PLC says it is focused on accelerating its digital capabilities as a key driver to dominate the industry and create shareholder ...
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Global: New York Senate votes for bitcoin mining moratorium
The New York State Senate has passed a bill establishing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining using carbon-based power sources. The bill, which was ...
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Global: IMF says Russia held nearly a third of the world’s yuan reserves by December 2021
Russia held nearly a third of the world’s renminbi (Yuan) in reserves by December 2021 amid the decline of the dollar’s share of ...
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Global: Singapore banks take further step to tackle digital scammers
Singapore’s banks are stepping up their defences against scammers, rolling out a host of measures, including an emergency self-service kill switch for customers ...