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Global: Ukraine legalises the use of cryptocurrencies
Following the ongoing war in Ukraine and the aid received by the Ukrainian government in cryptocurrencies, the country’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has legalised ...
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Global: Bank of Israel issues draft guidelines for digital asset AML, CFT
Israeli digital asset firms will now be able to access banking services easily after the country’s central bank clarifies its stance on the ...
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Global: Russia’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rate at 20.0%
Russia’s central bank (CBR) Friday said its Board of Directors decided to keep the key rate at 20%, as expected after it was ...
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Global: Qatar Central Bank Studying Digital Banks and CBDCs
Qatar Central Bank is presently examining the possibility of issuing a digital currency as well as digital bank licensing, an official has said. ...
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Global: Central Bank of Russia issues digital asset license to Sberbank in apparent policy reversal
Less than two weeks after the Central Bank of Russia, or CBR, reiterated its position proposing to ban the issuance, mining and circulation of cryptocurrencies ...
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Global: Binance receives license to operate in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance has announced it was granted a crypto-asset service provider license by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) to operate in the ...
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Loan sharks: FCCPC to introduce regulatory framework for online lenders
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), which recently got a court order to pause operations of some money lending apps in ...
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Global: Bank of Canada Partners With MIT on CBDC Research
Canada’s central bank has announced a partnership with MIT that will involve a year-long collaboration on CBDC research. Canada’s Central Bank Will Research CBDCs The ...
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Global: UAE payments giant Network International says Saudi launch plan ‘ahead of schedule’
CEO Nandan Mer says he continues to be positively surprised by the scale of opportunities as 2021 revenues, profits rise UAE-based digital payments ...
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Global: Tencent to possibly be fined for AML violations
Tencent has been facing a fine for violations of central bank regulations by its WeChat Pay mobile network after Beijing toughened its regulations for fintech platforms, ...