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Global: Philippines central bank to launch CBDC research effort
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, intends to move forward with a research project focused on central bank ...
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Global: FCA investigated 300 crypto operators in 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened 300 probes into unauthorised cryptocurrency operators in a six-month span in 2021. The FCA declared that many of ...
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Global: The Central Bank of Taiwan accelerates CBDC research
The Central Bank of Taiwan (CBT) has accelerated its research into the development of a Taiwanese central bank digital currency (CBDC). The bank expects to ...
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Global: UAE affirms commitment to strengthening anti-money laundering efforts
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has recognised that the United Arab Emirates has made positive progress in its anti-money laundering (AML), countering ...
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Bank of Israel: Adoption of CBDC Will Not Materially Affect the Banking System
Israel’s central bank says the public’s adoption of the digital shekel is not expected “to materially affect the banking system.” The bank, however, ...
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Global: Fed aims to streamline access to US central bank’s payment system
The Federal Reserve Board has taken a look at how financial firms get coveted access to the US central bank’s payment system. The Fed ...
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Global: FCA is investigating 50 crypto firms
The Financial Conduct Authority opened over 300 cases related to crypto firms in a six-month period last year and has 50 live investigations, ...
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Global: Central Bank of Brazil Selects Partners to Assist With CBDC
The Central Bank of Brazil has chosen nine partners to help develop a digital real, Brazil’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). Among the ...
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Global: EU to exclude seven Russian banks from SWIFT
European Union ambassadors have agreed to exclude seven Russian banks from the SWIFT system, but spared Sberbank and a bank part-owned by Russian Gazprom. VTB Bank PJSC ...
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Global: Japan freezes Russia Central Bank’s assets
Japan has announced on 1 March 2022 that it joined the US and its international allies in imposing additional sanctions to the Russian ...