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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 ...
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Global: Visa, Mastercard block services to Russian banks targeted by sanctions
Visa and Mastercard said they are blocking services to Russian banks, complying with U.S. sanctions levied on the nation amid its war against Ukraine. ...
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Global: India releases guideline for crypto related ads
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has released guidelines for the promotion of cryptocurrency and virtual assets related services. It prohibits advertisers to use ...
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Global: Bank of Russia increases rates to highest point since 2003
The National Bank of Russia has raised its key interest rate to the highest point in the past two decades, reaching a new historic ...
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Global: Russia has internal replacement for SWIFT, cenbank says
Russia has a system that can replace the SWIFT international payments system internally, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Monday, stressing the ...
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Global: Russia central bank urges calm amid cash run fears
Russia’s central bank has issued an appeal for calm amid fears that new financial sanctions could spark a run on its banks. It ...