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New Zealand invites feedback on its AML/CFT Act
New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice has invited feedback on possible changes to its AML/CFT Act as the country works to implement recent recommendations ...
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Barclaycard Payments extends its relationship with SAP for payment acceptance
UK-based Barclaycard Payments has extended its relationship with B2B payments platform SAP by integrating its Smartpay gateway into SAP’s Upscale commerce platform. Businesses signed up to SAP ...
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Fintech TagPay rebrands as Skaleet!
Proximity, speed and agility: the triptych behind the creation of Skaleet From today, TagPay will be known as Skaleet (Skaleet.com), an international fintech company ...
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EBA repeals PSD1 internet payments security guidelines
The European Banking Authority (EBA)Â has officially repealed its guidelines on the security of internet payments under the former Payments Services Directive (PSD1). According ...
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Samsung Pay reports that 40% of Brits are concerned about contactless limit increase
Samsung Pay has made public a commissioned study performed by Ketchum Research and Analytics according to which the recent increase in the contactless payments ...
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Brazilians acquired crypto worth USD 4B in 2021 – CBB
Brazilians have brought over USD 4 billion of cryptocurrencies to the country, according to numbers from the Central Bank of Brazil. The commercial ...
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Bakkt Holdings Set to Go Public on New York Stock Exchange
Crypto asset custodial and trading platform Bakkt has been listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BKKT from ...
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Former Boston Fed President Claims Blockchain Not Fit For Central Bank Digital Currency
Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren provided some key insights as to what a central bank digital currency ...
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UK Financial Watchdog Organization Chair to Step Down a Year Early
The leader of the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog organization has said he will step down in spring 2022, a year earlier than expected, ...
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CFTC hits Tether and Bitfinex with fines totalling $42.5m
Tether has been hit with a $41 million penalty from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over misleading claim that its stablecoin was fully ...