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Unlimint plans launch of ecommerce product
UK-based payment service provider Unlimint has announced its plan to launch its own ecommerce platform by the end of 2022. According to emarketer.com, with the ...
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Stablecoins, CBDCs may not resolve financial inclusion, international remittance challenges – BIS Report
Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may not live up to their promise of increasing financial inclusion and improving cross-border payments in emerging markets, according ...
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Australia’s CBA pleads guilty for fraud charges
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has pleaded guilty to 30 criminal charges for mis-selling consumer credit insurance between 2011 and 2015. The announcement was made ...
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Brazil launches Phase 3 of Open Banking
According to Belvo, Phase 3 of Open Banking in Brazil has started on 29 October 2021. The new phase is the penultimate stage of ...
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Russian crypto market worth $500B despite bad regulation, says exec
Many crypto exchanges with Russian roots have fled the country or operate illegally, Blockchain Life’s founder said. The Russian cryptocurrency market has grown ...
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India Likely to Regulate Crypto, Not Ban It, in Upcoming Budget: Report
The government is likely to opt for regulating cryptocurrencies as an asset class, similar to commodities, with appropriate taxation of transactions and gains. ...
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BofA launches Account Validation service
Bank of America has rolled out a fraud prevention service for corporate and public sector clients making payments in the US. Prior to ...
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Oracle and Orange Announce Joint Intention to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure in West Africa
Collaboration aims to accelerate cloud adoption in one of the continent’s fastest-growing regions Oracle and Orange (www.Orange.com) today announced that they have signed ...
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Mastercard to introduce special cards for the visually impaired people
US-based payment processing company Mastercard has launched an accessible card standard designed to help partially sighted and blind people, called the Touch Card. As most ...
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Stripe to offer Klarna’s BNPL to merchants
Fintech giants Stripe and Klarna partner on ‘buy now, pay later’ as competition heats up Klarna is set to strengthen its position as ...