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Sri Lanka Appoints Committee to Draft Digital Currency Policy, Seeks Crypto Investments
In preparation to regulate its fintech space, the government of Sri Lanka has established a special committee tasked to formulate the country’s policy ...
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4-Year Old Chinese Exchange BitZ Quits Business Due to New Strict Regulations in China
BitZ crypto exchange, which has been working for four years now in China announced on its website that it has begun a gradual ...
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New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice assesses AML/CFT regulation and calls for changes
The government of New Zealand has announced its statutory review will release information about how the AML/CFT act has performed since it’s commencement ...
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NatWest to be fined with GBP 340M
NatWest has announced it could face a fine of up to GBP 340 million after it pleaded guilty to three charges failing to comply ...
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Central Bank of Brazil postpones Open Banking governance definition to 2022
The Central Bank of Brazil has postponed to June of 2022 the deadline for Open Banking participants to define their definitive governance structure. The ...
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MoneyGram partners Stellar Lumens to launch USDC settlement
Traditional cross-border payments giant, MoneyGram is working with the Stellar blockchain network to create instant money transfers using the second most capitalized stablecoin, ...
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U.S government creates crypto team to combat cybercrime, money laundering
In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it is forming an enforcement team that will focus on cryptocurrency. U.S. ...
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Global: GSMA – 3.4 Billion People Do Not Use Internet Despite Living in Areas With Broadband Coverage
Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), has launched its global State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2021 showing that, despite the COVID-19 ...
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Central Bank of Uruguay Describes Roadmap to Crypto Asset Regulation
The Central Bank of Uruguay has issued a statement describing a roadmap for the regulation of cryptocurrency assets in the near future. The ...
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Feedzai Financial Crime Report: 23% increase in online fraud
Financial crime management platform Feedzai has released its most recent Financial Crime Report, stating that online fraud has increased 23% as cashless payments take centre ...
