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NEW ZEALAND EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF ISSUING A DIGITAL CURRENCY
New Zealand’s central bank is exploring the possibility of issuing a digital currency, saying the benefits it would bring include its potential use ...
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Brazil: Check Point Research detects cyber-attacks against the users of PIX Payment System
Check Point Research (CPR) has detected cyber-attacks against the users of PIX, the instant payment solution created and managed by the Central Bank of Brazil. The ...
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Mastercard Teams Up with Ripple Partner Lulu in UAE to Enhance Remittances
The U.S. payment card giant has partnered with RippleNet’s Lulu exchange to ensure fast and seamless remittances in the UAE UAE-based Ripple partner, ...
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Visa develops interoperability concept for central bank digital currency payments
Payments giant Visa has taken a step toward achieving its vision for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). It has developed a concept that shows how ...
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N26 Digital Bank fined €4.25 million over AML failings
German digital bank N26 has been fined €4.25 million by BaFin over lax money laundering controls. N26 has been facing heightened scrutiny from ...
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Brazilian banks to block user resources for 72 hours if fraud is suspected
Central Bank of Brazil has announced that financial institutions that suspect fraud may block suspicious resources from a receiving user’s account for up to ...
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Global: Over 4 billion people now connected to mobile internet – GSMA report
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of the world’s population is now using the mobile internet. This is according to the global ...
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Switzerland’s Financial Regulator Approves First Ever Crypto Fund
Switzerland’s financial watchdog Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) on Wednesday approved the country’s first-ever dedicated crypto fund. The new crypto fund would be called the ...
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Central bank digital currencies can slash cross border payment time – BIS
The use of digital currencies backed by central banks would significantly reduce time and costs associated with making cross-border payments, according to a ...
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Acuant partners with Atala PRISM
Acuant, a US-based global Trusted Identity Platform, has partnered with Atala PRISM to eliminate bad actors and strengthen security by integrating fraud prevention and AML ...