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Eftpos granted government accreditation as private ID exchange operator
Eftpos, an Australia-based payments processor, has become an accredited non-government operator of a digital identity exchange under the federal government’s Trusted Digital Identity ...
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Ascend Money becomes first fintech unicorn in Thailand
Ascend Money lands $150 million in funding from US-based Bow Wave Capital Management, Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group, and Ant Group A noticeable ...
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ACI Fraud Management receives full patent approval
ACI Worldwide has announced that the patent for its incremental learning technology – a machine learning solution – has received full approval. Incremental learning ...
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TransferMate Global Payments selects ComplyAdvantage for AML and risk screening solutions
TransferMate Global Payments, a B2B payments company, has selected ComplyAdvantage, the regtech customer onboarding, transaction screening and monitoring solutions company. TransferMate is a global ...
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ADIB partners with Spotii to launch Buy Now, Pay Later prepaid card in UAE
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has partnered with Spotii, a digital payments provider, to introduce the first virtual ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ prepaid card in ...
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FinCEN Launches Regulatory Process For New Antiquities Regulations
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public comment on a range of questions ...
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China’s Central Bank ban crypto trading and mining, sending bitcoin tumbling
China’s central bank has declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial ...
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Mastercard launches Strive to accelerate economic recovery
Mastercard has launched Strive to bolster the financial resilience and unlock the growth of micro and small enterprises. To address the transition to digital, Mastercard, through ...
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Federal Reserve Soon to Release Report on CBDC Launch, Says Jerome Powell
The Federal Reserve is considering whether to implement its own digital currency, which will be discussed in an upcoming crypto report. Jerome Powell ...
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Bank of England downgrades growth projections, warns inflation will climb above 4% by year-end
The Bank of England on Thursday kept monetary policy unchanged and downgraded economic growth projections for the third quarter of this year. Policymakers ...