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Adobe rolls out new payment service for its e-commerce platform
Adobe is rolling out a new payment service for its e-commerce platform to help merchants accept popular payment methods, including credit and debit cards, PayPal, ...
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State Bank of India Blocks Payments to Cryptocurrency Exchanges on UPI Platform
State Bank of India, the country’s largest bank, has reportedly “blocked the receipt of funds by crypto bourses on its UPI platform,” the ...
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Central Bank of Turkey Expands Research, Prepares to Test Digital Lira
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has secured agreements with two defense and technology companies, Aselsan and Havelsan, the Scientific ...
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FCA announces campaign to protect consumers from investment fraud
The UK’s financial regulator wants to give consumers the confidence to invest without worrying about being scammed or being pushed into putting their ...
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Singapore’s PayNow to link with India’s Unified Payments Interface by July 2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Reserve Bank of India has announced that they plan to link both country’s real-time payment systems on ...
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PassFort, a regtech SaaS for KYC and AML, nets $16.2M
London-based PassFort, a SaaS provider that helps business meet compliance requirements such as KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) reporting, has closed ...
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Google Pay to launch in Israel by the end of 2021
Isracard, an Israel-based credit card company, has said it reached an agreement with Google to offer payments via Google’s digital wallet, enabling Google Pay to ...
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RBI invites payment system providers to apply for Aadhaar e-KYC licence
The Reserve Bank of India has invited applications from NBFCs, payment system providers and payment system participants looking to obtain Aadhaar e-KYC licence. ...
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UAE reviews progress on anti-money laundering strategy
The UAE has reviewed its ongoing efforts to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing ahead of the country’s submission of a post-observation report ...
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Mastercard acquires cryptocurrency and blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace
Mastercard extends its capabilities deep into the field of digital assets with an agreement to acquire CipherTrace. Payment giant Mastercard is strengthening its ...