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EMVCo publishes EMV 3-D Secure UI/UX guidelines
The global technical body EMVCo has published EMV 3-D Secure UI/UX Design Guidelines to help card issuers, banks, merchants and solution providers optimise the ...
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Leading German asset manager takes Wirecard administrator to court
A former top Wirecard shareholder is seeking damages over the collapse of the payments group in a landmark lawsuit that threatens the compensation bondholders and ...
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Korean internet giant Kakao expands blockchain presence to Singapore
Singapore is reportedly the next port of call for Kakao’s globalization agenda for its legacy blockchain platform Klaytn. According to a report by The Korea ...
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Swiss Fintech Firm Leonteq Expands Cryptocurrency Services to Germany and Austria
The Zurich-based company – Leonteq AG – revealed it would expand its cryptocurrency services to Germany and Austria. The Switzerland-based financial institution – ...
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Travel and ticketing sectors drive growth of global ecommerce transactions – ACI study
Payments systems company ACI Worldwide has released its eCommerce Fraud Index global, according to which ecommerce sales increased 15% during the first half of 2021, compared ...
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Reserve Bank of India may hike rates starting early 2022: Analysts
The Reserve Bank may be hitting the end of its tolerance for high inflation and will most likely hike interest rates in the ...
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Central Bank of Argentina President Hints at Possible Regulation of Bitcoin in Payment Systems
Miguel Pesce, president of the Central Bank of Argentina, hinted at some kind of regulation coming for bitcoin transactions soon. In a digital ...
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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issues stricter standards for banking licences
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued stricter standards for prospective neobanks that apply for banking licences following Xinja’s collapse. Applicants will need to ...
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South Korea expands crypto regulations to foreign entities
South Korea’s Anti-Money Laundering-related law, the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information, has been amended and went into effect on ...
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BitMEX agrees to pay USD 100 M to settle US charges
BitMEX, a virtual currency derivatives exchange, has agreed to pay up to USD 100 million to settle US charges of unlawfully accepting customer ...