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India: IFSCA issues new framework for fintech entities
The framework issued by IFSCA is a unified regulator for banking, capital markets, insurance and fund management in IFSC. In a bid to ...
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Global: EBA CLEARING, SWIFT, and TCH partner for immediate cross-border payments
EBA CLEARING, SWIFT, and The Clearing House (TCH) have planned to launch a pilot service for immediate cross-border (IXB) payments with the support of banks from ...
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Global: IsDB Institute Unveils New Brand Identity
The Institute will take advantage of frontier technologies to build the next generation of knowledge leaders and entrepreneurs The Islamic Development Bank Institute ...
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Global: The Philippines will launch pilot wholesale central bank digital currency project
Retail digital payments are growing, but the country needs to implement further payment and financial inclusion reforms before a retail CBDC will be ...
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Global: Brazil’s Senate approves ‘Bitcoin law’ to regulate cryptocurrencies
Brazil’s Senate has passed the country’s first bill governing cryptocurrencies in a plenary session, which will set the stage for the creation of ...
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Global: Leading Digital Payment Solutions Provider Network International Reports Strong Start to 2022 with Q1 Revenue Up 33% Year on Year
In 2021, Network International acquired DPO Group, a leading African digital payments company, in a landmark deal for the African payments landscape The ...
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Global: Meta, Google Agree to UK Ad Rule; Will Twitter Follow?
Google and Facebook owner Meta have both pledged to permit only registered financial firms to advertise promotions on their sites, the head of the U.K. Financial ...
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Global: CFPB Dusts Off Old Rule To Investigate FinTech
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced yesterday, April 25, 2022, that it will start using a largely unused legal provision to examine ...
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Global: ECB needs ‘globally coordinated regulatory action’ on crypto, says official
European Central Bank executive board member Fabio Panetta said lawmakers across the world must decide how to regulate cryptocurrencies based on potential risks. ...
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Global: Abu Dhabi grants Kraken license to operate crypto exchange
Kraken has become the first crypto exchange to be granted a license to operate a regulated digital assets platform in Abu Dhabi as ...