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Global: Saudi Arabia Exploring Possibility of Implementing Blockchain in Government
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking into the possibility of implementing blockchain technology across its government as well as allowing the use ...
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Cardano Announces Partnership to Integrate On-Chain KYC in Compliance with Regulatory Requirements
Cardano’s commercial arm, EMURGO has unveiled its partnership with Blockpass to onboard on-chain KYC in its regulatory compliance bid. Through this collaboration, Blockpass will add ...
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India: Govt notifies 38 entities for Aadhaar KYC user agency license
Bajaj Finance, Shriram City Union Finance, Shriram Transport Finance, Tata Capital Housing Finance, and Tata Financial Services are among the 38 non-banking finance ...
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Global: Payments Firm Stripe Adds Twitter Cryptocurrency Payments
Online payments company Stripe Inc. is venturing back into the cryptocurrency space after dropping support for Bitcoin four years ago. The company will ...
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Global: Russian central bank needs to ease up digital asset projects, governor says
Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, has admitted that Russia’s central bank might have taken a bit too tough a stance ...
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Global: Digital banks showing weaknesses in their financial crime defenses, UK regulator warns
Britain’s online-only challenger banks need to do more to prevent the abuse of their platforms by criminals, regulators have warned. The Financial Conduct ...
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Global: Fintech unicorn Xendit buys minority stake in local bank
Xendit, an Indonesia-based payment gateway startup, has acquired a minority stake in Bank Sahabat Sampoerna, a local bank that focuses on SMEs. The size ...
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Global: UAE Central Bank launches new Dh5 and Dh10 notes
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has launched two new banknotes. The Dh5 and Dh10 notes are made of polymer and ...
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Global: BoE asks financial firms for £24m more to keep track of risks from crypto assets
Levy increase needed to hire 100 extra staff in response to ‘new policy responsibilities’, says regulator body The Bank of England is asking lenders and ...
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Global: Brazilian Development Bank Sets Deadline for Completion of Blockchain Network
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has partnered with the Court of Accounts of the Union (TCU), a constitutional institution of the Brazilian government, ...