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European Commission Urges Members to Agree on Crypto Regulations
The commission is hoping to finalize its proposed regulatory sandbox for financial products based on distributed ledger technology by the end of the ...
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Polish Regulator Adds Dublin-Based AvaTrade to Warning List
The broker operates in Poland with its Irish license. The Polish Financial Supervision Authority, locally known as Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego (KNF), has recently added a ...
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Singapore’s central bank warns against crypto
Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator has warned of ‘sharp speculative swings’ and potential risks for retail investors who put their money in ...
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Qatar International Islamic Bank introduces QMP e-wallet
Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIR) has launched its contactless payment solution QMP e-wallet. This comes as an addition to the bank’s digital services ...
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AFIN launches the ChekFIN global fintech registry
The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) has announced the launch of ChekFIN, a global fintech registry. The solution’s function is to assist Financial Institutions (FIs) ...
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Retail-focused Singaporean CBDC to hedge against privately issued stablecoins
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has ramped up efforts to research and develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for retail use ...
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UK to consult on possible central bank digital currency
The Bank of England and Britain’s finance ministry said on Tuesday that they would hold a formal consultation next year on whether to ...
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Digital Currencies to Be Considered as Legal Tender: European Central Bank
Foreign CBDCs are most likely going to be considered legal tender by European Central Bank Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) developed by foreign ...
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Blockchain can reduce costs in cross-border settlement – Juniper research
A new report from Juniper Research has found that deployment of blockchain for cross-border settlement will drive increasingly significant cost savings for banks. This can ...
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Indonesia to launch retail payment system infrastructure
Bank Indonesia has delivered Bi-Fast, a real-time payment system infrastructure, to serve industrial consolidation and end-to-end integrated digital economy. BI-FAST is a national retail ...