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GeoComply partners with NICE Actimize
GeoComply, a Canada-based fraud prevention company, has partnered with NICE Actimize to fight financial crime with a location intelligence solution. To help financial institutions combat ...
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China Anti-Trust Regulation: Alibaba apps start offering WeChat Pay option
China-based Alibaba Group has begun offering payment services from Tencent’s WeChat on a number of its apps, after the government ordered tech firms to stop blocking each ...
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Global: 50% of Consumers Use Mobile Wallets to Send X-Border Remittances
Cross-border transactions are picking up steam, especially amid the pandemic. As many as 32% of cross-border remittances are sent to friends and family ...
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Singapore Central Bank Plans Digital Data Sharing Platform To Fight Money Laundering
A digital sharing platform is being developed by Singapore’s central bank in a move to help fight money laundering and other financial maneuvers ...
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CoinJar secures FCA’s approval
CoinJar has become registered by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a Cryptoasset Exchange Provider and Custodian Wallet Provider, as per the Money Laundering, Terrorist ...
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PayPal, Visa, and Amazon to help the Bank of England work on its CBDC
The Bank of England and the UK Treasury department have announced that PayPal, Amazon, and Visa will be among the corporate representatives participating in two advisory groups that are exploring a ...
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NEW ZEALAND EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF ISSUING A DIGITAL CURRENCY
New Zealand’s central bank is exploring the possibility of issuing a digital currency, saying the benefits it would bring include its potential use ...
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Brazil: Check Point Research detects cyber-attacks against the users of PIX Payment System
Check Point Research (CPR) has detected cyber-attacks against the users of PIX, the instant payment solution created and managed by the Central Bank of Brazil. The ...
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Mastercard Teams Up with Ripple Partner Lulu in UAE to Enhance Remittances
The U.S. payment card giant has partnered with RippleNet’s Lulu exchange to ensure fast and seamless remittances in the UAE UAE-based Ripple partner, ...
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Visa develops interoperability concept for central bank digital currency payments
Payments giant Visa has taken a step toward achieving its vision for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). It has developed a concept that shows how ...