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France Proposes EU-Wide Cryptocurrency Regulation
France proposed Tuesday that the EU governments give the responsibility of regulating cryptocurrencies to the pan-European markets watchdog, the Paris-based European Securities and ...
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Central bank provider G+D invests in CBDC simulation company FNA
Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) through its venture arm has invested in CBDC simulation firm FNA, alongside existing investors IQ Capital and Getty Lab. German-headquartered G+D is ...
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Social media regulation threatens rights, UN warns
The United Nations on Wednesday warned that public and private actors are intervening against online content in ways that curtail rights and muzzle ...
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US:Fed Chair Jerome Powell says cryptocurrencies and stablecoins won’t be needed once the US has a digital currency
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday challenged the need for cryptocurrencies if it were to issue its own central bank digital currency. ...
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India bans Mastercard from adding new customers
Reserve Bank of India has indefinitely barred Mastercard from issuing new debit, credit or prepaid cards to customers in the South Asian market ...
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65% Malaysians interested in digital banking
Visa has released new findings from its Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes study, highlighting that over seven in 10 Malaysians (74%) are aware and ...
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Global: Russian fintechs to use Open Banking APIs
Promsvyazbank and Tochka, a fintech-focused service for SMEs, have begun using an Open Banking API implemented by the Bank of Russia and the Russian Fintech Association (RFA). ...
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G20 finance ministers announce their support to tax multinational companies
G20 finance ministers have backed a plan which will see multinational companies pay their fair share of tax around the world, according to ...
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IMF, World Bank and BIS champion central bank digital currencies at G20
In a joint report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) have proposed to the G20 that ...
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MAS Partners IMF, World Bank and others to launch Global Challenge for Retail CBDC Solutions
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the launch of a global challenge for retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solutions (Global ...
