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Global: Brazil Explores DeFi Elements in Drex CBDC Pilot to Enhance Decentralization, Privacy, and Programmability
Brazil’s central bank is pushing the boundaries of traditional finance by incorporating decentralized finance (DeFi) principles into the development of its synthetic central ...
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Global: Meta Partners with UK Banks in Data-Sharing Programme to Combat Scammers
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has launched the Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (FIRE) programme, allowing UK banks to directly ...
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Global: Experts Raise Concerns Over AI’s Growing Energy Demand
Experts are raising alarms about the increasing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on global sustainability efforts. As AI ...
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Global: Trinidad and Tobago to Adopt India’s UPI Payment Technology
Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Digital Transformation has signed an agreement to introduce India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) technology, aiming to expand digital ...
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Global: Blackstone to Invest £10bn in AI Data Centre in the UK
Blackstone has announced plans to build a £10 billion hyperscale AI data centre in Blyth, Northumberland, marking one of the largest data centre ...
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Global: Worldpay Strengthens Blockchain Infrastructure by Becoming a Validator
Worldpay is making significant strides towards enhancing its involvement in blockchain technology by entering discussions with various blockchains to become a validator, responsible ...
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Global: Oman’s CBO Implements Initiatives to Strengthen Monetary and Financial Landscape
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) is driving several initiatives aimed at bolstering the country’s financial sector in collaboration with key stakeholders. According ...
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India Eyes Africa to Build a Digital Payment System by 2027
India is looking to expand its influence in Africa’s burgeoning digital payments market through its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system. The National Payments ...
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Global: First Abu Dhabi Bank Completes Pilot for Programmable Payments Using JPM Coin
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has successfully concluded a pilot program leveraging programmable payments via JPM Coin, a digital currency developed through J.P. ...
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Global: Australia’s Central Bank Unveils 3-Year Program for Wholesale CBDC Development
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced a strategic focus on launching a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) over the next ...