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Global: MAS to set up information-sharing platform to combat money laundering under new Bill
A FINANCIAL Services and Markets (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Parliament on Monday (March 20, 2023) to provide for information sharing when combating ...
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Global: Digital Banking Startup Credable Raises $2.5M to Expand into Nigeria and Pakistan
Credable, a digital banking startup announced that it has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Pan-African early-stage VC firm Ventures Platform. ...
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Global: Mobile sector adds $5.2 trillion to global economy
In 2022, mobile technologies and services generated five per cent of global GDP, a contribution that amounted to $5.2 trillion of economic value ...
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Global: Crypto ads in Belgium must warn: ‘The only guarantee in crypto is risk’
Belgium’s financial regulator the FSMA is requiring virtual currency companies to add a short and punchy disclaimer to their advertising: ‘Virtual currencies, real ...
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Global: Nearly Half of HR Execs Want to Police ChatGPT
Human resource leaders want to regulate OpenAI’s ChatGPT, though those regulations could vary among companies. That’s according to a Monday (March 20, 2023) ...
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Global: Texas adds HSBC to energy sanctions list
A Texas official on Monday (March 20, 2023) added HSBC Holdings to an energy sanctions list, widening a crackdown on companies which in ...
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Global: Facebook political microtargeting at center of GDPR complaints in Germany
In its latest piece of strategic litigation, the precision-punching European privacy rights campaign group noyb has used data donated by users of the ...
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Global: IMF examines CBDC design in context of Islamic banking, finds some risks magnified
A central bank digital currency can impact monetary policy by increasing money velocity, disintermediation, volatility of bank reserves, currency substitution and altered capital ...
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Global: Meta launches paid verification on Instagram and Facebook in the US
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company is rolling out Meta Verified on Instagram and Facebook in the U.S. The subscription ...
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Global: UAE Central Bank Approves Direct Debit System Marketplace Launch
Residents and citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can now use a paperless direct debit marketplace. The UAE Central Bank has approved ...
