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Global: 105 Countries Are Exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies, CBDC Tracker Shows
There are now 105 countries that are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Among them, 50 countries are in an advanced phase of ...
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Ethiopian Central Bank: Business Transactions Using Bitcoin Are “Illegal”
The National Bank of Ethiopia issued a statement reminding its citizens that business transactions made with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are “illegal”. Ethiopia’s ...
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Global: Ant launches Singapore digital bank
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has launched its Singapore digital wholesale bank, Anext. Anext has soft launched after scoring one of two digital ...
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Ghana: GCB Bank to leverage digitalisation to dominate industry
GCB Bank PLC says it is focused on accelerating its digital capabilities as a key driver to dominate the industry and create shareholder ...
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Global: New York Senate votes for bitcoin mining moratorium
The New York State Senate has passed a bill establishing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining using carbon-based power sources. The bill, which was ...
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Global: IMF says Russia held nearly a third of the world’s yuan reserves by December 2021
Russia held nearly a third of the world’s renminbi (Yuan) in reserves by December 2021 amid the decline of the dollar’s share of ...
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Global: Singapore banks take further step to tackle digital scammers
Singapore’s banks are stepping up their defences against scammers, rolling out a host of measures, including an emergency self-service kill switch for customers ...
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Global: EU chief prosecutor accuses Ireland of delaying financial crime investigation
‘We had to postpone everything because we didn’t receive this answer,’ says head of European Public Prosecutor Office The European Union’s chief prosecutor ...
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Global: Fintech unicorn Slice raises $50 million in funding led by Tiger Global
Fintech unicorn Slice has raised $50 million in funding led by Tiger Global. Fintech unicorn Slice has secured $50 million (about ₹387 crore) in ...
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Global: UK neobank Kroo raises £26 million in Series B funding
London-based neobank Kroo has raised £26 million ($33 million) in a Series B funding round, despite the pace of fintech funding slowing down ...