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FCA boosts Open Banking by removing 3-month re-authentication requirement
Fintech firms will no longer need to re-authenticate customers every ninety days for continued access to bank account data, but they will need ...
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Tenpay fined for violation of foreign exchange rules
China has fined Tenpay, an online-payment unit of Tencent Holdings, USD 438,000 for violating foreign exchange rules amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the nation’s fintech ...
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RBI fines SBI, 2 payment system operators
The RBI has imposed a Rs 1-crore penalty on SBI for contravention of the Banking Regulation Act and holding shares in borrower companies ...
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WhatsApp gets approval to offer payments service to 40 million users in India
WhatsApp Pay, the messaging app’s payment feature, will soon be available to 40 million users in India. As per Reuters report, the messaging ...
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Are You Ready For iFX EXPO Dubai 2022?
Following this year’s UAE success, iFX EXPO Dubai 2022 will be sweeping into an even larger venue for another action-packed show. The eagerly-awaited ...
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South Korea Financial Regulator May Impose Tax On NFTs
Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding virtual asset taxation in the country, South Korea’s Financial Authority recently proclaimed non-fungible tokens (NFT) as taxable. On ...
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Real-time payment system set for launch in Iran
The Central Bank of Iran has given details about its recently announced instant payment system for the country’s banking and payment network. According to Central ...
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Trulioo receives approval from German authorities to verify users’ age
Identity verification company Trulioo has announced it received authorisation from the German Commission for the Protections of Minors in the Media to verify the ages of end ...
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TradeTogether gets MAS exemption
Singapore-based TradeTogether, a fintech digital assets management company, has received a MAS exemption to manage cryptocurrency funds for high-net-worth and institutional investors. The exemption ...
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Ebay suspends direct debit payments in Germany due to possible fraud
Internet trading platform Ebay and payment service provider Ratepay have announced disabling the possibility to pay by direct debit in Germany. It is currently being investigated whether ...