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Mastercard Partners with Leading Digital Currency Companies Across Asia Pacific to Launch the Region’s First Crypto-Linked Payment Cards
The trio of partnerships with Amber, Bitkub and CoinJar make it easier for consumers and corporates to spend cryptocurrency on physical or digital ...
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Visa’s Cybersource joins IATA’s Financial Gateway
US-based Cybersource, Visa’s global payment and fraud management platform has partnered with IATA’s (International Air Transport Association) Financial Gateway to improve airline payment efficiency. The ...
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India: Five years after note ban, cash in use now at record 14.5% of GDP
The ratio of India’s currency in circulation as a proportion of GDP touched a new high of 14.5% for fiscal 2020-21. The surge ...
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Innovate Finance calls out Government inaction over Kalifa fintech reforms
Innovate Finance has bemoaned the Government’s failure to devise a cohesive national strategy for UK fintech, as recommended by the Kalifa Review. In ...
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UK to force financial firms to publish plans for achieving Net Zero
Speaking at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, chancellor Rishi Sunak says the UK Government will force financial institutions and UK-listed companies to ...
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Brazil’s central bank to trial CBDC
Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) has announced the possibility of trailing its digital Real on Lithosphere blockchain as the bank is in discussion with ...
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EU central banks working on DLT-based asset settlement
European central banks have been ramping up their efforts to utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT), the foundation of blockchain, in central bank money ...
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Korea’s FSC confirms that NFTs will not be regulated
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) in South Korea reaffirmed in a public statement on Nov. 5 that nonfungible tokens (NFT) are not virtual ...
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Iran Blockchain Association Offers Help With Crypto Regulations, Says Regulators Are Not Qualified
The leading crypto industry association in Iran has slammed authorities for their passive stance regarding crypto regulation. The government’s inaction is a source ...
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Australian Senator Says Clear Crypto Regulations Will be Introduced Within a Year
The Australian Senator said he expects the country to establish clear crypto rules in the next 12 months. Andrew James Bragg, Australia’s senator ...
