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Japan’s financial regulator weighs stricter rules on crypto-assets
The Financial Services Agency has started discussing the introduction of stricter regulations on cryptocurrency assets in order to better protect users. The government ...
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Binance Singapore Appoints Former Regulator as CEO in Effort to Become ‘a Leader in Regulatory Compliance’
Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has hired a former regulator as the new CEO for its operations in Singapore. Binance aims to become “a ...
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Open Banking Initiative Canada partners with Open Banking Expo
Open Banking Initiative Canada (OBIC) has partnered with Open Banking Expo to boost the growth of the Open Banking and Open Finance across Canada. OBIC is ...
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UK’s Financial Intelligence Unit publishes latest guide on SAR submissions
The UK’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) has published its guide on how suspicious activity report (SAR) intelligence is being used by law enforcement, ...
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Iran to allow crypto mining once again
Iran has announced it will once again allow Bitcoin and crypto miners to operate in the country from the last week of September ...
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Thailand, Indonesia debut cross-border QR payment linkage
The central banks of Thailand and Indonesia have launched a cross-border QR payment linkage between the two countries. The linkage, the first that connects the retail payment ...
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US: Retailers face a new era of attacks and a 350% increase in fraud pressure – Signifyd reports
A report published by Signifyd has predicted that US retailers will face a new era of online fraud this holiday season featuring attacks that are ...
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Global: Riskified survey reveals online fraud disconnect between retailers and shoppers
Ecommerce fraud prevention solution provider Riskified has released a survey revealing the enduring financial impact of fraud and how it’s perceived in the eyes of ...
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US: Financial institutions fined 47% less in H1 2021
A study conducted by Fenergo has shown that for the 6 months of 2021, penalties for financial institutions have totalled USD 937.7 million.The fines represent ...
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Monetary Authority of Singapore builds a Bitcoin inspired currency
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced it is planning to change how money moves across borders using Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) inspired ...
