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Increasingly cashless Sweden eyes digital currency
Less than 10 percent of all payments are made with cash in Sweden, according to research by its central bank. Sweden’s government will ...
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The biggest Fintech rounds of 2020
2020 has been a rough year, but it hasn’t stopped investors flocking to fintechs. European fintechs raised more capital in 2020 than any ...
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Turkey set to pilot digital currency in 2021
The announcement by the Turkey Central Bank chief, Naci Agbal puts Turkey on the fast track to adopting a central bank digital currency ...
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New York authorizes first Yen stablecoin operator in the US
New York has given the first authorization to a stablecoin backed by the Japanese yen to operate in the United States. The New ...
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Fidelity Bank Plc announces retirement and appointment of new Directors
Fidelity Bank Plc has notified relevant stakeholders and the general public of changes in its Board including the retirement of 4 Directors (1 ...
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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange launches cannabis index
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange launched early in the week, a new index for nine medical cannabis companies in an effort to boost ...
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ABCON Seeks to Become Payment Agents for Diaspora Remittances
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make Bureaux De ...
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China pushes Ant Group overhaul in latest crackdown on Ma
China’s central bank disclosed earlier this week it had asked the country’s payments giant Ant Group Co Ltd to shake up its lending ...
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Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor
Turkey will begin piloting a previously undisclosed digital currency in the second half of 2021, the country’s chief central banker Naci Ağbal told ...
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Japan prepares for digital currency, in line with China and others
Japan is gearing up preparation for the issuance of digital currency in both public and private sectors following swift moves by China and ...