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NCR agrees to acquire cryptocurrency solution provider LibertyX

02 Aug 21 @ 17:32

NCR , best know for its ATM’s and POS solutions, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire LibertyX, a cryptocurrency software provider, with a view to providing a complete digital... read more

Finding the right mix: AML for cryptocurrency payments

23 Jul 21 @ 12:17

The global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) updated its guidance on how to manage anti-money laundering (AML) measures in cryptocurrency payments fully two years ago – yet recent evidence suggests... read more

Spending on crypto-linked Visa cards topped $1 billion in H1 2021

16 Jul 21 @ 13:32

Visa says its customers spent more than $1 billion on its crypto-linked cards in H1 2021, as the payments processor takes steps to make crypto transactions smoother. The company said... read more

Russian banks push ahead with pilot of digital Ruble

02 Jul 21 @ 09:53

The central bank of Russia has announced that it will push ahead with a pilot testing a digital Ruble platform with 12 of the nation’s banks. The central bank says... read more

Is the current cryptocurrency regulatory clampdown set to continue?

30 Jun 21 @ 16:28

Regulatory bodies across the globe that are mandated to protect the financial services industry and consumers have started to exert continued pressure on cryptocurrency. The pressure started in May in... read more

Cryptocurrencies in retail: Consumer adoption report

25 Jun 21 @ 12:14

CryptoRefills, in cooperation with Cointelegraph Research, has published the first global research on consumer adoption of cryptocurrencies for purchasing goods and services. This report, Cryptocurrencies in Retail: Consumer Adoption Report 2021,... read more

The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) launch CBDC sandbox

23 Jun 21 @ 16:10

The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN), a non-profit backed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the ASEAN Bankers Association, is launching... read more

El Salvador rejected by World Bank in request for Bitcoin implementation

23 Jun 21 @ 12:52

Last week we broke the news that El Salvador had decided to make Bitcoin official tender in the country – and this next bit will surprise you…a  lot. The World... read more

Central Bank digital currencies to spark new era for FinTech 2.0

22 Jun 21 @ 12:29

In a newly released FinTech 2.0 whitepaper, Money20/20 lays out its vision for the next era of FinTech, as we enter the recovery phases of COVID-19. The paper predicts seismic... read more

The digital euro roll-out – Fabio Panetta on the record

21 Jun 21 @ 13:04

The introduction of a digital euro would boost consumers’ privacy and protect the eurozone from the “threat” of competing cryptocurrencies that could undermine the bloc’s monetary sovereignty, according to the... read more

Visa and cryptocurrency: Inside the networks digital currency plans

11 Jun 21 @ 16:17

It’s been on the cards for some time, but 2021 is finally seeing established payment companies take the opportunities of cryptocurrency seriously, and among those taking a serious look at... read more

El Salvador rolls the dice – makes Bitcoin legal tender

10 Jun 21 @ 15:13

I am not sure if this is a late April fool or even that it constitutes as news, but El Salvador just became the first country in the world to... read more

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Visa strengthens fraud defences with BioCatch acquisition

05 Aug 26 @ 16:37

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatch in a $2.4 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the payments giant's larges... more

Fiserv and Mastercard expand strategic alliance

05 Aug 26 @ 16:36

Fiserv and Mastercard have strengthened their long-standing partnership with a new global agreement designed to simplify payment acceptance for enterprise merch... more

RBC and BMO sell Moneris to Francisco Partners for C$2bn

13 Aug 26 @ 15:19

Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor Moneris to private equity group Francisco Partners in a C$2... more