Cryptocurrency

05 Sep 23 @ 15:30

Visa is expanding its stablecoin settlement capabilities to the high-performing Solana blockchain and is working with merchant acquirers Worldpay and Nuvei, modernising cross-border money movement. Through live pilots with issuers... read more

05 Sep 23 @ 10:36

The United Kingdom’s Travel Rule obligations have gone live. Furthermore, the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) has just published its Travel Rule industry guidance, which will provide firms with greater... read more

23 Aug 23 @ 12:57

Back in March 2021 Payments Cards & Mobile reported that Ripple and its partnership with MoneyGram ended by mutual agreement due to the SEC’s December lawsuit against Ripple alleging XRP is a security.... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 14:30

In 2023, the world of cryptocurrency trading experienced an extraordinary surge, capturing the interest of investors, traders and financial analysts across the globe. They all started following the changes in... read more

11 Aug 23 @ 09:20

While the threat of a recession had receded somewhat, economic predictions for the UK remain cautious, with predictions for negative growth proving correct. KPMG’s Global Economic Outlook credits this to... read more

10 Aug 23 @ 09:00

PayPal has announced the launch of a US dollar-denominated stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD). According to the company, fully-backed, regulated stablecoins have the potential to transform payments in web3 and digitally... read more

02 Aug 23 @ 10:45

While a lot of the conversation surrounding AI is focusing on the threat automation poses to jobs—the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023 found that AI is expected... read more

28 Jul 23 @ 09:42

The global blockchain market is set to grow $163.83 billion by 2029, up from $7.18 billion in 2022, exhibiting a CAGR of 56.3%. That being said, blockchain is still viewed... read more

14 Jul 23 @ 09:39

While a lot of the conversation surrounding AI is focusing on the threat automation poses to jobs—the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023 found that AI is expected... read more

21 Jun 23 @ 08:00

Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure, has announced the launch of Oxygen, a world-first decarbonisation of digital assets solution for financial institutions prioritising ESG. The launch comes one year after... read more

19 Jun 23 @ 10:47

Coordinated by the Swiss Bankers Association, a group of have launched a project aimed at introducing a digital Swiss franc based on tokenized deposits. In the current project phase, the... read more

16 Jun 23 @ 10:43

Project Rosalind is an experiment exploring application programming interfaces (APIs) for retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). The project is based on a two-tier model representing a public private partnership.... read more