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Bank of England and BIS pilot building APIs for retail CBDC

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

UK Parliamentary Group publishes crypto report

15 Jun 23 @ 15:11

The UK has issued a public-private sector group in report, in which its argues that the country can be a hub for crypto innovation, but only if the right regulatory... read more

UK and EU part ways (again) and diverge on CBDCs

14 Jun 23 @ 17:25

Recent thinking published by HM Treasury and the European Central Bank show divergence between the UK and European Union (EU) visions for digital currency. At present, the UK seems to... read more

FinTech landscape beginning to normalise as markets hit “Reset”

13 Jun 23 @ 17:41

There is a lot of talk these days about the impact on fintech M&A in an era of rising interest rates and volatility. The soaring prices of energy, food, labour,... read more

SEC bares sharp teeth with escalation of case against Coinbase and Binance

09 Jun 23 @ 09:30

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which this week launched aggressive legal pursuits of both Binance and Coinbase, demonstrates what we can expect to see in US policy setting for... read more

93% of global fintechs increase reliance on payment networks

07 Jun 23 @ 07:54

Discover has released its annual Fintech State of the Union, providing global perspectives from consumers, fintech vendors, and venture capitalists. The research study commissioned by 451 Research of S&P Global Market... read more

SEC takes aim at Binance “extensive web of deception”

06 Jun 23 @ 07:32

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. The 13 civil charges filed accuse Binance of violations including mixing billions of dollars of customer cash... read more

Market research and prototyping exercise confirm feasibility of digital euro

31 May 23 @ 11:53

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published two reports on its market research and prototyping exercise, which were both conducted as part of the investigation phase of the digital euro project. The... read more

UK cryptocurrency fraud has surpassed £300 million in 2022

26 May 23 @ 12:57

The UK’s fraud reporting agency, Action Fraud, says cryptocurrency fraud has surpassed £300 million in 2022, an increase of more than 40%. Law firms said the data, provided by Action... read more

ABA: Stablecoin issuers should be regulated like banks

25 May 23 @ 12:38

Stablecoin issuance is a monetary exercise comparable to what regulated banks do and should be supervised accordingly to ensure financial stability and consumer protection. This is according to the American... read more

New laws will be required for Digital Pound to be possible

23 May 23 @ 14:45

New laws or considerable amendments to existing finance and data rules will be required if the UK economy is to be fit to accommodate a digital pound, two lawyers told... read more

Hong Kong Monetary Authority announces trial of e-HKD CBDC

18 May 23 @ 15:47

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced a trial of its CBDC, the e-HKD, allowing the public to be able to shop, dine out and make money transfers with... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more