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US financial regulator issues stablecoin expectations to virtual currency industry

23 Aug 22 @ 09:19

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a new Regulatory Guidance, setting foundational criteria for USD backed stablecoins used by DFS-regulated entities. This represents the first US... read more

Citibank and the $900 million “biggest blunders in banking history”

22 Aug 22 @ 12:30

In August 2020, Citibank mistakenly used its own money to repay a $900 million term loan it administered on behalf of Revlon that was held by multiple asset management groups.... read more

Tap to Mobile: How micromerchants are adapting to a cashless world

16 Aug 22 @ 12:03

A new white paper from Tietoevry explains how categories of merchants traditionally reliant on cash are now adapting to a cashless world. After COVID-19, Europe’s long and slow decline in... read more

Apple Card: An important lesson in Issuing a digitally native card

12 Aug 22 @ 13:55

When Apple launched its Apple Card credit card in 2019, it was touted as a gamechanger, with the usual levels of simplicity and transparency that users expect from Apple products. Behind the... read more

Russian Central Bank want to eradicate “toxic” foreign currencies from system

12 Aug 22 @ 13:29

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation wants the government to order state companies to convert their foreign-exchange holdings into the currencies of countries that haven’t joined sanctions imposed by... read more

Reserve Bank of Australia to explore use cases for CBDC

11 Aug 22 @ 13:35

The Reserve Bank of Australia is collaborating with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) on a research project to explore use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC).... read more

Tietoevry considers floating banking unit on stock exchange

03 Aug 22 @ 09:00

Tietoevry has decided to initiate a strategic review of Tietoevry Banking, including a process to study the potential separation into an independent company that would be listed on a stock... read more

Apple hit with class action antitrust violations over Apple Pay

20 Jul 22 @ 09:44

Apple has been sued in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing it of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for the Apple Pay... read more

Instagram launch In-Chat payment using Meta Pay

19 Jul 22 @ 12:15

Instagram has announced a new “Payments in Chat” feature using Meta Pay. This will allow consumers to purchase directly from qualified small businesses’ direct messages on social media. Payments on... read more

The red flags to watch with new payments platforms

18 Jul 22 @ 12:29

As digitisation continues apace, many prominent financial institutions (FIs) are choosing to carry on running their core business on outdated payments technologies that can’t sustain the ever-increasing pace of progress... read more

Keynote: The BIS on crypto and DeFi

13 Jul 22 @ 10:25

This week sees the 36th Annual General Meeting of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, held in Madrid. As part of his Keynote speech Pablo Hernández de Cos, Chair of the... read more

Banking Circle to put USDC stablecoins onto its payment rails

11 Jul 22 @ 09:33

Banking Circle is moving into the virtual assets market with a new service for Banks and Payments businesses, by adding USDC stablecoins to its payment rails for payment acceptance, processing... 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