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The Eurogroup wades in on the digital euro project

17 Jan 23 @ 11:00

Since the launch of the investigation into the possible issuance of a digital euro in October 20211 in response to the invitation by Leaders at the Eurosummit, the Eurogroup has held... read more

2023 predictions: Authentication, digital identity and in-car payments

13 Jan 23 @ 18:07

As the number of devices and connected services rise, our lives are becoming increasingly digitised. Keeping up with this evolving landscape is vital, and 2023 promises to bring with it... read more

Crypto hacks: The top 10 hack in 2022

11 Jan 23 @ 13:22

The market cap of all digital assets reached $3 trillion in November 2021, a 21,000% increase since 2016. But that growth has been far from smooth and more recently the... read more

Digital identity is a must-have for today’s banks – here’s why…

10 Jan 23 @ 12:30

In a new white paper, leading European payment solutions provider Nets, part of Nexi Group, outlines why flexible, modular digital identity systems are core to the digital revolution in financial... read more

Coinbase settles $100 million anti money laundering failures fine

05 Jan 23 @ 15:59

Coinbase has settled on a $100 million fine and improvements package with regulators for anti money laundering failures. The package includes a backlog of more than 100,000 unreviewed transactions and... read more

Danske Bank hit with $2 billion penalty in US money laundering probe

14 Dec 22 @ 12:31

Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest bank, has been found guilty of defrauding US banks through money laundering, and will pay a $2 billion penalty. The bank pleaded guilty in the US... read more

Cost-of-living crisis set to fuel fraud

13 Dec 22 @ 16:38

New research shows 43% of financial services organisations expect the cost-of-living crisis to increase the risk of financial crime and fraud over the next 12 months, as scammers target vulnerable... read more

Banking on crypto: How far should regulators go?

12 Dec 22 @ 12:56

Such is the volatile nature of cryptocurrencies that the market can all too easily enter one of its periodic downturns — what’s referred to as a “crypto winter.” This happened... read more

Record levels of bitcoin exiting crypto exchanges after collapse of FTX

12 Dec 22 @ 11:49

Investors are reported to be pulling record levels of bitcoin from crypto exchanges as the collapse of FTX has maximised investor fears over the safety of their assets. FTX, which... read more

Better user onboarding is key to digital finance – here’s why…

12 Dec 22 @ 10:55

In a previous blog, Plaid’s Zak Lambert outlined the evolution of customer onboarding and explained how Open Banking holds the key to vast improvements in customer onboarding for the digital... read more

Banking on crypto: Should banks enter the crypto market?

07 Dec 22 @ 09:50

In a recent speech, Fabio Panetta of the European Central Bank (ECB) categorized crypto as a “Wild West” investment, describing market activity as a “digital gold rush beyond state control.”... read more

Bank migrations to the cloud face tough new EU rules

02 Dec 22 @ 11:44

Banks and large financial service providers offering their services in the European Union are set to face tough new regulations on services that have, or are planning to move to... 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