23 Apr 21 @ 15:36

In the same week that the UK’s highly influential Bank of England announced it was getting ready to trial CBDC, Norwegian central Bank, Norges bank has also announced its intention... read more

12 Apr 21 @ 16:10

Russia’s central bank, the Bank of Russia says it will test a digital Ruble in 2022, marking another major governments interest into the voracity of testing CBDC. First Deputy Governor... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 13:49

Cryptocurrencies are going mainstream, despite continued talk of a bubble and crypto’s reputation as the province of libertarians, geeks and criminals. James Wood dons a fake hipster beard to find... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 13:44

As the payments ecosystem expands to include new players and payment methods including account to account and blockchain-enabled payments, we ask how much longer merchants are going to put up... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 13:17

A range of new research reports show new fraud types emerging after COVID. These reports highlight the challenges facing banks and retailers in the post-pandemic environment.  “European firms experienced 31... read more

29 Mar 21 @ 15:02

Visa says it has nailed a major industry first in bridging the worlds of digital and traditional fiat currencies: the use of USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin backed by the US... read more

23 Mar 21 @ 16:38

Since 2008, there has been much speculation about the role of digital currencies in global payments, and the application of the software engineering behind cryptocurrencies built with blockchain. While speculation... read more

11 Mar 21 @ 12:51

Ripple says its partnership with MoneyGram is to end by mutual agreement. Several weeks ago MoneyGram said it had stopped using Ripple’s On Demand Liquidity (ODL) solution for the four currencies where it was... read more

10 Mar 21 @ 13:20

Axel Voss, one of the original authors of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), told the FT that Europe’s data protection laws are already out of date and must be... read more

22 Feb 21 @ 15:19

Almost all countries increased regulation of the crypto finance industry in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic provoked a significant boost of digital crimes, including money laundering, terrorist financing, online black marketing... read more

11 Feb 21 @ 16:32

Hot on the heels of Visa and its recent announcement, Mastercard says it will begin allowing cardholders to transact in certain cryptocurrencies on its network, the latest company to embrace digital... read more

04 Feb 21 @ 17:52

3.2 billion people worldwide used smartphones in 2019, and 3.5 billion in 2020. The move towards digital and mobile payment and commerce is so well document both by Payments Cards... read more

27 Jan 21 @ 15:47

Worldline has announced a strategic co-operation with Gold Global Currency, to offer the DaVinci Gold token based on Worldline’s stablecoin management infrastructure. This initiative further expands the capability of Worldline’s... read more

05 Jan 21 @ 16:59

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published a letter clarifying national banks’ and federal savings associations’ authority to participate in independent node verification networks (INVN) and... read more

23 Dec 20 @ 12:42

At time of writing in November 2020, Bitcoin has surged above $15,000, moving closer to the peak value of almost $20,000 last seen in December 2017 thanks to a rise... read more

14 Dec 20 @ 12:30

A little more than a year ago Mu Changchun, Deputy Chief in the Payment and Settlement Division of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC,) stated that the digital yuan CBDC... read more

30 Oct 20 @ 16:29

On the heels of PayPal announcing it will enter the crypto sector, JPMorgan Chase announced that its digital currency offering, JPM Coin, is finally ready for deployment. The token .... read more

05 Oct 20 @ 18:58

A new survey by RUSI and ACAMS has revealed how professionals in the cryptocurrency industry believe that governments are behind the curve on the perceived risks, opportunities, and regulation of... read more

28 Sep 20 @ 09:47

The European Union (EU) has laid out a new legal framework for oversight and governance of digital currency assets by 2024, hoping to provide greater comfort for financial institutions in... read more

21 Sep 20 @ 09:01

The ECB says it is still assessing whether to introduce a digital euro and that it will soon share findings of a task force before launching a final public consultation.... read more