PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Treasury Department is researching use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as well as drafting regulatory proposals for private stablecoins, U.K. Meanwhile, Lebanon Governor Riad Salameh announced that the country will be introducing a CBDC next year, to “restore confidence,” reported Bloomberg.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Crypto payment services provider BitPay has unveiled a new mass payout offering, BitPay Send, which lets entities of different sizes make payments to workers, clients, affiliates, suppliers, contractors and others with digital currency, according to a Thursday (Nov. 12) announcement.

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The Payments Association

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The flaws in prevailing central bank digital currency (CBDC) designs and suggestions for improving them. These design flaws could undermine efforts to create a public digital payments system for the future economy. What is this article about? Why is it important? What’s next? But the damage was done.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

New payments infrastructure continues to gain traction with financial service providers looking to modernize their services for business clients. Emerging payment rails and digital currencies often tout security as a key value-added differentiator over legacy payment rails. In the U.S.,

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Fintech Finance

JULY 4, 2024

Offline payment functionality offers benefits for all stakeholders in the financial industry As a BIS study from 2023 underlines, offline functionality is also a necessity for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which is currently being explored by numerous central banks worldwide.

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The Paypers

JANUARY 4, 2022

The Jamaican central bank has completed the pilot testing of its central bank digital currency, with the participation of only one payment service provider.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The Cayman Islands’ Ministry of Financial Services introduced the nation’s regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) on Saturday (Oct. 31), according to a press release. The framework consists of two phases, the first, which began on Oct. RBA expects to finish the project at the end of this year.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rather, the introduction of new rules in 2023, aimed at curbing the promotion of Digital Payment Token (DPT) services and tightening licensing requirements , seems to have underscored the importance of a regulated and secure environment for digital asset exchanges and service providers. trillion by December 2023.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

Digital wallets are expanding faster than financial oversight can keep up, forcing governments to scramble for new safeguards without choking innovation. The European PSD2 framework, growing pressure on big techs financial ambitions, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) discussions all indicate a looming regulatory crackdown.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Alan Koenigsberg, global head of new payment flows at Visa New Business Solutions, and five executives from services providers, payments and messaging networks and the crypto sphere said room exists for many payment rails to compete, exist together — and even complement one another. The Lures — And Challenges — Of Digital Fiat .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The Bank of Canada is thinking about launching its own digital currency. Earlier this year, the Canadian government decided to ease up on some of its new anti-money laundering regulations, due to feedback from payment service providers and crypto exchanges.

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Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2024

It utilizes both Q-money, a Thai Baht-based digital currency, and JPM Coin, which represents US dollar deposits. Tala partners with Maya Bank Fintech company Tala teamed up with Maya Bank, a leading digital bank in the Philippines, to enhance its micro-loans program.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) also played a crucial role by exploring the concept of retail and wholesale Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) through its eAUD pilot programme , which focused on a wide array of use cases and essential legal aspects.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2024

Fintech-as-a-service provider Soft Space and JCB International Co, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co Ltd, have jointly introduced Malaysia’s inaugural JCB payment gateway. This collaboration underscores their ongoing partnership, which began with the signing of an agreement in January 2022.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is putting together “ so-called notices of charges ” against 10 people, although settlements could be extended to some, sources have said. Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases. Banks’ Earnings Show Digital Traction Amid Buoyant Consumer Spending.

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Neopay

MAY 28, 2024

Participants discussed operational resilience and agreed to explore ways to strengthen cooperation between their respective evolving oversight regimes for critical third party (CTP) service providers to the financial sector.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The platform’s goal is to enable all financial service providers to easily meet regulatory requirements without the burden of complex and expensive systems, promoting broader access to compliance solutions across the industry. Ample was awarded the MAS FSTI Innovation Acceleration grant for excellence in fintech.

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M2P Fintech

MARCH 28, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) A CBDC represents a nation’s currency in digital form, administered directly by the central bank. Unlike physical cash or bank deposits, CBDCs are purely electronic. As of December 2023, an impressive 130 countries are actively exploring CBDC initiatives.

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Fintech News

MAY 8, 2024

As digital technologies continue to transform the financial landscape, central banks worldwide are exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The project evolved, incorporating enhanced functionalities, cross-border fund transfers, and a Corporate CBDC Pilot Program.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 14, 2025

Gavin Punia Partner, financial regulation, Bird & Bird LLP All UK payment service providers should focus on implementing the FCAs operational resilience rules. For payments leaders, the EAA represents a broader shift toward inclusive design and customer-centricity, aligning closely with digital transformation and ESG objectives.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

While central banks across the globe have begun researching the possibility of introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), only three countries have officially launched one, and we still await one from a genuine world leader – aside from China piloting the digital Yuan with questionable levels of adoption.

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