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The Fed’s crypto pivot: Unlocking banking access and its impact on payments

The Payments Association

Regulatory guidance has reinforced banks hesitations, with agencies such as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) requiring extensive due diligence when working with crypto clients. How are banks likely to respond? Some of the largest U.S.

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Rewiring the cross-border payments paradigm: Risk and security in correspondent banking confirmation

The Payments Association

In his view, the promise of instant, cross-border settlement is fundamentally limited by inconsistent legal recognition of digital transactions across jurisdictions. Can real-time cross-border payments be safe? Yet as Khorsan pointed out, technological capabilities are not the limiting factor.