PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

But step beyond bitcoin and enter the world of cryptocurrencies approaching mainstream acceptance. At present, he said, a number of factors have inhibited the adoption of bitcoin as a transactional currency, including the fact that it’s expensive and can be very slow. Bitcoin gets all the headlines.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

China’s Ministry of Commerce is moving forward with its plan for a digital currency, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

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The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

The growing role of digital assets in payments The way we process payments has changed drastically in the last decade. Notably, the rise of cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are transforming the digital payments landscape.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Stablecoins, the virtual currencies which seek price stability, could be the next target for money laundering and terrorist financing, a report found. From January through May cryptocurrency thefts, hacks and frauds totaled $1.4 From January through May cryptocurrency thefts, hacks and frauds totaled $1.4

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which operates as global regulatory firm based in Paris with a membership roster of countries such as China and the United States, has said it will boost its examination of digital currencies with an eye on money laundering.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2020

Intercontinental Exchange, the parent firm of Bakkt, had first made it known in the summer of 2018 that Starbucks was eyeing the retail use of digital currency payments. The Bank of Russia, however, reportedly supports the idea of digital financial assets and had gone so far as having an experimental tokenization project.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

As quoted by Reuters, she termed the cryptocurrency a “highly speculative asset, which has conducted some funny business and some interesting and totally reprehensible money laundering activity.” She pointed to the crypto’s use in criminal activity. She went on to say that “there has to be regulation.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

28) that digital currencies could potentially dry up lending for banks and affect the economy as a whole, according to a report by Reuters. Many central banks around the globe are wrestling with the implications of digital currencies and how they will affect a country’s financial health.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2019

The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and the World Bank are partnering up to launch a private blockchain and “quasi-cryptocurrency.”. Since the coin has no monetary value, it’s not an actual cryptocurrency, according to The Financial Times.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The “highest international anti-money laundering standards” would also need to be applied, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Swiss financial regulator Finma said Libra would need a payment system license and would be subject to additional rules to take “bank-like” risks into account.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Francesco Firano, founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail , has been ordered to repay the $170 million worth of cryptocurrency that allegedly went missing last year. million) onto another cryptocurrency exchange and tried to withdraw the money through a bitcoin ATM. He also deposited 230 bitcoins ($1.8

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Christine Lagarde , European Central Bank (ECB) president, said the ECB could make its own digital currency within a few years, which could change up the eurozone financial sector drastically, Bloomberg reported. China, meanwhile, is also advancing plans for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), Bloomberg reported.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

The Indian government has drafted a bill that would ban cryptocurrencies and attempt to regulate any official digital money, according to reports. . The idea is to ban the “sale, purchase and issuance of all types of cryptocurrency,” according to an unnamed government source cited by The Economic Times. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

CipherTrace noted in a report that digital currency theft has nearly topped $1 billion over the first three quarters of the year at $927 million, Reuters reported. The organization noted that digital currencies are not an effective store of value, unit of account or payment means.

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Finovate

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The partnership will enable users of Ingenico’s platform globally to accept payments in cryptocurrency. “With this level of compliance automation, Boerse Stuttgart Digital can onboard banks, brokers, and asset managers seeking to unlock crypto trading faster, thus accelerating growth.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Toward that end, and more mainstream use cases, getting the rails in place to speed and streamline transactions, regardless of the cryptocurrency used, remains key. As spotlighted in this space , Ternio said it has joined Visa’s Fast Track as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Money laundering and terrorist financing also go on the list these days, perhaps like never before. PYMNTS December 2020 AML/KYC Tracker® done in collaboration with Trulioo probes the heightened fraud climate accompanying the mobile-digital shift, zeroing in on key aspects of prevailing in the digital fraud wars.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

When PayPal announced recently that its 350 million users can deposit bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in their accounts and spend it at 26 million merchants next year, it was characterized as the inevitable advance of digital currency. The difference with cryptocurrency [is] that it's a lot more transparent,” he said. “The

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, said she wants a task force to identify clear objectives regarding the ECB’s proposed digital currency initiative by the middle of next year, according to a report by Reuters. Lagarde also said the ECB should be “ahead of the curve” on the issue.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

While Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker believes it’s “inevitable” that central banks will eventually issue digital currencies, he warned that the United States shouldn’t be first in line. He admitted that when it comes to the future of the Fed, digital currency will most likely play a part. “I

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The Geneva-based, Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency will have to adhere to stringent regulations, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Sept. Under Secretary of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker told Geneva reporters that all cryptocurrency projects operating in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

18) that the government says would make convertible digital currencies like bitcoin less attractive to criminals engaging in crimes such as ransomware attacks. The rules effectively require financial institutions to report such digital transactions in much the same way they have been required to report cash transactions since 1970.

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Fintech News

JULY 3, 2024

In the heart of Southeast Asia, a small island nation is making giant strides in digital currencies. Singapore, long known for its financial prowess and technological innovation, has emerged as an unexpected leader in cryptocurrency adoption. But what drives this remarkable adoption rate?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

For China: Digital currency, yes. The price of bitcoin, that marquee name in cryptocurrencies, has plummeted in the last several weeks, down roughly 20 percent at this writing to a recent $7,400, where the price had been more than $9,400 a month ago. But not bitcoin. Blockchain? But not bitcoin.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

The Bank of Ghana continues to consider the creation of a digital currency, GhanaWeb reported. Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari, the bank’s first deputy governor, reportedly said during a digital workshop that the bank remains steadfast in facilitating innovation and piloting ideas like a central bank cryptocurrency.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. Dollars Done Digitally.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The head of the country’s only licensed and publicly traded cryptocurrency broker says tighter regulation and exponentially higher yields are causing corporate treasury and cash management accounts to seriously consider this alternative asset class. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. Establishing Trust And Confidence.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

The volatility of cryptocurrencies and their existence in what’s often a grey area of regulatory compliance make businesses operating in this sector an unattractive target for traditional financial institutions. ius noted, this is often because the heart of the cryptocurrency industry is often at odds with the nuances of regulation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

The European Union (EU) is preparing to update its cryptocurrency rules that could make it more difficult for stablecoin projects, such as Facebook Inc.’s Last fall, the Libra Association petitioned the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ( FINMA ) for a Swiss payment system license for its planned cryptocurrency.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2019

A research team was established in 2014 by China’s central bank to explore launching a digital currency and increase China’s control of the money supply, Reuters reported on Saturday (Oct. David Marcus , the executive in charge of Facebook’s proposed digital currency, said if Libra fails, the U.S.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

TRM Labs’ Global Crypto Policy Review & Outlook 2023/24 delves into the advancements in regulation as well as the regulatory challenges faced by major APAC markets, shedding light on their unique strategies and key developments in navigating the complex world of cryptocurrency.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said that before they issue their own digital currencies, central banks around the world should attempt to get a better understanding of the pros and cons of the process, according to a report by Reuters.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

said it was going to increase scrutiny over digital currencies to make sure they weren’t being used to launder money, according to a report by Reuters. The firm plans to draft rules and oversight for cryptocurrency firms to prevent abuse. However, there are many ways to remain fairly anonymous.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. The latest AMC/KYC Tracker examines current efforts to stop money laundering, fight fraud and improve customer identity authentication in the financial services space.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

News of the launch of Facebook cryptocurrency Libra has highlighted how the U.S. government will respond to the introduction of new digital currencies. Powell also said that regulators have jurisdiction to enforce anti-money laundering regulations on business that operate within the digital sphere. “We

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Facebook 's digital currency, Libra , could launch by January, but in a "limited format," according to officials, as reported by Financial Times (FT). Libra, which has been in the works for over a year, initially planned to roll out one synthetic coin backed by a multitude of currencies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Over the past two years, exit scammers have stolen more than $100 million worth of cryptocurrency. In an effort to protect its residents from crypto scams, the Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBOB) has released a regulatory framework before it integrates cryptocurrency-based assets into its services.

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