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Can FATF’s New ‘Travel Rule’ Help Build A Better Crypto Ecosystem?

PYMNTS

The world seems to be divided into two camps, at least when speaking generally: Those who think bitcoin and other digital currencies provide the promise of transactional efficiency in the coming year, and those who view cryptocurrency as mainly a way for drug dealers, terrorists, fraudsters and others to operate in the shadows.

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Open Payments Coalition Launches Universal Payment ID

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More than 40 different FinTechs, digital currency companies and nonprofits are teaming up to launch a universal payment ID in a bid to make transferring money akin to sending an email. We are excited to facilitate borderless, frictionless instant transactions for free for users.”.

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Connecting Banks to the World of Digital Assets: Taurus Launches Taurus-NETWORK

The Fintech Times

Taurus-NETWORK creates an ecosystem covering public and permissioned DLTs, as well as all types of assets whether cryptocurrencies, tokenised securities, and digital currencies. Furthermore, looking at embedded compliance, travel rule compliance and proof of reserves are embedded by design.

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Here’s How 10 APAC Markets Are Approaching Crypto Regulation

Fintech News

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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Here Are All The Licensed Crypto Services Providers in Singapore

Fintech News

Per FATF (Financial Action Task Force) standards, compliance with the Travel Rule mandates DPT services to share client information for transactions, ensuring further safety in digital transfers. This is part of MAS’s broader strategy to strengthen consumer safeguards and mitigate risks in the digital currency domain.

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XREX Aims To Stabilize X-Border Trade With MyXchange Rollout

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as the FATF Travel Rule solution. XREX offers all the infrastructure that MTOs require to help allow for global trade finance for purposes such as offering fiat bridges for offshore dollar banking or serving international commodity trading, per the report.

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Hong Kong Consults on Proposed Approach to Stablecoin Legislation

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Certain financial instruments such as deposits, securities or futures contracts, SVFs, central bank digital currency, and limited-purpose digital currency would be exempt from the regime. Controllers, chief executives, and directors of an FRS issuer must be fit and proper persons and would need to be approved by the HKMA.