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Project mBridge Reaches MVP Stage, Expands International Participation

The Fintech Times

Project mBridge , a collaborative initiative involving multiple central banks and the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS), h as reached an important development milestone. The platform supports real-time, peer-to-peer transactions and foreign exchange operations, using the mBridge Ledger, a new blockchain infrastructure.

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Hong Kong Consults on Proposed Regulations to Prudential Treatment of Cryptoasset Exposures

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

digital representation of value, which can be used for payment or investment purposes or to access a good or service) that depend on cryptography and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) or similar technologies. Scope of Application Cryptoassets will be defined as private digital assets (i.e.,

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

The Payments Association

Misaligned operating hours between central infrastructures further complicate matters, trapping liquidity and delaying settlement. Yet as Khorsan pointed out, technological capabilities are not the limiting factor. We can develop systems that settle instantly, but unless the law backs us, it’s just a ledger of promises.