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Fed to review debit card fee cap next week

Payments Dive

The Fed hasn’t changed a debit card fee cap since it was put in place in 2011, but it's planning to take up the issue at a meeting next week.

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Gan Kim Yong to Take Over as MAS Chairman From Lawrence Wong

Fintech News

Wong’s tenure with MAS includes his time as Deputy Chairman from 1 June 2021 to 7 July 2023 and as a Board member from 10 June 2011 to 29 August 2016. Wong has held the Chairman position since 8 July 2023 and will step down from his roles as Chairman and Board member on 15 May 2024.

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The Data is Clear: The Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Bill Will Harm Small Businesses

Electronic Payments Coalition

Since Congress introduced price caps and routing mandates on debit cards in 2011, research from independent and government sources has illuminated their disproportionate negative impact on small businesses.

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Visa positions itself at the center of a contactless renaissance

Payments Source

most banks and retailers seemed to have given up on contactless cards with the 2011 demise of the much-publicized Chase Blink brand. In the U.S., But the payment format is making a strong comeback in 2018.

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NETS Bolsters Board with Cybersecurity Expert John Yong

Fintech News

His earlier roles also include leading the Cyber Security Group at the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, now known as GovTech, from 2011 to 2015, as well as key positions in IT security at the National Computer Board. Susan Hwee Susan Hwee, NETS Chairman commented, “We are delighted to welcome Mr Yong to our Board.

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Bitstamp gains EU licence to offer regulated crypto derivatives

The Paypers

Bitstamp , a cryptocurrency exchange established in 2011, has received a MiFID Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) licence.

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Re-Examining The Role Of Correspondent Banking

PYMNTS

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a recent report that the number of correspondent banks — where banks and financial institutions (and domestic payment systems) are linked together — slipped 3 percent in 2019 vs. 2018 and declined a significant 22 percent from 2011 to 2019.