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Bank of Thailand Concludes Retail CBDC Pilot Programme, Reveals Key Findings

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Thailand, under the guidance of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) , has been at the forefront of this movement, continuously studying and testing the feasibility of a Retail CBDC since 2018. The project evolved, incorporating enhanced functionalities, cross-border fund transfers, and a Corporate CBDC Pilot Program.

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Venmo And Zelle’s P2P Battle Royale

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The fourth quarter of 2018 was kind to Venmo and Zelle , the two big peer-to-peer (P2P) services that are battling for consumer loyalty and market supremacy — a fight that pits PayPal , the owner of Venmo, against the banks that operate Zelle. 31, 2018, with a year-end goal of 300 million.) P2P Numbers.

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Singapore Remains the Top Choice For Venture Capital in Southeast Asia

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Meanwhile, smaller markets such as Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos are limited by market size and have a low volume of venture-style investments. VC deal activity with foreign investor participation as a share of all VC deal activity, Source: 2024 Southeast Asia Private Capital Breakdown, PitchBook, Mar 2024 In 2021, a record of US$16.7

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ACH Payments Top 5.9B In Q4, Up 8.7 Pct From 2017

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During the fourth quarter of 2018, ACH Network volume saw more growth than it has in the last decade, according to the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), which noted same-day ACH payments also reached a new level. Same-day ACH payment volume also increased by 46 percent over Q4 of 2017. Upwards of 5.9

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Is Kazakhstan The Next Hot Spot for Fintech?

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According to the report, VC funding in CCA reached US$110 million in 2023, up by 450% from a mere US$20 million in 2018. Since 2018, the country’s VC market has increased considerably, growing by 6.6 times to US$80 million in 2023. Meanwhile, average deal size grew 3.8

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Zelle Projected To Grow More Than 73 Percent In 2018

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“But Zelle has leapfrogged the early stages of adoption by having the benefit of being embedded into the already existing apps of participating banks.”. Overall, eMarketer says that users of peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile payment products will rise 30 percent in 2018 to encompass 82.5

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AI, Digital Disruption, and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities in Insurtech

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billion, the lowest level since 2018. Q1 2024 was also the first time since 2018 that there were no “mega-round deals” – investments of $100 million or more. CB Insights noted that quarterly funding for Q1 of this year was only $0.9 The insurance business is ripe for innovation.

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