Fintech News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This PoC involved executing real-time cross-border test transactions between various Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) systems. Meanwhile, the the direct model is where central banks manage wallets and settlements within a centralised CBDC system. The PoC explored two models.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

But the question arises: Once they’ve been created and backed by central banks, what do you do with them once you have them? As noted in this space last week, about 80 percent of 66 central banks queried by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) are working on central bank digital currencies (CBDC).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Global central bank officials met with leaders from both Facebook’s Libra Association and JPMorgan to discuss policies and regulation around new cryptocurrencies, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a press release on Monday (Sept. Fnality International was also questioned about its coin.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Policymakers at the European Central Bank (ECB) will meet in Frankfurt on Wednesday (Dec. Lagarde has vocalized that she favors central banks releasing electronic money. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has even implied that an international central bank coin could supersede the U.S.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has recently announced a new series of projects for its 2024 Innovation Hub programme. Payments and financial security One of the key projects is Project Leap, overseen by the bank’s Eurosystem Centre.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Payments FinTech Sila offers an Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform to help companies more seamlessly integrate compliant payments capabilities within their solutions via application programming interface (API), with an integrated stablecoin, SILA. The company recently announced $7.7 ”

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Clearly Payments

AUGUST 24, 2024

World Bank data indicates that global remittances reached $794 billion in 2023. According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), 114 central banks, representing over 95% of global GDP, were engaged in some form of CBDC research or development by the end of 2023.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Having looked at some of the biggest technologies to impact the payments world, like buy now pay later (BNPL) and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) , we now look to the future and what the next trend may be. For businesses, A2A payments promise higher conversion rates, reduced transaction costs, and real-time settlement.

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CoinRemitter

JANUARY 17, 2024

There are about 9000 cryptocurrencies in the world, and over 150 of them are stablecoins, which acquire 0.08% of the cryptocurrency market. This number clearly shows the potential of stablecoins. Whenever we discuss stablecoins, we all think about USDT. But stablecoins aren’t just about Tether.

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BitPay

APRIL 25, 2023

Stablecoins help bridge the gap between fiat currency and crypto. Businesses can quickly move money without crypto’s usual price volatility, while still conducting secure, low-cost financial transactions without centralized intermediaries like governments or banks. Stablecoins are not mined or minted like other cryptocurrencies.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Payments: This category includes companies working on tech like payment currencies, stablecoins (cryptocurrency pegged to the value of a non-volatile asset like the dollar), and real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems that can enable transactions within a DLT-based capital markets framework.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Efforts were also made to advance digital assets, tokenization and central bank digital currency (CBDC) experimentation with initiatives such as Project Guardian and Project Orchid expanding to include more use cases and moving towards “live” pilots.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

The OMFIF seeks to create connections between the traditional banking and cryptocurrency spaces. The group, which has been releasing detailed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrency reports as of 2018, is geared toward CBDCs and retail and wholesale payments. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

An international association for central banks has issued a report that “aims to make lasting improvements in cross-border payments.” The move by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) comes as Facebook gears up to launch a cryptocurrency, Libra.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Other payment trends in Asia preceding 2024 including the rise of B2B buy now pay later (BNPL), growing prominence of central bank digital currency (CBDC), and prevalence of composable, cloud-based ‘as-a-Service’ IT architecture models have helped shape much of what we anticipate for 2024.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The various debates over crypto – security, volatility, their place within, or outside of, the central banking system – are far from settled. And against that backdrop comes … a new settlement coin. Settlement Coins, Coin of (Part) of Banking Realm. Wells Fargo said Wednesday (Sept. Also on Wednesday (Sept.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

To address these issues, countries part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) joined hand with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub to collaborate on Project Nexus. On asset tokenisation, Chia highlighted the introduction of a stablecoin regulatory framework.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

The OMFIF seeks to create connections between the traditional banking and cryptocurrency spaces. The group, which has been releasing detailed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrency reports as of 2018, is geared toward CBDCs and retail and wholesale payments. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

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. A unit in the central bank’s banking department supervised the area prior to 2016.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

An international association for central banks has issued a report that “aims to make lasting improvements in cross-border payments.” The move by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) comes as Facebook gears up to launch a cryptocurrency, Libra.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Beyond the most immediate challenges, we’re headed into a longer-term evolution where digital payments are paving the way for the adoption of digital currencies, spanning, as Webster noted, crypto, digital bitcoin, digital dollars and stablecoins. That’s where the market’s going.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Source: Monetary Authority of Singapore Several nations within the APAC region, including Singapore and Japan , are actively exploring Web3 digital assets and stablecoins. The central bank of Singapore has announced plans to pilot the issuance and use of wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the coming year.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This is especially true if fees are ultra-high and settlement periods are lengthy. For years, banks and payment providers have had to rely on SWIFT in Europe to transfer funds which can be costly and time-consuming. “Additionally, central banks are exploring innovative solutions such as CBDC privacy (e.g,

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Finally, the solution integrates the use of stablecoins for instant settlement by enabling real-time, secure payments through stablecoins once escrow conditions in the smart contract are met. Additionally, smart contracts are utilised to automate trade processes and ensure compliance with predefined conditions.

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Global Fintech & Digital Assets

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Consultation Paper comes shortly after the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the HKMA issued a consultation paper in December 2023 outlining their legislative proposal for a regulatory regime governing stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong (see this Latham blog post ). reference assets). reference assets).

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CoinRemitter

JULY 9, 2024

From efforts to boost oversight of stablecoin arrangements, to focus on the DeFi space, 2024 promises to be a year of crypto regulatory developments. Stablecoins will take Center Stage Stablecoins are gaining traction among financial institutions worldwide, attracting the attention of regulators also in 2024.

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Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

billion by 2027 , reflecting the indispensable role of these technical maestros in managing transaction authorization and settlement. Payment Processors: These companies handle transaction authorization and settlement, ensuring smooth data exchange. Furthermore, global payment volume reached a staggering $31.7

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Furthermore, a closer look will be taken at digital assets, including stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and tokenised deposits, focusing specifically on interoperability and regulations.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Salim Dhanani, co-founder and CEO of Pave Bank Salim Dhanani , co-founder and CEO of Pave Bank commented: “We have set out to address limitations of today’s financial system that lacks transparency, remains restricted to certain time-windows (clearing and settlement, for example) and is riddled with intermediaries.

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Finovate

AUGUST 23, 2024

Nigeria’s Afrigopay launched instant POS settlement for AfriGO card transactions. Central and Eastern Europe Germany’s Upvest announced a partnership with Deutsche Bank. Central and Eastern Europe Germany’s Upvest announced a partnership with Deutsche Bank.

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Wharton Fintech

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We have done a lot of work with blockchain technology, particularly stablecoin. We have been working with governments on what is called central bank digital currency, or CBDC. So, we have prototyped things like “how do you settle in a stablecoin versus a traditional fiat currency”.

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Clearly Payments

JANUARY 4, 2024

Unlike traditional currencies issued by governments and central banks, cryptocurrencies are typically based on blockchain technology, a distributed ledger that records all transactions across a network of computers. What are Stablecoins? A primary USD stablecoin in USDC (aka USD coin).

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Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 31, 2024

America Biometric Payments 2 Global, especially mobile-first markets Cash Payments 5 Emerging Markets, some developed regions Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) 1 Asia, Caribbean Credit Cards Overview : Credit cards allow consumers to make purchases on credit, paying later and often with interest.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Jon Cunliffe, said on Friday (Feb. 28) that digital currencies could potentially dry up lending for banks and affect the economy as a whole, according to a report by Reuters. The Central Bank of China is not a part of the group, although it is releasing a digital currency of its own.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2020

Charles Cascarilla, CEO and co-founder of stablecoin company Paxos, said stablecoins and digital central-bank currencies are “critical” for financial infrastructure. But the rise of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and other stablecoins have shown some concerns over risks to the financial system’s stability.

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Understanding use cases: From stablecoins to tokenisation While De-Fi discussions often focus on theoretical concepts, several tangible use cases illustrate its practical applications in the payments industry. Among the most prominent are stablecoins and the tokeni s ation of traditional financial instruments. billion in May 2022.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The payments industry in 2024 saw rapid evolution, marked by the growing adoption of real-time payments, advances in AI-driven fraud detection, and significant progress in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). On one hand, they could streamline cross-border transactions, reducing costs and settlement times.

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