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XREX Singapore, a blockchain-enabled financial institution specialising in cross-border payments, has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Dollar (USD), and will support stablecoins like USDT and USDC, adhering to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) travelrule.
The international, cross-border payments industry has been ripe for disruption and we see PayID playing a pivotal role in achieving that,” Gaurav Dahake, CEO of BitBNS, said in the release. “We We are excited to facilitate borderless, frictionless instant transactions for free for users.”.
This includes the development of proprietary technologies such as workflow builders, liveness and deepfake detection, and mechanisms to adhere to the travelrule. “As regulators made the travelrule a compliance requirement, the world is fast evolving to adopt the travelrule.
Users will be able to send cross-border and domestic transfers across multiple currencies and blockchains. Mastercard Crypto Credential supports the exchange of travelrule information for cross-border transactions.
Cross-Border Collaboration and Public-Private Partnerships The report emphasises the need for global cooperation to address the borderless nature of cryptocurrency transactions. Singapore’s Payment Services Act (PSA) brings crypto businesses under regulatory oversight, imposing strict AML/CFT requirements. billion in 2024.
Per FATF (Financial Action Task Force) standards, compliance with the TravelRule mandates DPT services to share client information for transactions, ensuring further safety in digital transfers. It also lays out a modular licensing framework comprising three different license classes.
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