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XREX Singapore Gets MAS Greenlight for Crypto Payments License

Fintech News

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) travel rule.

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Open Payments Coalition Launches Universal Payment ID

PYMNTS

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.”.

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Sumsub to Showcase Digital Identity Verification Solutions at Seamless Asia

Fintech News

This includes the development of proprietary technologies such as workflow builders, liveness and deepfake detection, and mechanisms to adhere to the travel rule. “As regulators made the travel rule a compliance requirement, the world is fast evolving to adopt the travel rule.

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Mastercard Takes Official First Step in World of Crypto: Mastercard Crypto Credential Goes Live

The Fintech Times

Users will be able to send cross-border and domestic transfers across multiple currencies and blockchains. Mastercard Crypto Credential supports the exchange of travel rule information for cross-border transactions.

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Understanding Crypto Money Laundering, and How to Get a Handle on It

Fintech News

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.

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Here Are All The Licensed Crypto Services Providers in Singapore

Fintech News

Per FATF (Financial Action Task Force) standards, compliance with the Travel Rule 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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In the age of crypto, is FATF playing catch-up on Recommendation 16?

The Payments Association

As crypto reshapes finance, the FATF’s Travel Rule struggles to keep pacecan global regulators close the gap on illicit transactions? Unlike traditional banking, crypto transactions often involve pseudonymous addresses, decentralised platforms, and non-custodial wallets, making it far more difficult to enforce the Travel Rule.