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Credit Unions Find Opportunity In Payments Disruption

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Esser highlighted three key areas with major opportunities for improvement in the credit union market, with CULedger finding blockchain a promising technology to address them. The CUPay solution will initially support EFTs — which include ACH transfers and wires — between credit unions.

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Deep Dive: Emerging Response To B2B, P2P Cross-Border Payments Pain

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Some observers expect remittances to shift from relying on physical entities — such as MTOs or banks that provide recipients with cash — to digital fund transfers conducted through mobile phones, as removing the emphasis on cash could cut costs.

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Indonesia Completes Rupiah Digital PoC, Advancing Wholesale CBDC Exploration

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This phase, part of the Immediate State of Project Garuda, focused on testing a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based wholesale cash ledger system to assess its feasibility, security, and compatibility with Indonesia’s financial ecosystem.

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Digital Rupiah Inches Closer with Successful Completion of PoC

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Marking a pivotal point, Indonesias efforts underscore its drive to harness digital technologies for modernising payment systems while safeguarding financial stability and promoting inclusivity. To achieve this, the PoC focused on three key processes: issuance, redemption, and fund transfers.