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Fintech in Singapore: 2023 in Review

Fintech News

On digital money, MAS is investigating wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), tokenized bank liabilities, and regulated stablecoins. To complement the digital money trials, MAS said that it will commence the development of CBDC for wholesale interbank settlement in 2024.

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2024 Payment Methods Report: Overview, Insights, and Statistics

Clearly Payments

Stablecoins : Stablecoins like USDC and USDT are increasingly popular in e-commerce due to their reduced volatility, with stablecoin transactions growing 30% year-over-year. Wholesale CBDCs focus on interbank settlements, enhancing security and efficiency in large transactions between financial institutions.

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Tales from the Crypto: Funding Startups, Fighting Fraud, and Why the U.S. is a CBDC Laggard

Finovate

interbank settlement system compared to similar systems in Europe that were deployed sooner. ” PayPal invests $5 million stablecoin in Mesh The Fed may not have much faith in crypto. dollar denominated stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), in the company, which facilitates digital asset transfers and account aggregation.

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