Eurosystem eyes up alternative payment solutions in latest retail payments strategy update
The aim of the strategy is to “develop pan-European solutions for payments at the point of interaction”.
The aim of the strategy is to “develop pan-European solutions for payments at the point of interaction”.
The pilot is part of the HKMA’s three-stage approach to CBDC development.
Binance has agreed to pay $4.3bn in “one of the largest corporate penalties in US history”.
Tonkin co-founded the firm with Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, who he will succeed as CEO.
Metaco will work with the bank’s existing partner Avaloq to deploy its digital assets offering.
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With the new licence, Commerzbank aims to build up a range of digital asset services, with a focus on crypto assets.
The fintech’s Series B also saw participation from existing investors BNY Mellon, UBS and Nasdaq Ventures.
The joint venture will initially receive a $100 million capitalisation from both companies.
Cash App had been pursuing a VASP licence in the country since 2021.
A new cartoon illustrating how the perceptions of Bitcoin have changed in recent times.
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Legislation covering “activities relating to fiat-backed stablecoins” will arrive early next year.
Project Guardian aims to share knowledge about the benefits and risks of asset and fund tokenisation.
Satang Corporation is to be rebranded as Orbix Trade Company with three new subsidiaries.
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Teresa Cameron, Finance Director at Clear Junction.
In his new role, Fry will be tasked with developing the bank’s position within the digital assets market.
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The announcement follows the completion of the digital euro’s “investigation phase”, which began in 2021.
We chat with Sergey Nazarov of Chainlink about how the firm is solving the blockchain interoperability problem.
The Treasury is welcoming feedback on its latest proposals until 1 December 2023.
U-Zyn Chua delves into the history of DeFi, the impacts of the crypto winter and why he is so bullish about the future.
The regulator’s new rules for the promotion of cryptoassets went live on 8 October.
We chat with David Rego of Standard Chartered about the switch to ISO 20022 and the progress being made globally.
The UK-based cryptocurrency app intends to complete its US expansion by Q4 2023.
The project was completed between BIS, Banque de France, MAS and the Swiss National Bank.
The San Francisco-headquartered exchange plans to leverage the approvals to power its European expansion.
Lagarde has vowed to “address all the conspiracy theory that abounds” about the potential digital euro.
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Nicola Anderson, CEO of FinTech Scotland.
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A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Visa will utilise the Solana blockchain in a bid to speed up settlement times for merchants.
Altalix was one of the first cryptoasset firms to be registered with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The experiments were in collaboration with several major financial institutions, including Clearstream, ANZ and Citi.
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MoonPay Ventures will focus on early-stage fintechs and Web3-focused start-ups.