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Stablecoins, Tokenization and Caroline Ellison Headline This Week in Web3
Stablecoins, Tokenization and Caroline Ellison Headline This Week in Web3
September 25, 2024  |  Blockchain

Cryptocurrency’s wild ride isn’t over yet. Regulators are closing in, and innovation is speeding up. It’s safe to say that the blockchain landscape remains a...

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Canada Shifts Focus From CBDCs to ‘Payments Landscape’
Canada Shifts Focus From CBDCs to ‘Payments Landscape’
September 23, 2024  |  CBDC

Canada’s experiment with the digital dollar is over, at least for now. The Bank of Canada announced recently that after years of exploring the idea of a...

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CBDCs’ Relevance Questioned After Canada Casts Skepticism
CBDCs’ Relevance Questioned After Canada Casts Skepticism
August 11, 2023  |  CBDC

It’s a widely reported data point that 93% of central banks are in at least some stage of deploying — or at least exploring —...

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Today in FinTech: Changes Coming to WeChat Pay; Binance Seeks Brazilian Bank; Monite Automates SME AP
Today in FinTech: Changes Coming to WeChat Pay; Binance Seeks Brazilian Bank; Monite Automates SME...
March 20, 2022  |  Regulation

In today’s FinTech news, Tencent could be faced with spinning WeChat Pay into its payments subsidiary, while crypto exchange Binance looks to acquire a bank...

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Bank of Canada Exploring CBDC Design with MIT
Bank of Canada Exploring CBDC Design with MIT
March 18, 2022  |  CBDC

The Bank of Canada is teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a 12-month research project that’s focused on the design of...

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Canada Has a Contingency Plan for a CBDC, but May Not Use It Yet
Canada Has a Contingency Plan for a CBDC, but May Not Use It Yet
February 14, 2022  |  CBDC

The introduction of Libra, Facebook’s attempt at digital currency in 2019, energized digital asset proponents who said the new technology would transform the banking landscape...

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Payments Canada Selects Interac For Real-Time Rail Exchange Services
Payments Canada Selects Interac For Real-Time Rail Exchange Services
March 02, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Following a selection process that included the Bank of Canada, Payments Canada will partner with Interac Corp. to serve as the exchange solution provider for...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Visa Debuts Europe FinTech Partnership Program; Payments Canada Teams With Mastercard’s Vocalink 
Today In Payments Around The World: Visa Debuts Europe FinTech Partnership Program; Payments Canada Teams...
November 12, 2020  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Visa is rolling out a new program meant to link European financial institutions (FIs) and merchants with...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of Canada Chief Says Digital Currency Needs Global Approach; Ripple Eyes Blockchain Firm MoneyTap
Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of Canada Chief Says Digital Currency Needs Global Approach; Ripple Eyes Blockchain...
October 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Bank of Canada is progressing in its plans for a national digital currency, moving past proof of concepts to “executable” plans, according to Reuters....

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