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ECB Says Real-Time Payments Are Banks’ Bitcoin Foil

ECB Says Real-Time Payments Are Banks’ Bitcoin Foil
ECB Says Real-Time Payments Are Banks’ Bitcoin Foil
December 01, 2017  |  Faster Payments

A European Central Bank (ECB) director urged banks on Thursday (Nov. 30) to speed up the launch of instant payments to push back against cryptocurrencies...

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ECB Says Cryptocurrencies Now Too Small To Pose Threat
ECB Says Cryptocurrencies Now Too Small To Pose Threat
November 21, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, said cryptocurrencies in the Eurozone have had a limited impact on the economy. Get the Full...

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ECB Wants Ability To Freeze Bank Withdrawals
ECB Wants Ability To Freeze Bank Withdrawals
November 15, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The European Central Bank (ECB) steps up efforts to launch a tool that would enable financial regulators to stop customers from withdrawing cash when a...

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Bad Debt In Europe Prompts ECB To Take Measures
Bad Debt In Europe Prompts ECB To Take Measures
October 05, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

In response to mounting bad debt in the sector, the European Central Bank (ECB) will ask eurozone banks to put more cash aside to cover...

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ECB Could Require Fintechs To Have More Liquidity, Capital Buffers
ECB Could Require Fintechs To Have More Liquidity, Capital Buffers
September 22, 2017  |  Digital Banking

The European Central Bank (ECB) may start requiring bank startups that want to enter the FinTech zone to have more liquidity and capital buffers. Get...

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ECB Announces Plans For New Instant Payment System
ECB Announces Plans For New Instant Payment System
June 30, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced its plans for a new instant payments and settlement system that will enable businesses and consumers to send...

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German Banks Use Insurers To Protect Billions In Cash
German Banks Use Insurers To Protect Billions In Cash
June 15, 2016  |  International

Several German banks are buying protection from large European insurers to sidestep paying penalties on cash (read: euros) that they might keep at the European...

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ECB To Set Up Cyberattack Warning Database
ECB To Set Up Cyberattack Warning Database
May 13, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Thursday (May 12) that it is setting up a database that will be used to register and track...

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Lower Still, Doing The Negative Rate Limbo
Lower Still, Doing The Negative Rate Limbo
February 19, 2016  |  International

The banking sector has had its share of woes, from stock declines to the threat of earnings pressure and outsized energy loans on the books,...

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