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FinTechs Take On Payment Rail Status Quo
FinTechs Take On Payment Rail Status Quo
April 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Although SWIFT revealed plans for its account-to-account functionality last month, the announcement only began making headlines a few days ago. Reports have said the move...

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Sweden Joins ECB’s Real-Time Payments Platform
Sweden Joins ECB’s Real-Time Payments Platform
April 03, 2020  |  Faster Payments

Sweden is the latest country to join the European Central Bank’s (ECB) instant payments platform in an effort to ease electronic payments. The agreement allows...

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Central Bankers Set April Meeting To Talk Digital Money
Central Bankers Set April Meeting To Talk Digital Money
February 06, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Central bank leaders from six countries and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have planned an April meeting to discuss digital currencies and the parameters...

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Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
January 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

And now, for digital currencies, it’s a group effort — among central banks, that is. Up until now, the explorations and considerations of digital currencies...

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Top News In Payments: Apple Shares Hit Record High; CA Denies Lending License For Sezzle
Top News In Payments: Apple Shares Hit Record High; CA Denies Lending License For Sezzle
January 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Apple’s share price hit a record high above $300 on Thursday, “buy now, pay later” company Sezzle was denied a...

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ECB Policy Maker Tells Banks To Seek Better Alternatives To Libra
ECB Policy Maker Tells Banks To Seek Better Alternatives To Libra
January 02, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

A European Central Bank (ECB) policy maker is urging banks in the area to find alternatives to Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, according to a report...

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Fed’s Brainard: Stablecoins Pose Risk To Consumers
Fed’s Brainard: Stablecoins Pose Risk To Consumers
December 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard on Wednesday (Dec. 18) outlined key risks associated with cryptocurrency in general and Facebook’s Libra in particular. A member of...

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ECB Head Calls For Clear Goals On Potential Crypto
ECB Head Calls For Clear Goals On Potential Crypto
December 12, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, said she wants a task force to identify clear objectives regarding the ECB’s proposed digital...

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European Lenders Announce 60K Job Cuts
European Lenders Announce 60K Job Cuts
December 08, 2019  |  International

European banks have been forced to slash more than 60,000 jobs as they face falling profitability, The Financial Times reported on Saturday (Dec. 7). Lenders...

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