payments system

Fed Vice Chair Michael S. Barr Calls for Stablecoin Regulation
Fed Vice Chair Michael S. Barr Calls for Stablecoin Regulation
October 27, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Michael S. Barr, vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, addressed the increased experimentation with new payment technologies, such as stablecoins and central bank digital...

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Report: Revolut US Payments Flaw Leads to $20 Million Theft
Report: Revolut US Payments Flaw Leads to $20 Million Theft
July 09, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

A flaw in Revolut’s U.S. payment system reportedly let criminals steal more than $20 million. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (July 9), the thefts occurred over...

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Erdogan: 5 Turkish Banks Adopt Russia’s Mir Payment System
Erdogan: 5 Turkish Banks Adopt Russia’s Mir Payment System
August 07, 2022  |  International

Five Turkish banks have adopted Russia’s Mir payments system, a Bloomberg report said Saturday (Aug. 6), quoting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after his talk...

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Brazil Upgrades Real-Time Payments Rails, Goes Live With PIX
Brazil Upgrades Real-Time Payments Rails, Goes Live With PIX
November 16, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Real-time payments continue to gain traction around the world. Case in point: Brazil. The country’s banking system is giving an upgrade to its instant payments...

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Russia To Bring National Payment System To UK
Russia To Bring National Payment System To UK
November 27, 2019  |  International

Russia is partnering with PayXpert to test its national payment system MIR in London, RT.com reported on Wednesday (Nov. 27). The U.K. will be the...

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Amazon Mexico: Gov’t Explores Mobile Payments Play
Amazon Mexico: Gov’t Explores Mobile Payments Play
March 05, 2019  |  Amazon

The Mexican central bank and Amazon are in talks to introduce a government-approved mobile payment system, according to reports. The system would involve users paying...

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Peru Taps Vocalink In Payments System Overhaul
Peru Taps Vocalink In Payments System Overhaul
December 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Real-time payments is a goal in Peru, as the automated clearing house there links with Vocalink. Retailers want real-time transactions, too, and SWIFT continues to broaden...

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Third Parties Help Central Banks Ride RTP Rails
Third Parties Help Central Banks Ride RTP Rails
December 04, 2018  |  Faster Payments

The uptake of faster payment systems keeps going up — and up, and up. In fact, the number of Same Day ACH transactions rose by...

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SWIFT X-Border Payments Test ‘Instant’ Success?
SWIFT X-Border Payments Test ‘Instant’ Success?
October 25, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

SWIFT says its global payments innovation (gpi) payments test across borders has been a success. Elsewhere, payments system improvement initiatives are underway, notably in the...

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