Negotiations on a stablecoin regulatory bill last week indicated that the congressional sense of urgency on a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) isn’t very...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently unveiled its first quarterly reliability report on banking payment services for households and businesses, part of an effort...
The Reserve Bank of Australia on Friday (Oct. 22) said buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies can’t stop merchants across the country from implementing surcharges...
The Cayman Islands’ Ministry of Financial Services introduced the nation’s regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) on Saturday (Oct. 31), according to a...
In today’s top news, New York City changed a rule banning restaurant surcharges, and SWIFT announced plans to retool its platform to enable instant transactions....
The race to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is underway, but it seems the Reserve Bank of Australia may not be in the running....
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the country’s central bank, is considering reducing the cost of electronic payments for merchants and consumers as COVID-19 makes...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay has pushed back against the Reserve Bank of Australia’s potential regulation of its fees. Afterpay claims it shouldn’t...
Australian regulators are considering whether it is necessary to stop banks from automatically routing “tap and go” card payments through Visa and Mastercard, when retailers...