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Complying with Crypto Sanctions and AML Regulations Is Complex, But Not Impossible
Complying with Crypto Sanctions and AML Regulations Is Complex, But Not Impossible
May 11, 2022  |  Regulation

Compliance has been a big question in the crypto industry for several years as trading firms and those using digital currencies to make and receive...

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TerraUSD’s Price Collapse Shows Vulnerability of Dollar-Pegged Cryptos
TerraUSD’s Price Collapse Shows Vulnerability of Dollar-Pegged Cryptos
May 10, 2022  |  Digital Payments

TerraUSD, one of the largest stablecoins in crypto, may have escaped a classic bank-run-style death spiral Monday night (May 9) thanks to a massive cash...

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Queen’s Speech to Parliament Highlights New Rules for Big Tech
Queen’s Speech to Parliament Highlights New Rules for Big Tech
May 10, 2022  |  emea

The U.K. government revealed today (May 10) its legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session. The Queen´s Speech, this year delivered by Prince Charles, unveiled...

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El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Experiment Increasingly Unpopular with Bond Market, US Congress and Salvadorans
El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Experiment Increasingly Unpopular with Bond Market, US Congress and Salvadorans
May 06, 2022  |  Bitcoin

The bitcoin-boosting president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has bet the house on the first cryptocurrency. First by making it legal tender and then staking...

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Indian Bank Rules Stop Apple App Store From Taking Credit/Debit Cards 
Indian Bank Rules Stop Apple App Store From Taking Credit/Debit Cards 
May 06, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Apple can no longer accept debit and credit cards in its App Store as enforcement begins for new rules handed down by the Reserve Bank...

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FinCEN Looks to Turn Tech Sprint Proposals Into Regulatory Actions
FinCEN Looks to Turn Tech Sprint Proposals Into Regulatory Actions
May 06, 2022  |  Regulation

For a few weeks in April, experts in digital identity from banks, vendors, FinTech, law firms and regulators worked in the Digital Identity Tech Spring to...

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Senate Democrats Grill Visa, Mastercard over Swipe Fees
Senate Democrats Grill Visa, Mastercard over Swipe Fees
May 05, 2022  |  Payment Methods

At a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday (May 4), Visa and Mastercard defended their credit card fees while retailers and consumer groups accused the card networks...

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FinTech NuovoPay, B2B Software Firm PaygOps Debut Financing Via Smartphone
FinTech NuovoPay, B2B Software Firm PaygOps Debut Financing Via Smartphone
May 05, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Smartphone-locking FinTech platform NuovoPay has teamed up with B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) platform PaygOps to enable accessibility for smartphone financing through digital technology...

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5G Powers Businesses’ Contactless Shopping, Untethered Internet Access, Backup Connections
5G Powers Businesses’ Contactless Shopping, Untethered Internet Access, Backup Connections
May 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Contactless shopping at portable shops, untethered internet access at pop-up locations and backup connections for wired connections are three 5G use cases promoted by carriers...

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