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BIS Report: CBDCs Can Cut Cross-Border Payments’ Friction Points
BIS Report: CBDCs Can Cut Cross-Border Payments’ Friction Points
July 12, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

For central bank digital currencies to reach their full potential, banks must look beyond domestic use — and examine CBDCs’ risks and rewards for cross-border...

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Today In Payments: Google Pay Exec Plans April Exit; Visa To Raise Interchange Fees In UK
Today In Payments: Google Pay Exec Plans April Exit; Visa To Raise Interchange Fees In...
March 22, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Google Pay’s Caesar Sengupta plans to step down in April, and Visa will raise its interchange fees on transactions between the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Cubans Use Cryptocurrencies For Remittances In Wake Of US Sanctions; Swiss National Bank, BIS Test CBDC Integration
Bitcoin Daily: Cubans Use Cryptocurrencies For Remittances In Wake Of US Sanctions; Swiss National Bank,...
December 03, 2020  |  Bitcoin

About 10,000 Cubans have turned to bitcoin and altcoins, including ethereum and dogecoin, to skirt around U.S. sanctions, according to a report from Deutsche Welle’s...

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The Lures – And Challenges – Of Central Bank Digital Currencies
The Lures – And Challenges – Of Central Bank Digital Currencies
October 09, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Beyond bitcoin – that marquee name of crypto and its brethren, which have yet to escape wild price swings and speculative fervor – lies the...

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BIS To Open Four New Innovation Hubs Over Next Two Years
BIS To Open Four New Innovation Hubs Over Next Two Years
July 01, 2020  |  Banking

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub is planning on adding four new locations in Europe and North America, according to a press release....

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BIS: Wirecard Debacle Could Trigger Revamp Of Payment Regs
BIS: Wirecard Debacle Could Trigger Revamp Of Payment Regs
June 30, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The stunning demise of Germany’s Wirecard AG could lead to a revamp of some of the rules governing the international payments sector, which has seen...

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Private/Public Partnerships Could Boost Central Bank Digital Currencies
Private/Public Partnerships Could Boost Central Bank Digital Currencies
May 27, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The movement toward digital currencies may be a bit of an arms race of sorts, for now. But the question arises: Once they’ve been created...

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Tailwinds Gather For Digital Dollars, Digital Bank Accounts (At The Fed)
Tailwinds Gather For Digital Dollars, Digital Bank Accounts (At The Fed)
April 14, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The stimulus checks — some of them, anyway — are coming, via direct deposit, to tens of millions of Americans’ bank accounts over the next...

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