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Reserve Bank of India to Test Blockchain-Based Trade Financing Effort
Reserve Bank of India to Test Blockchain-Based Trade Financing Effort
June 23, 2022  |  Digital Banking

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has locked in HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India among almost a dozen lenders across the...

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Today in FinTech: Non-Bank PPIs; PropTech Capital; LatAm FinTechs; Crypto Debt Relief; Consumer Credit
Today in FinTech: Non-Bank PPIs; PropTech Capital; LatAm FinTechs; Crypto Debt Relief; Consumer Credit
June 21, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, Stashfin raised funds to reach more consumers in India with its virtual credit facility. Meanwhile, India’s central bank is halting non-bank...

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RBI to FinTechs: Non-Banks Can’t Reload Funds to Prepaid Wallets, Cards
RBI to FinTechs: Non-Banks Can’t Reload Funds to Prepaid Wallets, Cards
June 21, 2022  |  Regulation

FinTechs were alerted that non-bank issuers of prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) can’t load cards and digital wallets with funds through credit lines, the Reserve Bank...

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Mastercard Can Add New Customers in India, RBI Says
Mastercard Can Add New Customers in India, RBI Says
June 17, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Mastercard can add new customers in India after that country’s central bank determined the company was in compliance with data-storage regulations. As Bloomberg reported Thursday...

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India’s Central Bank Supports Global UPI Digital Payments System
India’s Central Bank Supports Global UPI Digital Payments System
June 17, 2022  |  Digital Payments

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said it will back efforts to internationalize India’s unified payments interface (UPI) digital payments system. “Enhanced interest evinced...

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RuPay Card Granted First UPI Connection by India’s Central Bank
RuPay Card Granted First UPI Connection by India’s Central Bank
June 08, 2022  |  International

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted permission to RuPay, the first FinTech with such authorization, to connect their cards with the unified payments interface...

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CBDC Weekly: NY Fed Warns About Bank Risks; India Lauds Crypto ‘Killer’; Thai Central Banker Says CBDC Will Replace Cash; Brazil Wants ‘Innovation’
CBDC Weekly: NY Fed Warns About Bank Risks; India Lauds Crypto ‘Killer’; Thai Central Banker...
June 06, 2022  |  CBDC

Fed Exec Sees Payments ‘Revolution’ While the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department have been trying to reassure banks that a digital dollar would not disintermediate...

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Cashfree Payments Teams With NPCI for Tokenization of RuPay Cards
Cashfree Payments Teams With NPCI for Tokenization of RuPay Cards
June 02, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Payments and API banking solutions startup Cashfree Payments is partnering with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to offer tokenization on RuPay cards for its merchants. Token Vault from Cashfree Payments...

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Today in TechREG: ECB Warns Crypto Could Shake Financial Stability
Today in TechREG: ECB Warns Crypto Could Shake Financial Stability
May 24, 2022  |  Technology

On Tuesday (May 24), the European Central Bank (ECB) published a report flagging possible financial stability risks in the future if crypto assets continue to...

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