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Innovation in payments: what role do policy and regulation play?

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 09 Apr 2024

Paul Worthington, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Innovate Finance, speaks about the role policy and regulation play when it comes to payment innovation.

stablecoin, central bank, policy, regulators, CBDC, Open Banking, payments

Where money comes from and where it is going

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 29 Nov 2023

Dr. Michael Salmony, CEO of Payments Innovation Consulting, launches The Paypers' Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) series, exploring the evolution of money from traditional banknotes to digital CBDC.


CBDC, banks, mobile payments, cash, DLT, network tokenisation, financial crime, financial inclusion

PayPal is ready to introduce its crypto service in Luxembourg

News | Cryptocurrencies | 08 Dec 2022

PayPal has announced that it will expand its crypto service to Luxembourg, which could pave the way for a wider adoption of the service in the EU.

cryptocurrency, product upgrade, regulation, MiCA

ECB president calls for crypto regulation following FTX crash

News | Cryptocurrencies | 29 Nov 2022

The president of the European Central Bank has called for the regulation and supervision of the crypto sector in the EU in the wake of FTX’s downfall.

regulation, cryptocurrency, MiCA, report

EU Commission considers ban on large-scale stablecoins

News | Cryptocurrencies | 13 May 2022

The European Commission has considered curbs on the ability of stablecoins to become widely used in place of fiat currency, according to CoinDesk.

stablecoin, regulation, cryptocurrency, compliance, Issuer

The Facebook stablecoin dream has shut down

News | Cryptocurrencies | 02 Feb 2022

The Diem project, launched by Facebook as Libra in 2019, has shut down following scrutiny from financial regulators.

Diem, Meta, blockchain, stablecoin, crypto

Diem to sell assets to Silvergate Bank for USD 200 mln

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Jan 2022

Meta Platforms-led enterprise Diem Association has decided to sell its technology to Silvergate Capital for USD 200 million, according to CoinDesk, citing The Wall Street Journal.

Diem, Diem Association, Facebook, acquisition

Facebook launches digital wallet Novi

News | Cryptocurrencies | 22 Oct 2021

Facebook has started to roll out a “small pilot” of its Novi digital wallet in the US and Guatemala, more than two years after it was first announced, according to The Verge.

cryptocurrency, Paxos, stablecoin

Facebook digital wallet Novi is ready for market launch

News | Mobile Payments | 19 Aug 2021

Facebook has announced it will launch the Novi digital wallet tied to the Diem blockchain-based payment system, having received the necessary regulatory clearances.

Facebook, Diem, Diem Association, mobile payments, e-wallet

Interview with Ran Goldi from First Digital on Diem, stablecoins, CBDCs

Interviews | Cryptocurrencies | 28 May 2021

Ran Goldi founder of First Digital delves into one of the hottest topics – Diem, stablecoins, CBDCs

Diem, PSP, merchant, stablecoin, CBDC, cryptocurrency, cross-border ecommerce, digital assets, banks

Facebook-backed crypto project Diem moves to US, abandoning Swiss licence plans

News | Cryptocurrencies | 13 May 2021

Digital currency group Diem Association, formally known as Facebook’s Libra project, has announced plans to launch a US dollar stablecoin.

Diem Association, stablecoin, payment processing, blockchain, cross-border payments

The untapped potential of digital money in cross-border payments and trading

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 27 Jan 2021

The Paypers' Mirela Ciobanu dives deeper into how digital money can affect cross-border payments, and the challenges merchants have to face when trading internationally

The Paypers, digital money, cross-border payments, trading, COVID-19, ecommerce, currencies, supply, payment methods, regulations, global merchants, payment ecosystem, PSP, CBDC, crypto, stablecoin

Innovation and regulation in the digital age - Interview with Jo Ann Barefoot, AIR

Interviews | Payments General | 13 Jan 2021

Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO and Cofounder of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, shares her thoughts about digitisation, regtech, digital identity, financial inclusion, and how the new technologies are transforming financial regulation

Jo Ann Barefoot, Alliance for Innovative Regulation, interview, digitisation, fintech, regtech, digital identity, financial inclusion, financial regulation, fair finance, innovation, technology, financial crime

Is CDBC the key to unlocking financial inclusion?

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 12 Jan 2021

Gonzalo Santamaria and Jens Seidl from Currency Research discuss the potential CBDCs hold to create new opportunities to individuals that had previously declined financial access

Currency Research, Jens Seidl, Gonzalo Santamaria, commercial banks, Central banks, CBDC, financial inclusion, payments , cashless, stablecoins, Bitcoin, cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies rally on in 2020, and 2021 could be even bigger

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 07 Jan 2021

As crypto is gaining momentum, Marie Tatibouet, CMO at Gate.io, a global digital asset exchange, shares with The Paypers crypto 2020 trends and what’s next in 2021

decentralised trading, trends, cryptocurrency, crypto trends, digital assets, DeFi, Marie Tatibouet, CBDC, Square, PayPal, Bitcoin, Diem

Central Bank Digital Currencies for Dummies – A Quick Guide into CBDCs

News | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Dec 2020

The Paypers releases the Central Bank Digital Currencies for Dummies, an ebook which is a quick reference guide into CBDCs that aims to inform readers about what CBDCs are, the innovation they promise, the implications, and risks they pose.

central bank digital currencies, CBDC, digital dollar, digital euro, Chinese yuan, Facebook Libra, stablecoins, Central banks, commercial banks, fintech, technology providers, monetary policies, Financial systems, COVID-19, payments digitalisation, mobile wallets, smartphones, financial inclusion, customer data, digital identity, data privacy, security

Central Bank Digital Currencies for Beginners – A Quick Guide into CBDCs

Report | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Dec 2020

Central Bank Digital Currencies for Beginners is a quick reference guide into CBDCs that aims to inform readers about what CBDCs are, the innovation they promise, and the implications and risks they pose

central bank digital currencies, CBDC, digital dollar, digital euro, Chinese yuan, Facebook Libra, stablecoins, Central banks, commercial banks, fintech, technology providers, monetary policies, Financial systems, COVID-19, payments digitalisation, mobile wallets, smartphones, financial inclusion, customer data, digital identity, data privacy, security

Libra Association to rebrand to Diem

News | Cryptocurrencies | 03 Dec 2020

The Libra Association has announced rebranding plans to distance itself from the original Facebook-led vision rolled out in 2019, according to CoinDesk.

Novi, Facebook, Libra, blockchain, remittances, Diem, Stuart Levey, payments

Facebook's Libra to launch in January 2021: CoinDesk Report

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Nov 2020

Facebook’s stablecoin, Libra might get off the ground as early as January 2021, albeit in a more limited format than the original multi-currency basket envisioned, according to CoinDesk.

LibraUSD, LibraEUR, LibraGBP, LibraSGD, Libra, Facebook, stablecoins, regulators

Facebook's Libra team conducts research on payment protocol 7x faster than Visa

News | Cryptocurrencies | 11 Nov 2020

The team behind Facebook’s Libra have done an experimental research into a payments protocol called FastPay that is seven times faster than the Visa system.

Facebook, Libra, permissioned blockchain, payment system, FastPay, Novi, stablecoins