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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
CRYPTO is the umbrella term for the industry and cryptocurrency is the digital asset native to the public blockchain. In today’s instalment, we aim to distinguish between some forms of digital money.
crypto, blockchain, tokenization, NFT, stablecoin, digital assets, DeFi, Web 3.0, metaverse, cryptocurrency
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 Diem project, launched by Facebook as Libra in 2019, has shut down following scrutiny from financial regulators.
Diem, Meta, blockchain, stablecoin, crypto
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 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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
Libra, launch, Facebook, banking, regulated payments, cryptocurrency, HSBC, Credit Suisse, FINMA, Switzerland, stable coins, single currency, multi-currency, payment tokens
ECB, European Central Bank, Europe, digital euro, banknotes, banks, Central banks, digital currencies, electronic payments, private tokens, Bitcoin, Facebook, Libra, electronic money, Commercial Bank, Bluetooth, pre-paid cards, banking system
Douwe Lycklama, Innopay: After years of cash reduction in favour of commercial banks debt money, now central banks can regain some of their position once held in a cash society
Douwe Lycklama, INNOPAY, CBDC, central bank digital currency, programmable money, digital wallet, tokens, decentralised finance, DeFi, US, Central banks
Blockchain, or ‘distributed ledger’ technology that underpins Bitcoin, has emerged as an object of intense interest in the financial services industry and beyond
financial services, blockchain, central bank digital currency, CBDC, Central banks, Sky Guo, Cypherium, digital currencies, DLT, China
Harro Boven, Policy Advisor at the Dutch Central Bank: ‘The introduction of CBDC would involve a structural reform of the monetary system’
central bank digital currency, CBDCs, COVID-19, digitalisation, cenytral banks, crypto, cash decline, bank account, financial stability, Harro Boven, DNB
Temasek Holdings, a Singapore-based state investment company, has joined Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project.
blockchain, artificial intelligence, Facebook Libra, cryptocurrency, Libra Association, Asia
Celo, a competing project to Facebook’s Libra project, has added 50% more new members to its alliance, bringing the total number of supporting organisations to 75.
Celo, cryptocurrency, Libra, Facebook, descentralisation, financial inclusion, tokens, monetary system