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Mastercard brings Apple Pay to Egypt in partnership with CBE and EBC

News | Payments General | 13 Dec 2024

Mastercard, in partnership with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Egyptian Banks Company (EBC), has introduced Apple Pay to Egypt.

partnership, digital payments, payments , central bank, banks

Societe Generale executes blockchain transaction with SG-FORGE

News | Cryptocurrencies | 13 Dec 2024

Societe Generale has completed a collateralised market transaction fully executed on blockchain through its subsidiary, Societe Generale – FORGE.

blockchain, transactions , central bank, banks, CBDC

Qatar Central Bank issues regulations for digital banks

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 06 Dec 2024

The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) released a 35-page regulation outlining the framework for establishing and operating digital banks in the country.

financial inclusion, central bank, regulation, banking license

CBN to prioritise Open Banking in 2025, among others

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 Dec 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled its strategic priorities for 2025, focusing on transformative initiatives to improve the country's financial services landscape, according to Nairametrics. 

Open Banking, contactless payments, regulation, central bank

Morocco advances draft cryptocurrency regulation, explores CBDC

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Nov 2024

Morocco has moved forward with the regulation of cryptocurrencies with a draft law currently under review, according to officials from the country’s central bank.

cryptocurrency, regulation, CBDC, central bank

Central Bank of Egypt approves new InstaPay feature

News | Online Payments | 20 Nov 2024

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has approved a new feature allowing users in Egypt to receive international money transfers through the InstaPay app.

instant payments, money transfer, product upgrade, central bank

Mbank partners with AEP for Aani Instant Payments launch

News | Payments General | 13 Nov 2024

Mbank has partnered with Al Etihad Payments Company (AEP), a Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) subsidiary, to introduce the Aani Instant Payment Platform on its mobile application.

banks, partnership, payments , instant payments, central bank

Fintech kevin declared insolvent by Vilnius court

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 23 Sep 2024

Lithuania-based payments fintech kevin, which previously raised over USD 65 million, has been declared insolvent by the Vilnius District Court.

fintech, financial services, regulation, central bank

AMINA Bank announces participation in Project Agorá

News | Cryptocurrencies | 20 Sep 2024

AMINA Bank has announced its participation in Project Agorá, an initiative led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in collaboration with several central banks.

cryptocurrency, partnership, cross-border payments, central bank

UniCredit seeks ECB approval to increase stake in Commerzbank to 30%

News | Payments General | 18 Sep 2024

UniCredit had planned to seek approval from the European Central Bank (ECB) to potentially increase its stake in Commerzbank to 30%, according to sources familiar with the matter.

acquisition, banks, central bank, regulation, merger

Fincra secures IMTO licence from CBN

News | Payments General | 12 Sep 2024

Fincra, a payment company, has obtained an International Money Transfer Operator (IMTO) licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

banking license, central bank, banks, cross-border payments, payments

Central Bank of Iceland expresses interest in T2 and TIPS

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Sep 2024

The European Central Bank (ECB) has noted the Central Bank of Iceland's (Seðlabanki Íslands) interest regarding potential participation in T2 and TIPS.

central bank, financial services, banks, partnership

Brazil Central Bank advances CBDC pilot programme

News | Cryptocurrencies | 06 Sep 2024

Brazil's central bank (BCB) announced the selection of 13 participants for the second phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative.

CBDC, central bank, cryptocurrency, partnership

Russia revokes banking license of American Express subsidiary

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 14 Aug 2024

Russia's central bank has cancelled the banking license of American Express's Russian subsidiary after it filed for voluntary liquidation.

central bank, banking license, cryptocurrency, payments

BSP to issue new digital bank licences starting January 2025

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 09 Aug 2024

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has announced that it will lift the moratorium on the issuance of new digital banking licenses starting from 1 January 2025.

central bank, financial services, digital banking, online banking

Bank of Italy restricts Lemonway from new operations

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 09 Aug 2024

The Bank of Italy has imposed a restriction on Lemonway, preventing the company from initiating new operations within Italy.

compliance, central bank, financial institutions, fintech

BSP updates e-payment guidelines

News | Payments General | 06 Aug 2024

The Philippine central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has approved new guidelines for electronic payments under the NRPS Framework.

central bank, ACH, payments , digital payments, cash flow

Bank of Russia pursues digital ruble launch by July 2025

News | Cryptocurrencies | 01 Aug 2024

Bank of Russia has set out to launch its central bank digital currency, known as the digital ruble, by July 2025, following successful pilot tests.

stablecoin, CBDC, digital currency, digitalisation, central bank

IP4Y and Zro Bank authorised as payment institutions in Brazil

News | Online Payments | 26 Jul 2024

Zro Bank, a cryptocurrency payment company and IP4Y an issuer of electronic currency, have received authorisation from the Central Bank (BC) to become payment institutions.

remittance, EMI licence, money remittance, tokenization, online payments, digital payments, local payment method, PIX, payment gateway, fraud prevention, fraud management, recurring payments, central bank, digitalisation, financial inclusion, cryptocurrency, fintech

Brazil's central bank delays Pix Automatic launch

News | Payments General | 23 Jul 2024

Brazil's central bank has announced that a new feature for its Pix instant payment system will be launched in June 2025 instead of October 2024 as initially planned.

central bank, operational system, recurring payments, payments infrastructure