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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
Sveriges Riksbank has advocated for a series of measures aimed at improving the safety, efficiency and accessibility of the Swedish payment system.
payments , central bank, digitalisation, digital payments
The Bank of England and HM Treasury have issued an official response to a consultation concerning the digital pound.
cryptocurrency, CBDC, digital assets, financial institutions
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has integrated with PayNow to allow the India diaspora in Singapore to send remittances to recipients in India.
remittance, transactions , partnership, cross-border payments
As the digital sterling is a once-in-a-generation change in the way that money works, David Birch strongly advises all stakeholders to take the time to work out exactly how it should work and make sure that it is implemented correctly.
wholesale CBDC, CBDC, online payments, banks, cash, API, digital currency, digital euro, digital dollar
Payments expert Piet Mallekoote continues The Paypers CBDC series with a focus on the digital euro: what are its objectives, potential risks, work done so far, and future outcomes.
European Commission, digital euro, CBDC, cash, online payments, banks, EPI, digital identity
The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have proposed measures to oversee third-party services.
partnership, regulation, compliance, financial services
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) have entered into a Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement between the UAE Dirham and the Egyptian Pound.
partnership, banking, financial services, financial institutions
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor has announced the launch of a new UPI digital payments suite built by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
product launch, payments , paytech, digitalisation, fintech, QR code, UPI, Tap-to-Pay, credit access, NFC, artificial intelligence
UK-based specialist lender Perenna has received regulatory approval to offer 20-year and 30-year mortgages with fixed rates.
lending, product upgrade, regulation, financial services
Safaricom has announced plans to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia by the end of September 2023 will have it integrated with more banks.
mobile payments, product launch, expansion, financial inclusion, cashless
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) have jointly unveiled the results of a collaborative research endeavour focused on the potential implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia.
CBDC, central bank, study
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has upgraded its CBDC mobile app with NFC technology to enable eNaira contactless payments.
CBDC, digital currency, NFC, product upgrade, financial inclusion
Central Bank of Nigeria has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the Central Bank of Egypt and the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF).
fintech, investment, central bank, banking, payments
The Bank of Ghana has conceived the Financial Industry Command Security Operations Centre (FISOC) to improve cybersecurity resilience in the country.
central bank, cybersecurity, fraud prevention, banks, cybercrime
Bank Indonesia (BI) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have announced the commercial launch of Indonesia – Malaysia cross-border QR payment linkage for instant retail payments.
partnership, product launch, QR code, QR payments, DuitNow QR, QRIS, cross-border payments, instant payments, merchants, payment methods, fintech, financial inclusion, travel payments, retail, ecommerce, settlement, SMEs
The Central Bank of Kenya has upgraded its Kenya Electronic Payment and Settlement System (KEPSS) by migrating the platform to new standards.
payments , central bank, banks, product upgrade, digital payments
The US-based fast-food chain Burger King has begun accepting crypto payments at one of its Paris locations, thanks to Alchemy Pay and Binance Pay.
cryptocurrency, digital assets, crypto asset, payment methods
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub Singapore Centre has developed the Nexus concept of a multilateral network connecting multiple domestic instant payment systems (IPS).
instant payments, real-time payments, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), PayNow, PromptPay
In the wake of the FTX meltdown from November 2022, governments and financial regulators from around the world are working on regulating crypto.
regulation, compliance, cryptocurrency, digital assets, crypto asset, crypto