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NymCard, a MENA-based Embedded Finance platform, has received regulatory approval to offer Open Finance services under the Central Bank of the UAE’s (CBUAE) new Open Finance framework.
Open Finance, embedded finance, central bank, banks, regulation
The Scandinavian countries and Estonia have planned to launch offline card payments to ensure payment continuity during internet outages, including those caused by sabotage, according to Reuters.
partnership, cybersecurity, banks, central bank, payments
UAE-based alternative payment method provider Pay10 has become the first fintech company to launch in production on the Central Bank of the UAE’s Open Finance Framework.
product launch, Open Finance, payment methods, central bank, banks
Bridget Hall, Leader of Real-Time Payments for the Americas at ACI Worldwide, dives deep into the future of real-time payments, market adoption, and financial inclusion.
payments , fintech, ecommerce, real-time payments, financial inclusion, financial institutions, central bank, cross-border payments, cloud services
Brazil’s central bank has confirmed that users of its instant payments platform, Pix, will gain access to a new feature enabling transactions to be paid in instalments.
instant payments, instalment payments, product upgrade, central bank
Emanuel van Praag from Kennedy Van der Laan discusses how the European payments landscape evolves through new technologies, regulations, and a focus on security, inclusion, and fraud prevention.
payments , ecommerce, fintech, regulation, central bank, instant payments, financial inclusion, digitalisation, banks, payment fraud, PSD2, PSD3, PSP, ATM, CBDC, EPI, SEPA, SPAA, FIDA
The UAE Central Bank has decided to advance its plans to introduce a CBDC, with the Digital Dirham expected to be launched for retail use by the end of 2025.
cryptocurrency, central bank, CBDC, retail CBDCs
Russia's Central Bank has called for a complete cryptocurrency ban while the Ministry of Finance explores limited access for select investors.
cryptocurrency, central bank, digital assets, regulation
Payments expert Piet Mallekoote explores the digital euro's progress and Europe's role amid the rise of stablecoins and the US's different approach.
digital euro, CBDC, stablecoin, central bank, cash, mobile payments, digital wallet, cryptocurrency
The Central Bank of Brazil has announced a series of important security updates to the Pix Regulation, affecting financial and payment institutions.
digital payments, regulation, fraud prevention, central bank
Credibanco and Dock have announced a partnership to support Bre-B, a new instant payments system introduced by Colombia’s central bank.
partnership, instant payments, cloud services, central bank
MENA-P-based financial services enabler Paymob has received the Retail Payment Services (RPS) licence by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE).
banking license, fintech, central bank
Paysafe, a global payments platform, has received approval from the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) for a payment institution (PI) licence.
central bank, banks, expansion, payments , merchant
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 has completed a collateralised market transaction fully executed on blockchain through its subsidiary, Societe Generale – FORGE.
blockchain, transactions , central bank, banks, CBDC
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
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 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
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 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