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Goldman Gets Green Light To Operate Bank In South Africa

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South African regulators also approved Goldman Sachs for a bank operation license as the firm strives for growth in the most liquid and sophisticated economy on the continent. Africa’s eCommerce volume is expected to reach $75 billion by 2025, and economic output in FinTech is anticipated to add $150 billion by 2022 to its GDP.

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Bank of England sets 'resiliency' deadline, Ant adds AI to Alipay

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The Bank of England set a date of March 2025 for local banks to establish operational resilience plans, Ant Group is using artificial intelligence to aid shopping, and more.

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NY’s Cuomo Embraces Online Gambling; Shows Inroads Amid Pandemic

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Bloomberg noted that, per data compiled by Vixio GamblingCompliance, the total online betting market can be worth as much as $10 billion in 2025, up from $1.6 DraftKings said in its latest earnings report that monthly Unique Payers for its business-to-consumer (B2C) operation surged 64 percent in contrast to Q3 2019.

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WhatsApp Payments Eyes Indonesia Expansion

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In India, the company would offer direct peer-to-peer (PSP) payments and services, but Indonesia it would operate differently, due to licensing regulations in the country. . If it’s successful, the initiative in Indonesia could serve as a blueprint for how WhatsApp would operate in other countries, as a way to sidestep regulations. .

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Central Bank Of Kenya Urges Digital Transactions

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“Though the industry moved to enable interoperability of mobile wallets in 2018, this is limited to only P2P payments, and is yet to be expanded to both merchant and agent interoperability and even to work seamlessly at P2P,” according to the draft of the Kenya National Payments System 2021-2025 report.

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Goldman Joins South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange

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South African regulators also approved Goldman Sachs for a bank operation license as the firm strives for growth in the most liquid and sophisticated economy on the continent. Africa’s eCommerce volume is expected to reach $75 billion by 2025, and economic output in FinTech is anticipated to add $150 billion by 2022 to its GDP.

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Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point

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Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Digital payments sent internationally are expected to move past $1 trillion in 2025, but getting to that point will require support from payment providers, regulators and other such firms still building out the necessary infrastructure.

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