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Bitcoin Daily: Alabama Works On ‘Operation Cryptosweep,’ Venezuelan Banks Ordered To Accept ‘Petro’ Crypto

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Dash is teaming up with Kripto Mobile to spread its payment system through Latin America, Cryptovest reported. In other news, the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) is working on “Operation Cryptosweep” with the North American Securities Administrators Association, AL.com reported.

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Visa, NFL Team Up For Cashless Football Games

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Visa will be working with the National Football League (NFL) on fully digital, cashless payments for the Super Bowl, a press release says. Mary Ann Reilly , senior vice president and head of North America marketing with Visa, said the new developments were important to keeping the NFL safe amid the pandemic.

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New Report: Mercado Pago On How Mobile Bridges The LatAm Banking Gap

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Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems. This means the crisis may have large-scale effects on how open banking develops in Latin America. How The Pandemic Is Highlighting Open Banking Challenges In Latin America.

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UAE May Allow WhatsApp VoIP

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However, Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, executive director of the UAE’s National Electronic Security Authority, told CNBC that the country has been working with big tech platforms, especially Facebook-owned WhatsApp, on national security initiatives. Of course, technology also brings with it security concerns.

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We

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Home Loan Defaults Could Decimate Mortgage Servicers

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The Federal House Finance Agency (FHFA) said last week that it had told Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to suspend all foreclosure actions and evictions for at least 60 days because of the coronavirus national emergency. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which also handles FHA mortgage loans , said it would follow suit.

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Today In Payments Around The World: PayPal's Xoom Lowers Cost Of Sending Funds To Africa; Volante Accelerates Convergence For Exchange

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the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee, while Volante Technologies Inc. and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. In today’s top payments news around the world, Xoom is now offering clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe and U.K. Canada, U.K.

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