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Brazil’s Big Blockchain Bounce (And Other Digital Payments Advances)

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The digital payments news out of Brazil has been fast and furious over the last few weeks – particularly when it comes to blockchain. The big story, however, has been blockchain, as entities public and private are hoping it might just be the digital magic bullet the entire ecosystem needs. The Blockchain Bonanza.

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How Treasurers Can Prepare For A Real-Time Payments Ecosystem

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One financial technology firm currently navigating the process of securing a bank charter is Avanti Financial Group , and as it approaches market launch, Founder and CEO Caitlin Long said the firm is focusing on another area of financial services that has struggled to manage complex regulatory challenges: digital assets.

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SPEZA To Accept China’s New Sovereign Digital Currency

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The digital asset solutions provider, exchange operator and regulator, based in Malaysia, will also accept all major digital assets listed on SPEZA Digital Asset Exchange. FinTech company SPEZA announced that it will be able to accept China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), the world’s first sovereign digital currency.

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Promontory Financial Group CEO on the future of RegTech

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Gene Ludwig, the CEO and founder of Promontory Financial Group , recently sat down with Bloomberg Law in a wide-ranging interview to discuss his predictions for the future of RegTech, blockchain, and where he sees the markets going in the next three to five years. He sees the future of regulation continuing in two directions.

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China’s Bank Watchdog Goes After Supply Chain Finance Fraud

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China’s banking regulator is introducing stricter requirements on banks and insurance institutions that provide supply chain financial solutions in an effort to curb fraud, according to China Daily reports last week. Regulators Step In. for Finance and Development’s Deputy Director Zeng Gang in an interview with China Daily.

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Why B2B Payments Can’t Shake Its Anti-Innovation Notoriety

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Faster payments initiatives, blockchain and other disruptions all show promise to make major changes in the B2B payments space. But while B2B payments continues to lag behind the B2C market in terms of innovation, analysts note that all sides will be facing challenges from regulation this year. Regulation Throws FinTech Off-Guard.

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Beyond Blockchain: A Seminar on the Possible Future

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That’s surely the simplest way to describe the Internet itself, of course, but does it also apply to blockchain as a whole and Bitcoin in particular? They are fully aware of both the potential and the pitfalls of blockchain operations, and they know the subtleties between what it is, what it could be, and what it might be.