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JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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Two individuals from Russia who were recently sanctioned by the Treasury Department purportedly put into place copycat websites for cryptocurrency exchanges that that tricked people into providing login information, CoinDesk reported. But they have grown in popularity in markets that are not stable.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

During the 3rd National Technology Business Incubator Summit (TBI Summit), the company revealed that it signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEETRD) – DOST. “We

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC ), and the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) have announced that they are joining the Global Financial Innovation Network ( GFIN ).

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

“This role leads the product management team for the Ripple Project, a decentralized ledger technology-based solution to cross-border payments marketed to [global transaction services (GTS)] clients,” the job listing read. However, things seem to be changing this year, as the bank applied for a patent for a digital currency wallet in August.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

Starting with some of the most recent changes — and a sign of what’s to come — earlier in the month, the European Commission offered up its initial draft of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. The watchdog would be known as the Digital Markets Unit. In the nascent and burgeoning cryptocurrency space, the U.S.

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JANUARY 19, 2020

In addition, t he bill would promote the growth of innovation, and thwart regulatory hindrance, while safeguarding people. “Oklahoma is committing to partner with innovative technology, help develop next-generation financial products, and safely grow unique technical and financial sectors in this state,” the bill said. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Financial Stability Board (FSB) Chair Randal Quarles has warned global financial regulators that they must accelerate the creation of a framework for cryptocurrency and other forms of digital money, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Feb. Pressures that can lead to market fragmentation exist. Federal Reserve governor — in the letter.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Together, Bitfinex and Tether manipulated a market that, by design, is supposed to be decentralized,” states the lawsuit. In other news, $10 billion worth of bitcoin — or almost 7 percent — is currently held in the wallets of eight major cryptocurrency exchanges. Coin Telegraph reported that Token Analyst found that almost 1.2

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JANUARY 21, 2020

A recent report from the United Nations indicates that tech advances in the remittance marketplace “could help enable financial inclusion for hundreds of millions of people in the Asia-Pacific region.”. MoneyGram said the capital would be earmarked to develop and expand its On-Demand Liquidity payment system, which uses XRP cryptocurrency.

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MARCH 14, 2019

For corporate treasurers, Manish Kohli, global head of payments and receivables at Citi , told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, three concerns tend to top the list: geopolitical uncertainty, cyber threats and disruption resulting from the emergence of new business models in an interconnected global market. Treasurers’ Biggest Worries.

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MARCH 22, 2019

It could potentially alter how interest rates affect demand for money, and it could produce larger central bank balance sheets, a consequence that would make it necessary for asset buildup which could affect market liquidity. Central banks do not put a brake on innovations just for the sake of it.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In other news, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is exploring the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), in partnership with the National Australia Bank , Commonwealth Bank , Perpetual Limited and ConsenSys Software , the bank announced in a press release. RBA expects to finish the project at the end of this year.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

The initiative, as noted by Managing Director Ravi Menon of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), “is to bring the banks and cryptocurrency FinTech startups together to see if there is some understanding they can reach,” he told the publication, adding that there exists a hurdle between those camps.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

According to an article via the MIT Technology Review , this will be the year that blockchain becomes “boring,” with innovative projects that will “bear fruit” this year even amid the declines seen last year in the sector, and in cryptocurrencies. This, said the Review , will be the way that blockchain becomes normal. In the U.S.,

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JUNE 20, 2019

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell revealed that Facebook has spoken to the central bank about its upcoming cryptocurrency, called Libra. There’s just a tremendous amount of innovation going on out there,” he said. Powell added that the Fed meets “with a broad range of financial sector firms all the time on financial technology.”.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

While Mark Carney admitted that even though central banks won’t be “at the cutting edge of innovation,” they are necessary institutions that are paramount in making sure financial markets continue to be stable, CNBC reported. The Swiss National Bank is also looking into digital currencies. That’s not hubris,” he said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

According to news from CNBC , ManageGo said the ability to pay via bitcoin will kick off in the early part of next year with tenants able to pay with the cryptocurrency via the company’s mobile app. When the tenant pays with bitcoin, ManageGo converts it into dollars via Coinbase, the cryptocurrency broker.

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MARCH 6, 2018

s exit from the bloc next year, the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law aimed at boosting the FinTech market throughout the region. In addition, the EU would work toward creating common standards for the blockchain technology that supports cryptocurrencies. “An since the region represents the main FinTech market in Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Switzerland is the latest nation to take a harder look on this new crowdfunding method, which allows cryptocurrency entrepreneurs to raise millions by creating and selling digital “tokens.”. Bancor Protocol, a Zug-based foundation enabling the creation of other cryptocurrencies, raised over $150 million in June.

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JULY 20, 2017

Cryptocurrency Ethereum price has jumped more than 50 percent, recovering from losses over the last several days. According to a report , not only did the cryptocurrency that competes against bitcoin have its biggest percent gain during the past 24 hours, but it also had double the volume of bitcoin.

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APRIL 18, 2019

The last several years have seen a surge in efforts among the cryptocurrency community to legitimize the technology. Once seen as a tool for the dark web and black markets, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin now want to be a part of the broader economy. Rather, it’s to pay off a cyberattacker. Shaping Regulations.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

It will closely coordinate with the relevant institutions and forums — in particular, the Financial Stability Board and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures.”. The group will be co-chaired by Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe and former ECB official Benoit Coeure , who helms the BIS Innovation Hub.

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JULY 14, 2022

On July 8, with limited fanfare, the Department of Treasury issued a request for public comment regarding the March 9, 2022 Executive Order entitled “Ensuring Responsible Innovation in Digital Assets” (the “Order”). leadership in the global financial system and economic competitiveness; financial inclusion; and responsible innovation.”

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JUNE 21, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level. Or does it?

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

They tie in to public key storage offerings, and the tech giant has said that the offerings apply to smartphones and software The site maintained that the trademarks may be tied to offering storage for cryptocurrencies.

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MARCH 2, 2020

Lloyd’s Head of Innovation Trevor Maynard said per the report that the British insurance company is the “natural home for insurance innovation because of the unique ability of syndicates to collaborate to insure new things.”. JVCEA said Tokyo Hash and Digital Asset Markets Inc. And the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the U.S.

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JULY 25, 2018

The move to bring blockchain beyond cryptocurrency confines — and toward more commercial use cases — continues, with far-flung projects making headlines. The telecom, as reported by ZDNet , has built nodes that have brought blockchain to its national network, specifically its “ultra-fast” offering that is tied to processing speed.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Elsewhere, in India, that country’s Reserve Bank has floated a raft of proposals seeking to boost the FinTech space, with a focus on innovation labs and data protection, among other initiatives. One consideration, the group has said, includes regulatory sandbox/innovation hubs that provide industry support as innovation comes to market.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Put another way, it's the company that made it possible for PayPal’s recent announcement that it would allow its users to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency. “So So it started with crypto — that's [its] native token — and it has moved to cash,” Cascarilla said, noting the current $25 billion tokenized cash market that grew fivefold last year.

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JULY 4, 2018

The news comes as the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law aimed at boosting the FinTech market throughout the region as the EU prepares for the U.K.’s In addition, the EU would work toward creating common standards for the blockchain technology that supports cryptocurrencies. s exit from the bloc next year.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Blockchain companies have lost a step in the private markets. One of the reasons for this slip is that many products are still trying to find product market fit. Bitcoin still dominates in that area, representing over 65% of the cryptocurrency market’s total value. GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report.

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JULY 1, 2019

However, Oscar Roque, AVP of innovation, research and emerging solutions at Interac, told PYMNTS in an interview that despite blockchain’s hype, its promise “is probably overstated with banking.” Especially since Facebook’s attention-grabbing cryptocurrency, Libra , has put the focus back on crypto and blockchain payments.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Same Day ACH became a reality in 2017 after the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) introduced its faster payments infrastructure to the market. In addition, innovators the world over are exploring how technologies like blockchain could address payments speeds and efficiency on an international level.

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JULY 17, 2019

In an interview with Karen Webster, Trulioo General Manager Zac Cohen took a multi-market look at government and thematic approaches to setting (and settling on) ID infrastructures. It remains to be seen how such oversight might carry over, or not, into other markets. But looking globally, a fragmented landscape frames the debate.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

And, much to the relief of corporates, the continuing focus on B2B payments innovation. We are definitely seeing more innovation in the cross-border B2B space in the last two years than we have ever before,” he recently told PYMNTS. “We The evolution of blockchain-based services. Collaboration between FinTechs and banks.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

For years, throughout the volatility of cryptocurrency values, some industry experts have assured investors and innovators that blockchain is the disruptor in which the market should place its faith. Alas, there is no such thing as a sure bet, especially in the world of FinTech. Clearing the Air.

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