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Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax

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The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. Last week in India, the government proposed a tax on eCommerce transactions that will likely increase operating costs for sellers large and small. The tax, technically known as “Tax Deducted at Source” (TDS), is sent directly to an account held by the central government.

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom

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It seems to be the case, then, that stablecoins may be regulated to the point where they are an adjunct to fiat – and to the modern monetary system that has been in place for decades – rather than a wholesale replacement. Recently, a BIS study concluded that embedded regulation might offer a solution for stablecoins.

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Libra Forces Cryptocurrency Regulators To Reexamine Procedures

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Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. Cloud-based KYC activities were among the new technologies most used by U.S. Smaller companies were less likely to report investing in and using AML technologies.

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NY Creates Cryptocurrency Task Force

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A New York State politician announced the creation of what he called the nation’s first cryptocurrency task force, to “study how to properly regulate, define and use” the currency, according to a Facebook post and reports.

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Cannabis Dispensary SaaS Provider Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M

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Within banking, SolarisBank garnered $28 million, with venture capital provided by Arvato Financial Solutions, among others, which will be taken to expand the European technology platform, furthering geographic reach. Cannabis Dispensary Software-as-a-Service Provider Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M. Hint: It grew rapidly.)

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India: No Plans for State-Backed Crypto

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That caution extends to all manner of considerations in the realm, including the issuance of a state-backed cryptocurrency, and even the regulation of the digital currencies. Study and study and tread carefully, it seems. The fact that India is still studying the issue means that cryptos of course can and will be revisited.

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NEW STUDY: For X-Border Success, Four Payment Methods Are Just As Good As 140

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remained on top, coming in as the most cross-border friendly country PYMNTS studied, with an Index score of 65.9 How regulations and licensing are hampering X-Border trade. Other takeaways from the latest X-Border Payments Optimization Index include: The U.S. out of 100. out of 100 , followed by the U.K. in third with 63.2 out of 100.

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