All posts tagged "Payments & Financial Services"

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  Spain readies ground for fintech regulatory sandbox

  Spain’s plans to launch a regulatory ‘sandbox’ for financial technology have regained momentum as the country emerges from almost a year of political deadlock.   The Council of Ministers in

  • Posted March 5, 2020
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  Swedish central bank launches e-currency pilot

  Sweden’s central bank has launched a pilot that aims to test a “simple and user-friendly” digital krona, marking another step towards its plan to roll out an e-currency.   The

  • Posted February 27, 2020
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  Malaysian states adopt ‘e-wallets’ to encourage online payments

  A second state in Malaysia has launched its own digital wallet – or ‘e-wallet’ – as it looks to drive greater take-up of online payments. The state of Sabah, home

  • Posted February 20, 2020
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  Canada open banking review to focus on data security

  A government advisory committee investigating ‘open banking’ in Canada is to put security concerns centre stage. The first phase of a review of ‘open banking’ – the technology permitting bank

  • Posted February 14, 2020
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  UK report: hand anonymised financial data to public trusts

  A ‘data commons’ holding aggregated, anonymised financial data should be established in the UK, according to a new report by London-headquartered think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

  • Posted February 6, 2020
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  Central banks pool brainpower on digital currencies

  A group of the world’s most influential central banks have teamed up to pool expertise on central bank digital currencies. The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England (BoE), the

  • Posted February 2, 2020
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  UK open banking take-up doubles in six months

  The number of people in the UK using ‘open banking’ technology has reached one million, according to data released this week.   The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), which was

  • Posted January 26, 2020
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  UK finance authorities beef up data strategies

  The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bank of England (BoE) have announced plans to transform their data and analytics capabilities, with the setting up of dedicated data science units

  • Posted January 16, 2020
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  Australia delays launch of ‘open banking’ regime

  The rollout of Australia’s ‘open banking’ regime has been postponed for six months over security and privacy concerns. In a statement, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said the

  • Posted January 9, 2020
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  Lithuania to launch digital ‘collector’ coin as central bank mines crypto-currencies’ potential

  Lithuania’s central bank is taking the novel approach of launching what it believes is the world‘s first blockchain-based digital ‘collector’ coin as the Baltic state steps up its crypto-currency activity.

  • Posted December 19, 2019
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