Posts Tagged ‘Digital currencies’
Equals Money | Railsr rebrands as annual transaction volume surpasses £58bn
Equals Money | Railsr has rebranded as Equals, a technology platform that businesses use to power their payments, accounts, cards and FX.
Read MoreReal-time payments, real-time risk: Why compliance needs to catch up
Digital Commerce Payments explores how real-time payments are reshaping compliance demands and how businesses can stay protected with smarter, faster tools and technologies.
Read MoreX to rollout P2P payments this year
In a company update, the social media platform confirmed its plans to launch peer-to-peer payments.
Read MoreThe Payments Association issues manifesto to maintain UK as ‘leader’
The manifesto sets out three pledges, including tackling fraud and scams, encouraging A2A payments in the UK, and an “innovative approach” to regulation and standards.
Read MoreBank of Canada consults public on digital dollar design
The online consultation, which runs until June 19, asks Canadians what features of a digital dollar are most important to them.
Read MoreCBDCs’ potential being diluted by secondary objectives
Central bank digital currencies are struggling to reach their potential due to disagreements over their stated aims.
Read MoreDWS hires from Deutsche Bank for new digital strategy team
The asset management firm’s newly-created team will be led by fintech founder and Deutsche Bank’s head of strategy André Bajorat.
Read MoreCentral banks ‘spurred’ by Facebook’s Libra to explore CBDCs
Speakers during the first panel session of Open Banking Expo’s CBDC Confex said that the prospect of a cryptocurrency being launched by the social media giant “piqued” central bank interest.
Read MoreBoston Fed and MIT publish initial CBDC design research findings
The work produced one code base capable of handling 1.7 million transactions per second.
Read MoreIntroduction of CBDCs a matter of ‘when, not if’
Research paper published by Bank of America Securities pointed to a “potential 2022 launch” for China’s e-Renminbi.
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