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Bitcoin Daily: China Expands Digital Cash Pilot; California Bill Defining Digital Assets Moves Forward

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China’s Ministry of Commerce is moving forward with its plan for a digital currency, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The bill originally set out to distinguish digital assets from securities.

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GDPR Compliance Yet To Gain Traction

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The initial verdicts of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are in, at least in terms of compliance – or lack thereof. In news this past week, studies have shown that compliance rates are indeed low, three months in. are in compliance. And in the land of cryptos, in China , the crackdown on digital currencies continues.

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Real-Time Payments Fraud: An FI Infrastructure Issue

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Faced with a growing number of transactions to process in real time, payment service providers (PSPs), financial institutions (FIs) and FinTech firms also need to make sure the security of these smarter payment systems is up to par. Regulators in Ghana and Uganda are exploring changes to their remittance rules to keep payments secure.

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Mastercard Outlines Blockchain Principles After Leaving Libra Association

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Mastercard said for a digital currency to be successful, it has to give customers not only stability and consumer protections but regulatory compliance as well. Mastercard said that cryptocurrencies need to give consumers protections that include privacy and security of both information and transactions.

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IBM And BofA Team On Bank Cloud Computing Platform

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Bank of America has teamed with IBM and its regulatory compliance arm, Promontory Financial Group, to create a cloud computing platform that has privacy, security and regulatory banking compliance protocols built in, according to a report by American Banker.

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Washington Attempts to Bully India into Cutting Ties with Russia

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The G-7 plans are likely to send oil prices higher (despite US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claiming the opposite ) and reduce tanker availability, both of which will threaten India’s energy security and hurt its economy as India is the third-largest consumer and importer of oil worldwide. Russia is far from reliable in any realm.

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Treading along the propulsion of the digital payments system

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Beyond improving supplier relationships, and better control over working capital, other benefits include better security given the increased visibility of payment details, and improved ROI with the anticipated lowering of bank wire fees. Villanueva attributed this to the convenience, transparency, and security of the process.

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