CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Though the U.S. dollar has trended weaker since hitting a two-decade high in September, U.S. Bank’s Paula Comings still advises companies to revisit their hedging policies.

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MAY 22, 2023

The RBI chief said that Rs 2,000 currency notes accounted for just 10.8% of the total currency in circulation, and emphasised that the impact of the move on the economy will be "very very marginal" since the country’s currency management system is highly robust.

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CFO News

MAY 18, 2023

The Finance Ministry has clarified that foreign currency payments such as digital subscriptions to publications or goods bought on foreign ecommerce sites through international credit cards will count towards an individual's Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) account and attract 20% tax collected at source (TCS).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Consumers are moving to digital payments and cryptocurrency in droves, and it’s inevitable that more central banks will issue digital forms of currency, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said in a televised interview on Monday (Nov. PayPal isn’t the first large name in tech to jump on the digital currency bandwagon. 23) Benzinga report.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

A week after details of the Federal Reserve’s instant payment initiative emerged, news came via Bloomberg that the central bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. And even before the BIS findings, in March, members of U.S.

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CFO News

APRIL 23, 2023

Adani Group is planning to use internal accruals to buy back foreign currency bonds, starting with a $650m tranche at Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone. It is estimated that foreign currency bonds represent 39% of the group's total debt. APSEZ said its board had approved a tender offer for its outstanding senior notes due 2024.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

To that end, the Bahamas may stand out as an epicenter of sorts for the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). As reported by Reuters , the Sand Dollar – a new digital currency issued and backed by the Bahamian central bank – is now in circulation, and bit by bit, has been making inroads into retail use cases.

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CFO News Room

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

What’s happening is developing markets currencies and debt are trading like emerging markets.” A higher terminal rate should continue to support the dollar against other currencies. . “All these central banks have been sitting on a beach ball in a pool these last 10 years,” he said.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

The Federal Reserve is collaborating with seven central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to hammer out a framework for digital currency. . The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is already testing the renminbi, a digital currency it says will extend the yuan’s worldwide reach.

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DECEMBER 6, 2020

Citigroup will be helping governments around the world establish sovereign digital currencies, or central bank digital currencies (CBDC), CEO Michael Corbat says, according to a report from CoinDesk. 4), Corbat said the development of such digital currencies was likely inevitable with the way money has been trending.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Mastercard has announced a new virtual testing platform for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The testing tool comes as the global economy embraces digital payments and central banks investigate how to support innovation while maintaining financial stability as they issue the currency. In a Wednesday (Sept.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said it isn't his job to shield banks from the coming shift to digital currencies, Reuters reported. Andrew Bailey , governor of the BoE, said over the summer that the BoE is closely examining how the idea of a digital currency would work. at the cutting edge of payments innovation.

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Strategic Treasurer

JANUARY 21, 2022

Coffee Break Session: What Is Digital Currency? What is digital currency? Coffee Break Session Host Alexa Cook catches up with Strategic Treasurer’s Managing Partner, Craig Jeffery, to discuss what digital currency is, how it is being used, and some examples of digital currency. The post 54: What Is Digital Currency?

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IBS FINtech

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In a recent interview, Arvind Panagariya, Professor of Economics and the Jagadish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University and the former vice-chairman of Niti Aayog stated that the Reserve Bank of India should allow the Indian Rupee to depreciate against the US Dollar as the domestic currency remains overvalued compared (..)

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

19) on the bank’s potential rollout of a digital currency. Powell warned of potential downsides to the launch of a digital currency that need to be considered, arguing that the first priority should be to “get it right than to be the first,” Reuters reported. The Fed chief, noting that the U.S.

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CFO News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Demonetisation of the high value currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 did not have any discernible impact on currency in circulation (CIC) in the country, which has soared by almost 83 per cent since its announcement on November 8, 2016. The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the decision of the government on demonetisation.

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MAY 16, 2020

patent on a computer system that would convert physical dollars and other fiat currencies into digital versions, complete with denominations and serial numbers and recorded via blockchain. The system would then remove the paper currency from circulation. A central entity may implement a monetary policy and issue currency.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

China's yuan could become the world’s third-largest reserve currency in the foreseeable future due to increased foreign investment in Chinese companies, analysts at Morgan Stanley conclude in a report distributed Friday (Sept. Reserves are funds central banks hold in currencies other than their own. 4) and cited by CNBC.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

It’s been more than a year in the making — with no shortage of caution and criticism by lawmakers and regulators here in the states and in Europe — but Libra, the digital currency backed by Facebook and a revolving cast of other tech firms, could debut as early as next month. Morgan stablecoin, known as JPM Coin, geared toward B2B.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Buyers have shifted some transactions to the currency, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. Payments vary from cargo to cargo, depending in part on the demands of specific traders, said the people, who requested anonymity as the details are private.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

15) has backed a call by the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) for quick exploration into creating an official European Union digital currency. That is why we must now focus on a digital currency together before it is too late. At the same time, we would now like to see much faster action at [the] European level.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

CurrencyWave , a Leeds-based cross-border payments firm, has launched a new multi-currency account to help remove borders from paying in foreign currencies for smaller firms, a report from Business Up North states. For example, if a U.S. In addition, the funds would also be able to get to the recipient much more quickly.

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MAY 21, 2020

The tipping point might be nigh for digital dollars and other central bank-issued currencies done through bits and bytes. Patent and Trademark Office that would create a digital currency underpinned by blockchain technology. A central entity may implement a monetary policy and issue currency.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Visa will provide a credit card that allows companies to make and get payments with the digital currency via the card once Circle graduates from Visa’s Fast Track initiative. As it stands, the payment firm has onboarded 25 digital currency wallet companies with its Fast Track program such as Cred and Fold. “We

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CFO Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In a world where currencies are volatile and their movements hard to predict, profits can be wiped out in the blink of an eye. Price disclosure is less thorough than for exchange-traded assets, and liquidity in many currencies can fluctuate significantly, exacerbating the already high levels of volatility in the market.

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MARCH 4, 2020

Global currency, anyone? In the age of Libra, in a new decade where at least some central banks are exploring their own fiat issued in bits and bytes, would a global currency set the stage for relative calm? dollar or the euro, among other currencies. billion unbanked individuals into the world of financial inclusion.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

The Bank of Korea has said it plans to begin testing distribution of its digital currency next year, according to a report by The Korea Herald. The project isn't an indication that the Bank of Korea is officially launching a digital currency — just that it is testing how that would work.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sweden’s Riksbank is assessing e-krona, a new form of digital currency that hopes to take the country a step closer to the creation of the world’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to reports on Thursday (Feb.

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JUNE 17, 2020

A growing number of nations are looking to develop digital versions of their currencies, and now there might be regional initiatives taking shape to target the U.S. The publication said China would back the new digital currency with a basket consisting of the Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, Hong Kong dollar and the South Korean won.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

The Central Bank of the Bahamas is planning to start a rollout of its new digital currency on Friday (Dec. Called Project Sand Dollar, the name of the currency will also be the sand dollar, according to a press release. The intent is to start a fully-fledged central bank digital currency (CBDC). 27) in Exuma.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 16, 2021

CFOs must be aware of cases and risks of digital currencies as 20% of large organisations will use them by 2024, said Gartner recently. Gartner recommends that organisations first clarify specific use cases for digital currencies before evaluating appropriate IT stacks to incorporate them within the enterprise.

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APRIL 14, 2020

One of China’s state-owned banks has a mobile test app that supports the country’s central bank digital currency, according to a CoinDesk report. Testing the app is a sign the giant lender is working to launch the development and deployment work of rolling out the nation’s digital currency, the report said.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

Add Australia to the list of countries with central banks looking to bring fiat currencies into the digital realm — with some conditions attached. A CBDC would be denominated in the sovereign currency, and convertible at par with other forms of money.”. The language is interesting — and noteworthy. The Rewards.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Weeks before cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy , dozens of young Nigerians in skintight dresses and brightly colored suits shimmied under limbo bars, posed for photos in front of the company’s logo and sipped expensive liquor at a swanky beachfront venue.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Cloud-based clearing bank ClearBank has begun offering multi-currency bank accounts using an API, according to a press release. Beginning in the fourth quarter this year, the bank will allow users to access over 30 multi-currency accounts. ClearBank will remain in charge of the clients' funds.

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MAY 1, 2020

In many ways, the rise of crypto and digital currencies like Bitcoin aims to address some of these issues, empowering payers and payees with a way of bypassing the “middleman” of the inter-banking system for faster transaction speeds. .” Choice, he said, is key to guiding corporates toward a digital currency ecosystem.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The race toward central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is tightening, with Brazil reportedly looking to launch one by 2022 in a bid to help digitize payments. Roberto Campos Neto, president of Brazil’s central bank, said his country’s new digital currency will work in concert with its new instant-payments system. “To

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