PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

After a cybercriminal took advantage of a sizable software flaw to steal digital currency valued at over $250,000, Bisq suddenly stopped allowing trading Tuesday night (April 7) when it came across “a critical security vulnerability,” Coindesk reported. The default fallback is where digital currency arrives if a trade does not work.)

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

The blockchain for the Marshallese sovereign (SOV) digital currency will be developed with Algorand technology, according to an announcement. Algorand created a permissionless, open source and pure proof-of-stake blockchain technology. This partnership ensures that the SOV will be built on a scalable and secure platform.”.

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Strategic Treasurer

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Global Payments Survey Shows Fraud Concern and Security Investment Plans. Results show the top challenges and areas of planned investment among companies of all sizes, with fraud and security as consistent themes. The second highest challenge for all firms overall was security fraud management at 49%.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged John McAfee for allegedly touting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to Twitter followers without saying that he received payment for doing so, according to a press release. The computer coder and businessperson’s bodyguard, Jimmy Watson Jr.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

The Bank of Mauritius is progressing toward providing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) per its governor, CoinDesk reported. Seegolam noted that any digital currency would need to be distributed via the current banking system to steer clear of the risk of putting the island’s financial system in an uneven position.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Stablecoins, the virtual currencies which seek price stability, could be the next target for money laundering and terrorist financing, a report found. The group said it was worried that the potential widespread adoption of stablecoins would be outside regulatory agencies and make it easier for criminals to break the law with the currency. “If

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

FinTech company SPEZA announced that it will be able to accept China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), the world’s first sovereign digital currency. The digital asset solutions provider, exchange operator and regulator, based in Malaysia, will also accept all major digital assets listed on SPEZA Digital Asset Exchange.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 27, 2021

In this post, I will take a look at these other markets, starting with a way of dividing investments into assets, commodities, currencies and collectibles that I find useful in thinking about what I can (and cannot) do in those markets, and then reviewing how these markets performed during 2020. Currencies : A currency serves three functions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2019

According to the law, “the state encourages and supports the research and application of the science and technology in cryptography and protects the intellectual property rights in cryptography.”. The announcement came one day after Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the country to seize opportunities in blockchain technology. .

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Indian technology sector saw several major announcements in the Union Budget 2022, with a few misses in the startup segment. Budget 2022’s announcements on manufacturing, sustainability, electronics, digital currency, innovation and startups with technology as the cornerstone are expected to give a fillip to the tech industry.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Budget speech that the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) will give a big boost to the digital economy. Digital currency will also lead to a more efficient and cheaper currency management system.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. Yao was the head of China’s central bank digital currency initiative. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Though he noted that the specifics of the project are still unknown, Roubini explained that GlobalCoin probably won’t use common blockchain technologies. Russia’s central bank might one day launch its own digital currency. Why would they?”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Coverage includes the launch of Wirecard and Ctrip ’s multi-currency Visa cards for customers in China. Digital financial technology company Wirecard and online travel agency Ctrip are rolling out multi-currency Visa cards to Ctrip customers in China, Wirecard said in an announcement. In addition, U.K.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Dallas-based busing line Greyhound is all too familiar with such problems, prompting it to implement advanced learning technologies to secure ticketing. Our number one goal was making sure that process was as frictionless as possible while making sure that we [offered] a fully secure process.”. Overcoming legacy systems.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Cequence Security. Also operating in the enterprise security space is Cequence Security, based in California. Contrast Security.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Christine Lagarde , European Central Bank (ECB) president, said the ECB could make its own digital currency within a few years, which could change up the eurozone financial sector drastically, Bloomberg reported. If it’s cheaper, faster, more secure for the users, then we should explore it.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

However, all the messaging companies will likely face the same regulatory and technology issues that bitcoin has faced due to a lack of central authority over cryptos, as well as the designs of the computer networks that make it difficult to complete a significant number of transactions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

While the Federal Reserve does not have plans to issue digital currency, it is actively researching the underlying technology, said John Williams, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. Central banks could face difficult trade-offs between strengthening security and enabling illegal activity,” Powell said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

PYMNTS’ June 2020 B2B API Tracker® done in collaboration with Red Hat , observes that recent rapid adoption trends for APIs among banks and financial institutions (FIs) indicate a wolf at the door (Big Tech, challengers), but more so, the realization that customer experience (CX) is the new currency. Cloud Havens and Changing Keys.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

As regulators call for a delay of the social media giant’s cryptocurrency project, Facebook is moving forward, pointing to the bug bounty program as evidence it is taking security seriously. “We Although there is no guarantee Libra will get the green light to launch, the bug bounty is intended as a gesture that security is important. “As

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Amid the digital transformation of the enterprise, data is now considered the most valuable currency for corporates looking to transform via technology. According to Jouini, there is a range of technologies that are ready to transform corporate T&E — if the data is digitized.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Her speech, entitled “Payment and the Pandemic,” included a section on digital currencies. Mester noted the central bank had been looking into digital currencies even before the pandemic, “building and testing a range of distributed ledger platforms to understand their potential benefits and trade-offs.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

A forfeiture complaint for digital currency funds that were confiscated in the past outlined the purported thefts, target exchanges and marks of the two individuals. On another note, the Science and Technology Directorate ( S&T ) arm of the U.S. Most of the funds reportedly arrived in one of the individual’s accounts.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In other news, Germany’s federal finance minister has sent out a warning about private currency projects like Libra. He added, however, that the power of currency issuance should not be left in the hands of tech giants: “A core element of state sovereignty is the publication of a currency, we will not leave it to private companies.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

China is making privacy allowances for digital currency , which faces a new foe in the U.S. Former Fed Chair: Central Banks Have No Reason To Issue Digital Currencies. 12) that central banks have no reason to issue digital currency. 12) that central banks have no reason to issue digital currency. Former U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

The Philippines central bank is now considering creating its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), it said during a virtual meeting, having formed a committee to address the issue, Bloomberg reported. Benjamin Diokno , governor of the bank, said he doesn’t personally think the digital coins pose a threat to other types of currency.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2019

The technology, he noted, is starting to get ahead of the problem and neutralize the pain points. “In Because of various fees and fluctuating currency values, knowing exactly how much a transaction will cost is an ever-recurring issue in global payments. The third bucket, he noted, is the transparency bucket, or cost.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Designed to provide a seamless and secure link between stakeholders across the trade community using the electronic ledger system, Silsal is considered to be the first blockchain solution developed locally by an Abu Dhabi-based entity.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

To provide users with different levels of access to funds that are stored, Bank of America is reportedly aiming to patent a security system that is “partitioned” for crypto-wallets. In separate news at the end of last year, Bank of America was possibly looking into using blockchain technology for automated teller machines (ATMs).

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

The Philippines central bank is now considering creating its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), it said during a virtual meeting, having formed a committee to address the issue, Bloomberg reported. Benjamin Diokno , governor of the bank, said he doesn’t personally think the digital coins pose a threat to other types of currency.

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CFO News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

He suggested that Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) could make these payments cheaper, faster, and more secure. Das emphasized the need for solutions and technologies to enable smooth operations between countries and reduce costs.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Bottomline Technologies on Thursday (May 2) posted a 12 percent year-over-year gain in subscription and transaction revenue for the payment services provider’s fiscal third quarter 2019, which ended March 31. million, a 5 percent increase compared with the same period last year (8 percent on a constant currency basis).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The company’s blockchain chief Yige Cai revealed last week that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved a new license, and that the company is setting up a team to support the platform. In other news, the Queen of England isn’t a fan of a crypto — at least as a currency.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2017

Security in the digital age is a goal for most retailers and consumers — and nearly everyone else in the business world. When it comes to personal information, especially data linked to payment accounts, the level of privacy and accuracy of security are key in keeping the retail world spinning. Although most U.S. In other U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

In other news, Robinhood got the green light to trade seven digital currencies — such as bitcoin and litecoin, among others — in New York state, Reuters reported. In the months to come, the company plans to enable users to buy and sell — as well as store — digital currencies. ”

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) announced Monday (May 22) that it issued a new information paper looking at benefits and uses cases of digital currencies for international payments and correspondent banking practices.

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