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Bitcoin Daily: Turkey To Test Digital Currency In 2021; Japan Prepares To Issue CBDC; Bitcoin Crests $28,000

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The rise of the currency's value has been surging just over the past holiday weekend, breaking $25,000 on Friday (Dec. Japan might look into launching its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) in both the public and private sectors, according to a report from Japan Times. 25) and then $26,000 on Saturday (Dec. In the U.K.,

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EACT SURVEY 2021

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The digitalization of the treasury function, itself part of the modernization of the finance function, was ranked second. Here again, it seems to us that the need to dematerialize, digitize and automate is logical to make companies more resilient and efficient in their financial management. François Masquelier, Vice Chairman EACT.

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Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto

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Former Ripple advisor and Treasury Department official Michael Barr is anticipated to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) under President Joe Biden. COVID-19’s Price Tag Leaves Large Hospitals At Financial Risk. Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto. Q4 Earnings Reports Show Mobile Banking’s Surge.

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Super Apps Rising: Mobile Drives Digital Payments Uptick In Pakistan

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In Pakistan, and elsewhere, the stars are aligning for greater use of digital banking and payments to improve financial inclusion. told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster in an interview that the pandemic and the rise of mobile infrastructure have set the stage to bring people living in developing and emerging economies into the digital realm.

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Ghana To Adopt West African ‘Eco’ Currency

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Ghana is looking to drop its currency, the cedi, to join the new West African currency called “eco,” anticipated to replace the CFA franc as early as 2020, Reuters reported. The government has claimed that it will have “electronically tagged” every home, including informal housing in slums, via GPS by early 2020.

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LendingClub and Morgan Stanley, A Tale of Two Bank Deals

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The stories come with significantly different price tags: $185 million and $13 billion. The move also means that, as LendingClub had applied for bank charters in the past (with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency), it decided to buy its way into deposits and checking. Call it a tale of two bank deals. billion worth of loans.

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How Shutterstock Relies On Fast Disbursements For Contributor Loyalty

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Shutterstock works with contributors in more than 150 countries, meaning digital disbursement tools are a must when making sure each user has access to the right types of payments and currencies. “I Maintaining this balance can be challenging in just one market or country, but difficulties compound when operating on a global scale.