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The report, which follows allegations from broadcaster and former politician Nigel Farage that his bank account was shuttered over his political views, said "the most common reported reasons for personal and business account applications being declined, suspended or terminated were financial crime suspicions identified, due diligence concerns, and inactive/dormant accounts." Original
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has cautioned the public against crypto firms that describe themselves as banks or offer products termed as deposits. On Sept. 15, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a public statement expressing concern over crypto companies labeling themselves as “banks” and offering what they describe as
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The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) introduced by Pix in 2021 as a means for individuals, businesses and government entities to send payments in a matter of seconds. The system is used by over 70% of Brazilians, Ramp said in an emailed announcement on Thursday. Original Source
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SWIFT has been actively involved in various CBDC-related projects, including a wholesale CBDC initiative in collaboration with the New York Federal Reserve Bank, utilizing a regulated liability network. SWIFT, a prominent bank messaging platform connecting over 11,500 financial institutions worldwide, announced that three banks have joined the beta phase of its
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Three central banks have joined the beta phase of bank messaging platform SWIFT’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) interoperability project, the company announced Sept. 13. It has also entered a new phase of sandbox testing, it said.The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Central Bank of Kazakhstan and an unnamed central
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Anatoly Aksakov, head of Russia’s Banking Committee, believes that the digital ruble could potentially render traditional banking institutions obsolete. In a discussion at the AiF.Media club, Aksakov opined that the evolving landscape of financial technology could reduce
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Japanese financial holding company SBI Group has announced that its international remittance services arm, SBI Remit, has partnered with Ripple and SBI Ripple Asia to offer an XRP (XRP) remittance service to bank accounts in several Southeast Asian countries.In an announcement, the company highlighted that SBI Remit has been using
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Currently, the central bank of Russia has not made it possible to get a loan in digital rubles, but Askakov believes this will change "because it will be faster and, perhaps, more efficient." If that happens, banks will not be needed at all, Askakov added. Source
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Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and blockchain technology are likely to displace traditional banks, according to a Russian lawmaker.Anatoly Aksakov, head of Russia’s parliamentary financial committee and a major skeptic of Bitcoin (BTC), has predicted that the traditional banking system will “fade away” with the adoption of the digital ruble,
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At least two major crypto exchanges followed Binance in excluding Russian banks under international financial sanctions from their payment options. Tinkoff Bank and Sberbank are no longer available on the list of P2P transactions on ByBit and OKX. According to Russian media, local users can no longer receive fiat money in
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