A brief report on Mastercard’s announcement of a new CBDC partner program with key IT solution providers involved with blockchain, web3, and digital payments.
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The Embedded Insurance Strategy” is a global survey of 2,000 consumers and 200 finance leaders.
Volante Technologies, a leading Silicon Valley Cloud services company, acknowledges Ripple and XRP’s capacity to facilitate cross-border payments.
TOP CLOUD PAYMENT GIANT TOUTS RIPPLE AND XRP CROSS-BORDER PAYMENT ABILITIES Read More »
An article describing how Amazon is expanding buy now, pay later and the possible role of FedNow.
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A slide showing the developments in fintech that attract regulatory interest.
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In this publicly available GSA report, authored by Teddy Kyung Lee, central bank digital currency (CDBDC) is defined, and contrasted with crypto. In addition to basic definitions, there is an emphasis on how CBDC wallets must be secured.
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In this brief Linkedin post, mobile or digital wallets are defined, a general overview is provided, and the general security requirements are summarized.
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A slide that shows graphically the forms that a retail and wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) might take.
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A brief description of the steps that might be taken to create a retail and a wholesale central bank digital currency. This was originally a Linkedin post that was shared publicly.
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In this Linkedin post, developments are examined as mobile phones are becoming banks in our hands (or banks are being embedded into our mobile phones). This convergence of telecom and financial services has competitive implications for both.
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