DATAVISOR RELEASES NEW FRAUD SOLUTION TO ADDRESS REAL-TIME PAYMENTS FRAUD | BUSINESS WIRERAUD
DataVisor, the world’s leading AI-powered fraud and risk platform, announced the release of its newest solution to prevent instant payments fraud.
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PAYPAL SUSPENDS CRYPTO SALES IN THE UK UNTIL 2024
A link to a Reuters’ press release from August 16, 2023, on PayPal’s decision to suspend cryptocurrency sales in the UK.
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FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCES “NOVEL ACTIVITES SUPERVISION PROGRAM” (CRYPTO, NEO-BANKS, DLT, BANKING-AS-A-SERVICE)
A short post announcing the US Federal Reserve’s plans to supervise crypto, neo-banks, banking-as-a-service, and other emerging areas more closely.
AREAS OF INTEREST FOR FINTECH REGULATION
A slide showing the developments in fintech that attract regulatory interest.
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THE PROS AND CONS OF MAKING PAYMENTS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PAYMENT PLATFORMS
This brief explores how social media offer a means of sending or received money through proprietary apps or apps like Venmo or Google Wallet. The pros and cons are discussed.
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STABLECOIN AND PAYMENTS
This is a link to PAXOS, where they explain Paxos stablecoins are subject to oversight by the New York State Department of Financial Services, meeting the high standards of consumer protection. PAXOS uses API-based blockchain technology to implement payments solutions across many different industries.
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REGULACION DE CRIPTO EN ARGENTINA 2023
A slide showing a graphic representation of the likely steps towards the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Argentina (in Spanish).
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SE VIENE LA LEY CRIPTO: TE ANTICIPAMOS POR QUE VAS A PODER COMPRAR DOLARES DIGITALES Y BITCOIN Y DORMIR TRANQUILO (ARGENTINA)
An article in Spanish describing the anticipated regulation of crypto currencies in Argentina.
CBDC WALLETS AND THE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
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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HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
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