2023-3-16 20:59 |
Fidelity Investments, one of the largest financial services companies in the world, is considering enabling cryptocurrency transfers in the future origin »
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Following the decision of the Digital Currency Group (DCG) to shut down its wealth management unit, United States authorities are now reportedly investigating the company's internal financial transfers.
2023-1-8 20:10 | |
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Silvergate Bank, a provider of financial services to the digital currency industry, was recently subpoenaed and found to have $425 million in transfers among its crypto bank accounts to South American money launderers.
2022-11-17 21:25 | |
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Blockchain data reveals that cryptocurrency firm Binance has handled $8 billion in Iranian transactions since 2018. This move is despite U. S. sanctions aimed at isolating Iran from the global financial system.
2022-11-5 05:00 | |
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India’s Enforcement Directorate, which investigates financial crime, has frozen WazirX bank accounts while it looks at transfers from instant loan companies to international wallets.
2022-8-12 21:30 | |
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The state’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is looking at whether firms that have suspended customer withdrawals and transfers have violated its laws.
2022-7-13 00:53 | |
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After the potentially privacy-busting ‘travel rule’ for crypto transfers, global standard-setters at the Financial Action Task Force have their eyes on Defi, NFTs and unhosted wallets.
2022-6-30 12:30 | |
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The bank facilitated $142 billion worth of transfers between crypto exchanges and financial institutions in Q1.
2022-4-20 20:00 | |
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Things to know: – The Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) aims to prevent payment systems from being used to launder money or finance terrorism, a commendable goal we fully support. – First applied to traditional payment systems in 2015, the TFR is being expanded to also cover transfers of crypto assets. This is the EU […]
2022-3-30 19:29 | |
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Cross-border money transfers are challenging, and the fact that they take up to 5 days to be completed makes users in the financial institutions lose business opportunities. Fortunately, the recent launch of Knox Wire in January 2022 is bound to change everything, thus minimizing the challenges.
2022-3-27 22:02 | |
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CEO Dan Schulman “really pleased with the momentum… on crypto” but said it isn't the main course as they are onto what the next generation of the financial system looks like in terms of CBDC, smart contracts, and interesting DeFi applications.
2021-7-29 16:44 | |
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After the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] directed the financial institutions from restricting services for businesses involved in cryptocurrencies, users turned to the peer-to-peer mode of transfers.
2021-7-13 11:00 | |
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A survey conducted among financial professionals has indicated that the industry wants Ukraine’s future digital currency to be used as a tool in the crypto space. The financial sector also favors a blockchain design for the e-hryvnia that would allow peer-to-peer transfers and fuel e-commerce.
2021-7-11 16:30 | |
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The digital asset trading platform Crypto. com has announced the firm has become the first global cryptocurrency exchange to obtain an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).
2021-7-11 12:30 | |
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Barclays, Starling, and Mozo are blocking their customers from transferring money to cryptocurrency platforms like Binance and Swiss Borg. These banks are cracking down on transfers to crypto exchanges in recent weeks by suspending payments to the sector, reported local media.
2021-6-1 17:10 | |
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Leading banks such as Barclays have all blocked their customers from transferring funds to cryptocurrency exchanges. Online challengers like Monzo and Starling have joined them The post British Banks Crack Down on Crypto Transfers Amid Financial Crime Fears appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-5-30 14:37 | |
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Maxtrixport, Asia’s largest crypto neobank, announced today a new partnership with global financial technology company Circle to enable international bank wire transfers to Matrixport accounts, withThe post Matrixport partners with Circle to add International Bank Transfers with USDC settlement appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-5-19 16:30 | |
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Banking giant JPMorgan has revealed the launch of a blockchain solution that will reduce the number of failed transfers within its payment system. This development was announced on Monday, with the bank confirming that the solution named ‘’Confirm’’ is in its testing phase.
2021-4-13 10:00 | |
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Remittances are an essential way of supporting domestic economies in regions where financial hardship remains relatively common. Several regions worldwide rely on these money transfers, yet the COVID-19 pandemic is causing an issue.
2021-4-12 15:36 | |
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement warning cryptocurrency investors that “they should be prepared to lose all their money. ” The news hit right after HSBC, a British multinational investment bank, announced that local cryptocurrency traders and investors would no longer be allowed to transfer funds between their accounts and cryptocurrency exchanges.
2021-1-11 20:46 | |
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A standard investment disclaimer — be prepared to lose all your money when investing in crypto. The post UK’s Financial Watchdog Issues a Crypto Warning; HSBC & Other UK Banks Blocking Transfers first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-1-11 18:05 | |
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The U. S. Federal Reserve Board and Fincen are seeking feedback on their proposal to lower the threshold at which financial institutions must collect and retain information on funds transfers. In their joint notice on the rule change proposal, the two U.
2020-10-25 10:45 | |
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In their ongoing fight against global money laundering, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has given out a new set of recommendations concerning cryptocurrency transfers between Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs).
2020-9-2 20:17 | |
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Russia's anti-money laundering agency Rosfinmonitoring has already built a prototype blockchain analytics tool, according to a report.
2020-8-13 14:04 | |
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Spunta, an R3 Corda-powered blockchain solution is now being used by a massive 85 percent of Italian financial institutions for superfast and secure interbank reconciliations and data transfers, according to reports on July 27, 2020.
2020-7-27 23:00 | |
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Professor Rolf H. Weber, Chair of the working group for regulatory issues at the... The post Amended Swiss financial laws will benefit security token transfers: Blockchain expert appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-7-2 15:11 | |
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Bitcoin automated teller machines (BATMs) will become the next target for regulators, as world governments tighten screws on money laundering. According to Ciphertrace CTO John Jeffries, crypto-cash machines will attract “greater…regulatory focus” in a bid to rein-in alleged cross-border illicit financial transfers.
2020-6-4 05:30 | |
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Ripple and XRP’s remittance potential in cross-border transfers has been recognized by the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). According to a CFPB paper from May 11, the bureau responsible for providing the financial sector’s US consumers has been researching the remittance market’s new trends.
2020-5-19 21:27 | |
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According to recent research conducted by Ripple, traders swap bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) for XRP for their exchange balance transfers. Xpring’s data scientist Shae Wang noted that the recent financial market instability has put cryptocurrencies networks to the test.
2020-5-14 15:29 | |
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Nassim Taleb, author of the standalone book "The Black Swan", recommended using cryptocurrencies in response to tightening financial regulations regarding cross-border transfers.
2020-4-21 23:32 | |
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Questioning traditions in finance is a daily mission for Korean firm Sentbe. It applied its innovative mindset to the international money transfers regularly sent across Southeast Asia by Korea’s large population of migrant workers and partnered with SBI Ripple Asia, a joint venture between Ripple and SBI Holdings, to improve the ineffective process offered by … Continued The post Ripple Helps Sentbe Increase Financial Inclusion for Migrants in Korea with More Efficient Remittances appeared first on Ripple.
2020-3-20 21:46 | |
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Acala Network, a consortium of decentralized financial projects has been launched this week, with the goal of creating an open cross-chain infrastructure for the Polkadot ecosystem. A work in progress, Polkadot enables cross-blockchain transfers of any type of data or asset.
2020-1-23 15:53 | |
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According to the blockchain analysis firm Ciphertrace, major U. S. banks process roughly $2 billion in digital currency transactions that go undetected every year. Ciphertrace disclosed a slew of financial institutions have not deployed the right KYC/AML infrastructure to detect unregistered cryptocurrency transfers.
2019-12-17 03:30 | |
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Ripple is a financial settlement protocol to facilitate near-instant monetary transfers between two parties. It is a product of the San-Francisco based fintech company Ripple Labs. Chris Larsen and Stellar founder Jed McCaleb created Ripple to connect banks, payment providers, cryptocurrency exchanges for real-time, cost-effective, global money transfers.
2019-11-26 16:26 | |
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The Central Bank of France is pushing for a blockchain-powered settlement system in the European region for quick and cost-effective euro transfers. Dennis Beau, the Deputy Governor, spoke in support of the Distributed Ledger Technology during a speech on Thursday, November 21.
2019-11-26 01:54 | |
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Develop a comprehensive system of multiple investments aimed at the promotion and development of Agricultural, Livestock, Real Estate, Rural Tourism, Vineyards, Wineries and Special Products activities, among other businesses that will be developed with the passage of time in the Latin American region.
2019-10-16 12:33 | |
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XRP has been widely used by major financial institutions for cross-border transfers using Ripple’s technologies, like the xRapid. Ripple’s recent partnership with Moneygram was followed by an active corridor of XRP/MXN, as its volume spiked by 25% on Bitso exchange.
2019-10-7 18:30 | |
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Chainalysis, a service exploring the Ethereum network, has opened a compliance tool ahead of the upcoming stricter requirements for digital asset transfers. So far, Chainalysis has been skilled at tracking ERC-20 tokens when moved from hacked accounts.
2019-10-5 20:00 | |
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Authorities in India have found themselves in a crypto-conundrum: they can’t access cryptocurrency seized from a Ponzi scheme because such transfers have been prohibited, reports Times of India.
2019-10-4 15:12 | |
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Remember when Wells Fargo froze users’ accounts who bought cryptocurrency using their money? Well, the financial giant is now ready to launch its own digital asset dubbed, Wells Fargo Digital Cash. It is an internal settlement service that will run and power the company’s decentralized ledger technology (DLT) platform to “complete internal book transfers of […]
2019-9-18 23:09 | |
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San Francisco-based multinational financial services company, Wells Fargo & Company, today announced its plans to test an internal settlement service, Wells Fargo Digital Cash, which will run on its own DLT platform.
2019-9-17 15:46 | |
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Some 15 countries, including Australia and Singapore, are reportedly banding together to create a data collection and sharing system on individuals carrying out cryptocurrency transactions. According to Nikkei, the common goal would be to prevent funds from being laundered or used to finance terrorist organizations.
2019-8-9 16:22 | |
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How do we break a vicious cycle of KYC and financial exclusion? The answer may lie in blockchain technology’s own capacity to track transfers.
2019-7-29 07:15 | |
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Ripple has been working towards developing its technology and promoting its native crypto, XRP, for years now, managing to get many powerful financial institutions to use its tech. However, the general public still deals with problems related to payments and money transfers.
2019-7-6 17:00 | |
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The cryptocurrency community does not often impact the traditional financial industry, but the GlobalCoin is causing a bit of a shift. Today, Facebook officially unveiled their Libra project, which will be the new cryptocurrency from the social media platform.
2019-6-19 02:28 | |
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By CCN Markets: Facebook has revealed the white paper for its much-hyped cryptocurrency, “Libra. ” After months of speculation, Facebook outlined the vision for its crypto project and released the testnet for its blockchain.
2019-6-18 12:15 | |
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Blockchain technology just got a major boost after 14 major financial firms led by the Swiss multinational investment bank UBS Group AG came together in developing a blockchain-based digital currency for use in instant cross-border payments, as reported by Nikkei Asian Review on June 3.
2019-6-5 17:34 | |
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By CCN: Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand’s third-largest financial institution, quietly teased some tantalizing news that should kick the Ripple (XRP) rumor mill into high gear. SCB Thailand Taps Ripple for Blockchain Payments Already, SCB Thailand launched a blockchain platform that uses the Ripple company’s xCurrent system to facilitate cheaper cross-border money transfers.
2019-5-25 01:01 | |
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Security tokens are coming to Bitcoin, courtesy of Blockstream. The Bitcoin and blockchain technology company announced on May 15, 2019, the final day of the Consensus 2019 conference, that Liquid Securities, a platform for issuing and managing security tokens on its Liquid sidechain, is ready to go live.
2019-5-16 19:14 | |
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QEDIT, an Israeli blockchain security company has partnered with VMware, Ant Financial and RGAX. QEDIT is known for its zero-knowledge proof and for creating an enterprise solution that can help banks ensure confidentiality during asset transfers on a decentralized network.
2019-5-14 01:40 | |
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