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Sean Salloux

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What Are Metaverse Tokens?

Facebook invests in developing the metaverse, growth in metaverse tokens, and the key tokens to watch. The new phase of the internet is here. The metaverse combines virtual, augmented and extended reality with our physical world and the next two years look very promising for the industry, with Bloomberg predicting its market size to grow to over $8...

14 December 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech

India to Embrace CBDCs in 2022

India is set to join multiple other countries in embracing CBDCs to help regulate digital assets. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is scheduled to discuss digital asset regulation once again, and changes could be announced during the next budget discussion in February 2022. According to Subhash Chandra Garg, the former Finance Secretary of India, c...

17 November 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech

The Benefits of Using Digital Assets for Business

Low transfer fees, high security, rapid transactions, and new market opportunities are among the main benefits of using digital assets for business. Digital assets have virtually entered mainstream finance and are an incredible advancement in technology in their own right. Since the creation of Bitcoin in 2009, the digital asset ecosystem has grown...

10 November 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech

Sibos 2021: Key Players Weigh in on The Direction CBDCs Need to Take to Succeed

CBDCs are important to the future of the financial industry and cooperation is needed with digital assets for success. Sibos, the world’s premier financial services event organised by SWIFT, held virtually in October 2021 has been rife with discussions surrounding central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and their place in the future of the industry...

18 October 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech

How Banking Marketplaces Are Redefining Finance

Forward-looking banks are shifting their mindsets and including products and services from third parties that over-deliver on increasing customer needs. Innovation in the financial services sector is thriving and a new trend is fast approaching. It has less to do with core banking technologies and much more to do with integrating tech services. Thi...

12 October 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech

The SWIFT Payment Network & Its Alternatives

Everything you need to know about SWIFT plus the alternative networks revolutionising payments. Today, it seems like funds can be transferred instantly across borders. But the vast majority of international payments take place between banks using the SWIFT network. Still called a “wire transfer” by some, the SWIFT network is the infrastructure unde...

22 September 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech

Major UK Financial Firms Embrace Digital Assets

Digital assets will replace traditional currency in 10 years, London firms say. The attitude among the financial community is warming towards digital assets for a variety of reasons. Interest in blockchain-powered financial services has peaked in line with the rise in popularity of digital assets combined with concerns over Brexit’s impact on the ...

13 September 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech

How Digital Banking Services Are Encouraging Financial Inclusion

Digital banking platforms are stepping in and filling the gap as they provide millions of unbanked people with access to financial services. As digital financial services develop, banks and non-banks have the prospect of reaching millions of new customers among previously excluded and underserved populations. Digital financial channels are growing ...

08 September 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech

Embedded Finance Is Revolutionising Banking for Brands and Customers

How embedded finance is streamlining banking and payments for consumers and enabling brands to launch new products with ease. About a decade ago, challenger banks and neobanks signalled the start of the fintech revolution. Traditional banks stood up and took notice of the industry upending potential of fintech apps with their seamless in-app experi...

31 August 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech

Digital Assets Are Rising Fast in Africa

Digital Assets are coming into the fold following moves by JPMorgan and El Salvador, but nowhere moreso than in Africa In the United States, Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase & Co has given the go-ahead for its advisors to start offering digital asset funds to retail wealth management clients. This marks the first moment a US bank has consider...

17 August 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech