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Sibos: CBDC case studies in China, Kazakhstan, the Bahamas, and Europe

On the second day of Sibos, Benedicte Nolens, centre head of the BIS Innovation Hub moderated the session ‘Reality check: How far have CBDCs come?’, and the speakers outlined how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are in various processes of development in their countries.

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Chainlink Unveils New Privacy and Interoperability Solutions for Blockchain Adoption

At Sibos 2024, Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink, highlighted the growing adoption of blockchain technology by asset managers, driven by efficiency gains in settlement, payments, and collateral management. Nazarov announced the launch of two key privacy-focused tools: the Blockchain Privacy Manager and CCIP Private Transactions, designed to ensure secure, private transactions across multiple blockchains. He also emphasised the importance of interoperability, introducing Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), which aims to enable seamless asset and system integration in the evolving digital assets landscape.

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The Future of Embedded Finance in Africa 2025

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UK Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq called on to reduce APP fraud reimbursement to £30k

This news comes a week after the UK payments group issued a plea to Chancellor Rachel Reeves to impose a 'Tech Levy' on social media giants to pay for the impact of payments fraud originating from their platforms.

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Why without technology, there would be no banks

Join FinextraTV at the Temenos Community Forum 2024 as Maurya Murphy, Senior Product Director, Corporate Banking, Temenos and Benjamin Wey, Senior Advisor, Hamilton Reserve Bank chat through how technology can be used to streamline operations and grow and develop as a business. For the largest global bank headquartered in the Caribbean, technology is essential for resolving problems that all traditional banks face, such as lack of communication and lack of customer support. There is now an expectation from customers of a much closer link between banking and technology, and corporate clients are looking for more personalisation, more choice and more sustainability in their products.

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Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

How to prevent a cyber-attack

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ABC Projektai wins back banking licence

In a dramatic move, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that ABC Projektai can regain their banking licence after it being revoked by the Bank of Lithuania.

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Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

How to spot APP fraud

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NextGen Nordics 2024: Where will AI lead us?

In the last panel of NextGen Nordics 2024 in Stockholm, ‘The future of AI - crystallising the potential of this technology’ speakers explored how AI and new trends in tech are impacting the payments industry.

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NextGen Nordics 2024: How will incoming regulation shape payments infrastructure?

At NextGen Nordics 2024 in Stockholm, moderator Debi Bell Hoskings hosted an interactive panel session on new regulation on data and privacy, asking for input from the audience.

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Google sues crypto scammers using Play Store to lure victims

Google is suing two app developers who lured victims into downloading fraudulent investment apps on the Google Play Store.

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Worldcoin banned in Portugal over privacy concerns

Worldcoin, the crypto biometric project fronted by OpenAI boss Sam Altman, has been temporarily banned in Portugal over data privacy concerns.

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MPE 2024: What does a smart city look like?

In a keynote presentation at Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2024 in Berlin, Hemlata Narasimhan, president of Elavon explored what a smart city could look like in 2030, using Venice, Italy as a case study.

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Finextra's top research reports of 2023

With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded whitepapers, sentiment papers and surveys over the course of the past year. These reports are Finextra-led and cobranded, based on editorially balanced, independent, referenced desk-based and online research.

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Bank of Ireland UK reprimanded by ICO for mistakes on over 3,000 accounts

Inaccurate data was shared from 3,284 customers’ profiles to credit reference agencies, which may have led to refusal for mortgages, credit cards or loans, or customers being granted too much credit, that they were unable to afford.

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NatWest admits to failings in Farage fiasco, FCA to review case

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found potential “regulatory breaches” in NatWest’s decision to close former Brexit party leader Nigel Farage’s accounts earlier this year.

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The Future of Digital Banking in North America 2024

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EU data protection watchdog calls for more privacy for digital euro

The European data protection watchdog has recommended changes to EU draft legislation for a digital euro in order to boost privacy standards.

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CFPB proposes sweeping changes for the handling of consumer data

The CFPB announced plans to introduce considerable changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that would have far-reaching consequences for data brokers, furnishers and end users.

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FCA finds no proof of de-banking politicians in initial findings

A report published today by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found no proof that politicians bank accounts are being closed as a result of their political views.