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Retail
Point-of-need financial services boosting growth for SMEs
Embedded finance — the process of integrating financial services into non-financial processes — is helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
Retail
No payment left behind
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individuals currently bear the brunt of problems around cross-border transactions so global cooperation, including...
Cryptocurrency Regulation
Can self-custody be a party?
The third of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Forceʼs five roundtables, discussed the legality of self-custody,...
Americas
SEC crypto roundtable debates tailored versus traditional regulatory approach
Crypto industry leaders and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) top brass debated the use of traditional methods for protecting...
Digital Assets
Preparing for the rise of super wallets
The financial services industry is readying to embrace the advent of ‘super wallets’, which extend mobile payment services beyond being...
Cryptocurrency Regulation
Inaugural crypto roundtable in SEC’s search for regulatory approach
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force kicked off a series of roundtables this month, designed to...
Cryptocurrency Regulation
UK digital assets regulation progress too slow — stablecoin issuers
The slow pace and changing nature of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) digital asset regulatory roadmap attracted almost universal...
Cryptocurrency Regulation
Stablecoins are booming, but regulation remains in flux
Discussions on how stablecoins should be classified for regulatory purposes continue – despite the product’s global market cap exceeding $200...
Retail
Open banking’s promise has yet to deliver, policymakers search for reset button
This year marks the seventh anniversary of the second iteration of the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) coming into force....
