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Mastercard Partners with Leading Digital Currency Companies Across Asia Pacific to Launch the Region’s First Crypto-Linked Payment Cards
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Mastercard Partners with Leading Digital Currency Companies Across Asia Pacific to Launch the Region’s First Crypto-Linked Payment Cards

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The trio of partnerships with Amber, Bitkub and CoinJar make it easier for consumers and corporates to spend cryptocurrency on physical or digital Mastercard payment cards In partnership with Mastercard, three leading cryptocurrency service providers in Asia Pacific will be launching crypto-funded Mastercard payment cards. For the first time, consumers......
President’s Working Group (PWG) Addresses Payment System Risks Associated with Stablecoins
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President’s Working Group (PWG) Addresses Payment System Risks Associated with Stablecoins

Sudipto Ghosh
Stablecoins are fast becoming an alternative to bitcoin payments, even as these hybrid cryptocurrencies already facilitate digital transactions of other cryptocurrencies. In order to regulate the payments risks associated with digital asset trading involving stablecoins, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) released a comprehensive report on stablecoins. The......
Lithosphere Blockchain to Partner with Central Bank of Brazil to Launch Digital Real CBDC Trial, Launches Lithosphere (LITHO) IEO
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Lithosphere Blockchain to Partner with Central Bank of Brazil to Launch Digital Real CBDC Trial, Launches Lithosphere (LITHO) IEO

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Brazil is the latest country to look at digital currency as legal tender. The Lithosphere cryptocurrency platform developed by KaJ Labs, a Seattle blockchain firm, initiated discussions with the Central Bank of Brazil to partner on the country’s digital real roll out. LITHO Brazil has been exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDC) since 2020. CBDCs are......
Leading Brands Offer 11.11 Mega Deals to Asia’s E-Wallet Users for the First Time in Partnership with Alipay+ Rewards
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Leading Brands Offer 11.11 Mega Deals to Asia’s E-Wallet Users for the First Time in Partnership with Alipay+ Rewards

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Through Alipay+ Rewards, online and offline merchants offer over 10 million coupons to aid post-pandemic economic recovery Prominent brands from digital entertainment and lifestyle to O2O services have teamed up with Alipay+ Rewards in launching 11.11 Mega Deals across China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Southeast Asian countries for......
Juniper Research: Blockchain to Facilitate $10 Billion Savings Globally in Cross-border Payments, as Operational Efficiencies Take Effect
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Juniper Research: Blockchain to Facilitate $10 Billion Savings Globally in Cross-border Payments, as Operational Efficiencies Take Effect

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Cost savings will see 3,300% growth by 2030 A new report from Juniper Research has found deployment of blockchain for cross-border settlement will drive increasingly significant cost savings for banks; rising from $301 million in 2021 to $10 billion in 2030. Blockchain implementation in cross-border settlement will enable stakeholders to leverage improved......
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PAC Capital Limited sponsors Afreximbank 2021 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) event in Durban, South Africa

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The company said the sponsorship draws from the continent’s renewed drive to promote its Trade Sector In a bid to reiterate its commitment towards promoting the trade agenda in Africa, PAC Capital Limited ‘PAC Capital, a member of PanAfrican Capital Holdings Group, has concluded plans to sponsor the 2021 Intra-African Trade......
FIS Updates Capital Allocation Strategy
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FIS Updates Capital Allocation Strategy

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Key facts: Prioritizes investments for growth, both organically and through mergers & acquisitions (M&A). Accelerates annual dividend growth rate to 20% per year beginning in 2022 to gradually increase the company’s dividend payout ratio to approximately 35%. Returns excess capital to shareholders through ongoing share repurchase under existing 100 million......
SIMON Partners with +SUBSCRIBE to Launch Alternative Investment Fund Marketplace for Wealth Managers
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SIMON Partners with +SUBSCRIBE to Launch Alternative Investment Fund Marketplace for Wealth Managers

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SIMON expands its industry leading, advisor-facing technology platform to launch the wealth industry’s first digital end-to-end alternative fund marketplace, providing access to a full suite of investment opportunities from leading asset managers Powered by +SUBSCRIBE’s state-of-the-art electronic subscription document technology, the marketplace will enable financial advisors to centralize their activity......
Interest in Shopify-based Head Shop Payment Processing Increasing, According to Tower Payments
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Interest in Shopify-based Head Shop Payment Processing Increasing, According to Tower Payments

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According to Tower Payments, a New-England-based payment processor, there is a noticeable growing demand for US payment processing that both allows the sale of head shop items like water pipes, and also integrates easily with Shopify. There are two main factors driving this demand. First is Shopify’s ever-solidifying reputation as......
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Voyager Digital to Integrate Avalanche Staking, NFTs, and DeFi Applications

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Voyager to enable AVAX token transfers and staking, increasing crypto utility and wealth-building choices for Voyager customers Voyager Digital Ltd., one of the fastest-growing, publicly traded cryptocurrency platforms in the United States, is integrating with Avalanche to include transfers and staking of AVAX into its brokerage platform. The expansion also entails......
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