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Nigerian think tank, Soramitsu partner on blockchain study
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20 September, 2024

Nigerian think tank, Soramitsu partner on blockchain study

NISER will provide local context and analysis for Soramitsu, while the Japanese firm will offer technical expertise and expand NISER’s...
BIS Project Agora selects 41 firms to tokenize deposits
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20 September, 2024

BIS Project Agora selects 41 firms to tokenize deposits

The 41 include Visa, Swift, Citi, JPMorgan, UBS, and Mastercard; meanwhile, the Qatar Financial Centre has selected 24 participants for...
BRICS payment platforms gaining traction: Sergey Lavrov
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19 September, 2024

BRICS payment platforms gaining traction: Sergey Lavrov

BRICS members are increasingly turning to BRICS Pay, BRICS Bridge and bilateral payment platforms to reduce the influence of the...
India BaaS blockchain focuses on ‘trust and transparency’
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18 September, 2024

India BaaS blockchain focuses on ‘trust and transparency’

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has also unveiled a national blockchain framework to enable citizens to create trusted...
Indonesia issues third exchange license
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18 September, 2024

Indonesia issues third exchange license

Indonesia’s financial market watchdog has issued a new exchange license to Tokocrypto amid claims that the licensing favors a few

Latvia to offer pre-licensing consultations to VASPs
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16 September, 2024

Latvia to offer pre-licensing consultations to VASPs

With MiCA taking effect in December, Latvia’s central bank is offering free pre-licensing consultation to VASPs seeking to apply for...

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