Finance

From street vendors to large stores, Indian merchants adopt digital payments: survey
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17 July, 2024

From street vendors to large stores, Indian merchants adopt digital payments: survey

India sees a rise in digital payments for small stores and purchases over $6, but growing fraud may hinder this...
Germany’s DekaBank issues digital bond in ECB’s wholesale digital euro trial
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17 July, 2024

Germany’s DekaBank issues digital bond in ECB’s wholesale digital euro trial

DekaBank issued the ‘crypto’ security on its SWIAT blockchain infrastructure, with the buyer—Metzler Bank—making the payment in the wholesale digital...
Apple opens NFC tap-and-go payments tech to third parties in EU
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16 July, 2024

Apple opens NFC tap-and-go payments tech to third parties in EU

The company had restricted its NFC features on its iPhones to Apple Pay users, but European Union regulators have broken...
COPIED Act proposed in US to protect content creators
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16 July, 2024

COPIED Act proposed in US to protect content creators

The COPIED Act would require AI content to come with watermarks and prohibit AI companies from using content with provenance...
Decentralization a spectrum, regulation a necessity: Responses to France’s DeFi discussion paper
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16 July, 2024

Decentralization a spectrum, regulation a necessity: Responses to France’s DeFi discussion paper

The AMF received 34 responses from various players in the DeFi ecosystem, centralized players from the digital asset sector and...
Israel postpones CBDC launch
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16 July, 2024

Israel postpones CBDC launch

After successful pilots and collaboration with the Bank of International Settlements, BOI Deputy Governor Andrew Abir said it was waiting...
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