02-23-2025 
Digital Payments
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19 February, 2021
Russian mobile networks plan wallet and payment services for digital ruble
Mobile networks Beeline and Megafon are reported to be considering supporting services for an eventual central bank digital currency.
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2 February, 2021
BIS head: Bitcoin may break down altogether, has no actual value backing
The head of the Bank for International Settlements believes that Bitcoin could end up collapsing altogether.
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30 January, 2021
India’s central bank exploring the need for digital currency
In a recent outlook on payments in the digital era, the bank justified its earlier apprehension, but revealed that it’s...
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18 January, 2021
Visa calls off $5.3B acquisition of digital currency-friendly startup Plaid
The consumer credit giant was set to acquire Plaid for $5.3 billion, but antitrust claims from the Department of Justice...
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15 January, 2021
Pakistan launches Bill Gates-backed Raast instant digital payments system
Known as Raast, the system is especially aimed at availing digital payments to women who have been financially marginalized for...
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12 January, 2021
China unveils first digital yuan physical card in Shanghai
Unlike in Shenzhen, Beijing and Suzhou, the People’s Bank of China is expanding beyond the use of smartphones to make...
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22 Oct 2024
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