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Report: Uzbek Firm Says Tech Issues Halted Processing Russian Mir Cards
Report: Uzbek Firm Says Tech Issues Halted Processing Russian Mir Cards
September 23, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Uzbekistan’s inter-bank processing center UZCARD has reportedly paused its processing of payments via the Bank of Russia’s National Card Payment System (NSPK)-issued Mir payment cards. ...

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Russia Pipeline Shutdown Proves Renewables Financing More Critical Than Ever
Russia Pipeline Shutdown Proves Renewables Financing More Critical Than Ever
September 12, 2022  |  emea

Across Europe, the continent’s overreliance on Russian gas has been a hot topic ever since relations with the country soured following its invasion of Ukraine...

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Sanctions-Busting Russian Stablecoin Would Test US Regulations
Sanctions-Busting Russian Stablecoin Would Test US Regulations
September 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Get ready to see the stablecoin regulation wars heat up. Tuesday (Sept. 6), Russia’s official government news agency, Tass, reported that the government was turning...

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Today in Crypto: DeFi Platform Kyber Fixes Code That Led to $265,000 Theft; Russia Eyes Stablecoin Cross-Border Platforms
Today in Crypto: DeFi Platform Kyber Fixes Code That Led to $265,000 Theft; Russia Eyes...
September 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Multichain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Kyber Network has said it’s removed an attack vector used in an exploit that saw $265,000 stolen on Sept. 1,...

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CBDC Weekly: Bipartisan Push to Speed Up Fed’s Digital Dollar Study
CBDC Weekly: Bipartisan Push to Speed Up Fed’s Digital Dollar Study
August 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A bipartisan group of members of Congress is pushing for faster action on a digital dollar. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.)...

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Erdogan: 5 Turkish Banks Adopt Russia’s Mir Payment System
Erdogan: 5 Turkish Banks Adopt Russia’s Mir Payment System
August 07, 2022  |  International

Five Turkish banks have adopted Russia’s Mir payments system, a Bloomberg report said Saturday (Aug. 6), quoting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after his talk...

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H&M Group to Leave Russia After Temporary Store Reopening in August
H&M Group to Leave Russia After Temporary Store Reopening in August
July 18, 2022  |  Retail

H&M Group is “winding down the business” in Russia after pausing sales in the region in early March following the country’s attacks on Ukraine, according...

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Putin Bans Digital Payments in Russia
Putin Bans Digital Payments in Russia
July 15, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that bans digital payments, according to news reports and a post Thursday (July 14) on the Russian...

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Today in TechREG: EBA Recommends Standard API for Open Banking
Today in TechREG: EBA Recommends Standard API for Open Banking
June 28, 2022  |  Technology

Today in TechREG, the European Banking Authority (EBA) recommended the adoption of a standard API across Europe to boost the adoption of open banking. Also,...

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