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Regulation
Autonomous Vehicle Advocates Press White House for Coordinated, National Rules
February 03, 2022

The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday (Feb. 2) on the “road ahead for automated vehicles,” where most of the participants highlighted the need to adopt new rules for autonomous vehicles (AV), with differences in what is the most important area...

Faster Payments
Dwolla On Harnessing A Collaborative Approach To Security, Compliance As Financial Innovations Take Shape
February 03, 2022

FinTechs and banks are collaborating to give their customers unprecedented flexibility, control and speed, but that can create new security gaps. In the Real-Time Payments Tracker, Dwolla’s Dave Glaser says banks need to think differently about protecting financial data if they want connected banking to...

Regulation
EU Seeks Path to Global Tech Influence Through 5G, A.I. Standard Setting
February 03, 2022

The European Union may not be the world leader in the provision of some of the latest technological advances of our era — like artificial intelligence or 5G — but it still wants to have a say in setting international standards. For this purpose, the...

B2B Payments
Bitcoin Well CFO on the Business Case for Crypto
February 03, 2022

Bitcoin provides a means to financial independence and is going to be around a long time, says Allen D. Stephen, finance chief at Bitcoin Well, a company that’s exploring new ways to make to make the bitcoin experience easier for business-to-business (B2B) customers. Get the...

Latin America
Streaming Platforms Use Digital Payments to Gain Foothold in LatAm
February 03, 2022

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B2B Payments
Online Portals Bring Commercial Real Estate Payments Into the Digital Age
February 03, 2022

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Banking
US Treasury Tells Banks They Can Process Aid Payments to Afghanistan
February 02, 2022

International banks got the go-ahead from the U.S. Treasury Department to allow money transfers to Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes on Wednesday (Feb. 2), adding that aid groups can pay teachers and healthcare workers at state-run institutions without issue, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

Security & Fraud
Hackers Hit Wormhole DeFi Project, Take $320M
February 02, 2022

Wormhole, a communication bridge between Solana and other decentralized finance (DeFi) blockchain networks, was hacked to the tune of about $320 million in cryptocurrency, according to a Bloomberg report Wednesday (Feb. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Today in B2B: Flexible Credit Boosts Software Startups; Marathon Ventures Backs B2B Growth
February 02, 2022

Today in B2B payments, suppliers and buyers push for more consumerized B2B payments, and Marathon Ventures launches a $26 million growth fund for B2B platforms in emerging markets. Plus, flexible credit options are providing software platforms with increased liquidity and new opportunities for growth, while...