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Today In Payments: POS Startup Valued At $8B; PayPal’s Schulman Says Consumers Moving To Crypto In Droves
Today In Payments: POS Startup Valued At $8B; PayPal’s Schulman Says Consumers Moving To Crypto...
November 24, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, point-of-sale tech startup Toast is valued at $8 billion after a share purchase, and PayPal’s CEO says it’s only a matter...

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Fed, Central Banks Frame Criteria For Digital Currency
Fed, Central Banks Frame Criteria For Digital Currency
October 09, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The Federal Reserve is collaborating with seven central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to hammer out a framework for digital currency.  The...

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Will The Pandemic Finally Get Central Banks Interested In Building Digital Currencies?
Will The Pandemic Finally Get Central Banks Interested In Building Digital Currencies?
May 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The tipping point might be nigh for digital dollars and other central bank-issued currencies done through bits and bytes. As politicians across the globe grapple...

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Fed Unveils Plan To Aid Coronavirus-Wracked Consumers And Businesses
Fed Unveils Plan To Aid Coronavirus-Wracked Consumers And Businesses
March 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Federal Reserve launched a massive aid package on Monday (March 23) to prop up the coronavirus-devastated U.S. economy, unveiling up to $300 billion in...

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Sweden’s Central Bank Floats E-Krona As Digital Currency
Sweden’s Central Bank Floats E-Krona As Digital Currency
February 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Sweden’s Riksbank is assessing e-krona, a new form of digital currency that hopes to take the country a step closer to the creation of the...

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Central Bankers Set April Meeting To Talk Digital Money
Central Bankers Set April Meeting To Talk Digital Money
February 06, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Central bank leaders from six countries and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have planned an April meeting to discuss digital currencies and the parameters...

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Former BoF Gov: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away
Former BoF Gov: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away
February 05, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The former Bank of France (BoF) governor Christian Noyer said that a centralized, global eCurrency is still at least a decade away. Although physical money...

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Bank Of France Gov Says Central Banks Should Control Crypto
Bank Of France Gov Says Central Banks Should Control Crypto
January 26, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Saturday (Jan. 25) that central banks should be in charge of issuing electronic currency, not...

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Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
January 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

And now, for digital currencies, it’s a group effort — among central banks, that is. Up until now, the explorations and considerations of digital currencies...

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