digital currency

Digital currency is a type of currency available in digital form. It exhibits properties similar to physical currencies, but can allow for instantaneous transactions and borderless transfer-of-ownership. Examples include virtual currencies, cryptocurrencies, and central bank digital currency.

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Fed Chair Powell Remarks Draw Brighter Line Between Cryptos, Digital Dollars
Fed Chair Powell Remarks Draw Brighter Line Between Cryptos, Digital Dollars
March 24, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The lines between cryptos — notably the marquee name, bitcoin — and central bank efforts on their own digital currency offerings have been drawn a...

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MoneyGram-as-a-Service Launches, Along With Digital G-Coin
MoneyGram-as-a-Service Launches, Along With Digital G-Coin
March 24, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Cross-border payments firm MoneyGram is launching a new solution that will make its API-powered platform available to third-party vendors and new businesses while also opening...

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Bank Of America Analysts See ‘No Good Reason’ To Own Bitcoin 
Bank Of America Analysts See ‘No Good Reason’ To Own Bitcoin 
March 24, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has been around for more than a decade. And, depending on where you look, its role as a disrupter in financial services – allowing...

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In A Year Without Live Music, Streaming, NFTs Fuel Industry Growth
In A Year Without Live Music, Streaming, NFTs Fuel Industry Growth
March 23, 2021  |  Innovation

The international recorded music market expanded by 7.4 percent last year while much of the globe was on lockdown and live, in-person music was not...

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Today In Payments: Banks Wary As Fed And MIT Prep Digital Currency Report; Jumio Lands $150 Million
Today In Payments: Banks Wary As Fed And MIT Prep Digital Currency Report; Jumio Lands...
March 23, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Boston’s Federal Reserve and MIT could reveal digital dollar prototypes this summer, and Jumio raised $150 million to expand its digital...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Neobank albo Integrates Acuant Tech; Revolut Grows Digital Banking In The US
Today In Digital-First Banking: Neobank albo Integrates Acuant Tech; Revolut Grows Digital Banking In The...
March 23, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Mexican neobank albo has integrated Acuant’s Trusted Identity Platform, while British FinTech Revolut has submitted its draft application...

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Kessler Hotel Chain Takes High Road On Crypto Payments
Kessler Hotel Chain Takes High Road On Crypto Payments
March 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In a move that separates it from the pack and provides a further signal that cryptocurrencies are moving mainstream, earlier this month, luxury hotel chain...

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Banks Wary As Fed Speeds Up Digital Currency Initiative
Banks Wary As Fed Speeds Up Digital Currency Initiative
March 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. financial services sector is getting edgy as the Federal Reserve’s initiative for a digital dollar or Fedcoin steps up its research to reveal...

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Today In Payments: Google Pay Exec Plans April Exit; Visa To Raise Interchange Fees In UK
Today In Payments: Google Pay Exec Plans April Exit; Visa To Raise Interchange Fees In...
March 22, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Google Pay’s Caesar Sengupta plans to step down in April, and Visa will raise its interchange fees on transactions between the...

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