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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Today In Payments Around The World: PPRO Ups Funding Round To $270 Million; Surge Unveils $195 Million In Funding

Today In Payments Around The World: PPRO Ups Funding Round To $270 Million; Surge Unveils $195 Million In Funding
Today In Payments Around The World: PPRO Ups Funding Round To $270 Million; Surge Unveils...
March 25, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, PPRO upped its latest funding round to $270 million, while Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator announced that...

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China Suggests Worldwide CBDC Rules
China Suggests Worldwide CBDC Rules
March 25, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

China has proposed global rules for how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should operate, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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FinTechs To Have Greater Presence In Charting India’s Digital Path  
FinTechs To Have Greater Presence In Charting India’s Digital Path  
March 25, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In India, digital payments are on the rise, digital lending will make inroads and FinTechs will gain market share – and, per the central bank,...

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China’s Central Bank: Digital Yuan Won’t Replace Alipay, WeChat Pay
China’s Central Bank: Digital Yuan Won’t Replace Alipay, WeChat Pay
March 25, 2021  |  Digital Payments

China’s central bank said that its planned digital yuan will not displace the payment services of the country’s big FinTech companies, including Ant Group’s Alipay...

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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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