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China Hands Out Free Money, Adds Chengdu To Digital Yuan Test Cities

China Hands Out Free Money, Adds Chengdu To Digital Yuan Test Cities
China Hands Out Free Money, Adds Chengdu To Digital Yuan Test Cities
February 24, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

The southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu will give out over $6 million in the latest test drive of the central bank’s digital currency, CNBC reported....

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Today In Digital First Banking: Central Banks Of UAE, China Join CBDC Effort; State Bank Of India Signs Onto Liink
Today In Digital First Banking: Central Banks Of UAE, China Join CBDC Effort; State Bank...
February 24, 2021  |  Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, the central banks of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are joining a digital currency initiative for cross-border...

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Chinese Regulators Demand Jack Ma Restructure Ant Into Financial Holding Firm
Chinese Regulators Demand Jack Ma Restructure Ant Into Financial Holding Firm
January 27, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

Responding to pressure from Chinese finance regulators, Jack Ma will restructure Ant Group into a financial holding company, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: China’s Central Bank Tells Ant Group To Concentrate On Payments; China’s Digital Yuan Pilot Wraps Up
Today In Digital-First Banking: China’s Central Bank Tells Ant Group To Concentrate On Payments; China’s...
December 28, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, financial regulators in China are moving to check the influence of Jack Ma’s Ant Group, while the second...

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Today In Payments: China’s Central Bank Tells Merchants To Accept Cash; EU Threatens Big Tech Breakup Over Anti-Competitive Practices
Today In Payments: China’s Central Bank Tells Merchants To Accept Cash; EU Threatens Big Tech...
December 15, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the People’s Bank of China ordered merchants to accept cash and the EU has threatened to break up Big Tech firms...

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China’s Tests Of Digital Yuan Have Processed 4 Million Transactions
China’s Tests Of Digital Yuan Have Processed 4 Million Transactions
November 02, 2020  |  Payment Methods

People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Yi Gang said the pilot program for digital yuan has gone well, with over 2 billion yuan ($299 million)...

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China Drafts Updates To Commercial Bank Regulations
China Drafts Updates To Commercial Bank Regulations
October 16, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

As it aims to bolster methods of market exit and risk disposal for institutions that loan money, the central bank of China introduced a draft...

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China Trials Digital Yuan By Giving Away $1.5M
China Trials Digital Yuan By Giving Away $1.5M
October 12, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

China’s central bank is issuing 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) worth of digital currency to 50,000 people chosen by lottery in the country’s first trial run...

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