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😱 Russia🇷🇺: Rosfinmonitoring seeks access to SBP and “Mir” payment system data to fight money laundering Paid Members Public
😱 Russia🇷🇺: Rosfinmonitoring seeks access to SBP and “Mir” payment system data to fight money laundering The debate over financial privacy is back in the spotlight: Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) has proposed a bill that would grant it direct access to data from the Fast Payment System (SBP)
🎙 By late 2025, South Korea 🇰🇷 will launch a QR code-based payment system in Indonesia 🇮🇩 Paid Members Public
🎙 By late 2025, South Korea 🇰🇷 will launch a QR code-based payment system in Indonesia 🇮🇩 South Korea will roll out a QR code-based payment system in Indonesia, following models previously used by Chinese platforms like Alipay and WeChat 🇨🇳. The goal is to develop a network that links Korean financial institutions with
😱 Russia 🇷🇺: Smerkis arrested on large-scale fraud charges Paid Members Public
😱 Russia 🇷🇺: Smerkis arrested on large-scale fraud charges Vladimir Smerkis, co-founder of the “Blum” app and former Binance director for the CIS region, was detained this weekin a preliminary case involving crowdsales of TKN and TBX tokens. These crowdsales raised tens of millions of dollars, but the tokens disappeared or their
👻 Paraguay🇵🇾: gambling sector awaits regulatory changes Paid Members Public
👻 Paraguay🇵🇾: gambling sector awaits regulatory changes The Law 7348/2025 modifies and expands the current legislation (Law 1016/1997) on gambling, impacting both online operators and physical casinos. The new regulation ends the state monopoly in this sector. ▶️ Previously, market access required a public bidding process. The new rules allow
💯 Performance in Central and Eastern Europe: Raiffeisenbank 🇦🇹 ➕ Wise Platform 🇬🇧 🟰 streamlined cross-border payments Paid Members Public
💯 Performance in Central and Eastern Europe: Raiffeisenbank 🇦🇹 ➕ Wise Platform 🇬🇧 🟰 streamlined cross-border payments The new partnership enables Raiffeisen clients to make international transfers directly from their accounts—faster, easier, and more efficiently. ⏩ Target audience: individual customers as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ⏩ Through this integration, Raiffeisen joins Wise’s
🎉EU: Crypto custodian BitGo🇺🇸 receives MiCA license in Germany🇩🇪 Paid Members Public
🎉EU: Crypto custodian BitGo🇺🇸 receives MiCA license in Germany🇩🇪 BitGo is now authorized to offer crypto custody and staking services across Europe—not only to crypto-native companies but also to traditional financial institutions. ▶️ In 2023, BitGo opened an office in Frankfurt and successfully registered in Italy🇮🇹, Spain🇪🇸, Poland🇵🇱, and Greece�
Brazil 🇧🇷: Neobank Nubank launches instant Pix payments via Tap-To-Pay Paid Members Public
Brazil 🇧🇷: Neobank Nubank launches instant Pix payments via Tap-To-Pay Tap-To-Pay Pix leverages NFC technology and is available to individual users with Android devices. With this feature, scanning QR codes is no longer necessary. ✅ To use the feature, clients must register their Pix key with Nubank. ✅ Highlights: enables payments via debit
⚡️UK 🇬🇧: Regulator considers scrapping the £100 contactless payment limit Paid Members Public
⚡️UK 🇬🇧: Regulator considers scrapping the £100 contactless payment limit The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering adopting the US🇺🇸 model, which does not impose a fixed cap on contactless payments. ➡️ The proposal doesn't aim to eliminate transfer limits entirely, but rather to allow banks to set their own