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🎉 Europe: 📱Mastercard Launches Identity Data Verification Service Paid Members Public
🎉 Europe: 📱Mastercard Launches Identity Data Verification Service Identity Attribute Verification will enable merchants to enhance security in their interactions with customers. Trials for this feature will be conducted primarily in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧. ⏩ Alongside EMVCo standards, cardholders’ age, date of birth, and address will now be verified. However, it will
💸 Binance and the Police Paid Members Public
💸 Binance and the Police Binance provided analytical support to the police in India 🇮🇳, aiding in the dismantling of a fraudulent organization known as "M/s Goldcoat Solar". Binance is also a regular collaborator with authorities in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 and Macau🇲🇴 for similar investigations. ➡️ The operation led to the
👀 Russia 🇷🇺: Central Bank Raises Key Rate to 21% Paid Members Public
👀 Russia 🇷🇺: Central Bank Raises Key Rate to 21% The Bank of Russia remains committed to reducing inflation to a target range of 4.5–5% by 2025, although projections suggest that by the end of 2024, inflation will likely stay around 8.0–8.5%. ▶️ While interest rate hikes traditionally
🎉 France 🇫🇷: Plans to Legalize Online Casinos in 2025 Paid Members Public
🎉 France 🇫🇷: Plans to Legalize Online Casinos in 2025 Until now, only online betting was permitted, while online casinos were prohibited. Although the news sounds promising, there is a key point❗️The proposed tax rate is set at 55.6% on revenue. ➡️ This amendment was introduced on October 19 as part
💪 Cambodia 🇰🇭: Cross-Border QR Payments Arrive via Alipay+ Paid Members Public
💪 Cambodia 🇰🇭: Cross-Border QR Payments Arrive via Alipay+ Transactions will be conducted through the Bakong payment system of the NBC, in collaboration with the Chinese holding company Ant International 🇨🇳. The central bank of Cambodia has already granted its approval. ▶️ Beneficiaries of this partnership will include users of 12 international payment applications,
⚡️ What is needed to become a gambling operator in Costa Rica? 🇨🇷❓ Paid Members Public
⚡️ What is needed to become a gambling operator in Costa Rica? 🇨🇷❓ The undeniable benefits in this GEO are a favorable legal environment, a flexible business structure, and a relatively stable economy. ▶️ Context: Costa Rica does not issue specific gambling licenses. Instead, operators establish a legal entity in the country and
⚠️ Belarus🥔: New tax rules for cryptocurrency operations starting January 1, 2025 Paid Members Public
⚠️ Belarus🥔: New tax rules for cryptocurrency operations starting January 1, 2025 Currently, activities with digital tokens are only permitted within the High-Tech Park (HTP), designed to promote the IT sector and cryptocurrency projects. Therefore, the regulation only affects operators who are residents of the HTP, which can be legal entities
😠 Cross-border payments in BRICS: Is SWIFT in danger? Paid Members Public
😠 Cross-border payments in BRICS: Is SWIFT in danger? The recent proposal for a "multicurrency system" aims to reduce BRICS countries' dependence on the dollar. This shift, beyond its macroeconomic implications, is a game-changer for the international payments industry. ➡️ BRICS members are planning to adopt distributed ledger technologies