Global money transfer service Azimo and payments fintech dLocal to facilitate remittances from Europe, Australia to Colombia
Global money transfer service Azimo has teamed up with dLocal in order to allow workers in Europe and Australia to send funds to Colombia.
London fintech company set to create 40 new jobs in Tampa
London-based international money transferring company TransferWise announce it is looking to add 40 new roles to be based in Tampa, Florida.
London-based international money transfer platform TransferGo bags £4M
TransferGo has established itself as one of the most trusted money transfer services focusing on delivering, fast, reliable remittances.
Crypto car trading platform AutoCoinCars shows promising signs of growth
The UK’s first and largest crypto car trading platform AutoCoinCars witnesses tremendous growth and expansion of its operation in 2020.
UK digital bank Ziglu launches P2P payments for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
London-based challenger bank Ziglu said Monday that it has been licensed as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the U.K.’s FCA.
Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa expanding in India, US, Africa
Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa has unveiled its expansion plans, having raised $5 million from investment and advisory firm O1ex.
Sweden’s Central Bank lays out its plans for its digital currency
Stefan Ingves, the Governor of Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, has laid out his six-step plan for the introduction of is central bank digital currency. Part one of the plans is that both large value and retail payments must be settled in the central bank digital currency anywhere around the world, at any time, all year round. Part two, cross-currency and cross border payments must also be settled in the central bank digital currency at any time. Part three concerns what will constitute as legal tender if banknotes disappear tomorrow. Part four is the implementation in the digital world and securing the korona with AML regulations. Part five is a distinction between wholesale central bank […]
China passes cryptography law as it gears up for digital currency
China’s largely rubber stamp parliament has passed a new law on cryptography as the country gears up to launch its own digital currency, state media reported at the weekend. China’s central bank set up a research team in 2014 to explore launching its own digital currency to cut the costs of circulating traditional paper money and boost policymakers’ control of money supply. China’s proposed new digital currency would bear some similarities to Facebook’s Libra coin and would be able to be used across major payment platforms such as WeChat and Alipay, a senior central bank official said last month. China’s cryptography law, which takes effect on January 1, is aimed […]
