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Signal: US credit card regulation battle hits air miles, rewards schemes

Isaac Hanson — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:17:54 +0000

US senators sponsoring the Credit Card Competition Act are taking aim at frequent flyer miles for "unfair, abusive,
and deceptive practices."

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Signal: Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial highlights danger of unregulated crypto

Isaac Hanson — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 06:51:57 +0000

As Bankman-Fried enters the second week of his trial, the verdict may be less important than the crypto regulation it prompts.

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Signal: Kenya’s battle with Worldcoin points to deep crypto privacy concern

Isaac Hanson — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:29:45 +0000

Kenya may ban Sam Altman's Worldcoin crypto/identification concept after it was accused of "acts of espionage".

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Payoneer secures major payment institution licence in Singapore

Satarupa Bhowmik — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:50:14 +0000

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Payment declines rise but blaming SCA rules is no excuse

Douglas Blakey — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 06:42:00 +0000

Three months on from the introduction of Strong Customer Authentication, the UK payments sector reports a major rise in payment declines

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Crypto crash is the “medicine” the bloated market needs, industry says

Eric Johansson — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:49:08 +0000

The crypto crash has become a reality. However, industry experts are bullish about the future of digital assets

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Apple to face new antitrust charges in Brussels over in-app payment practices

shalinimani — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:02:43 +0000

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UK government aims to drive crypto adoption with new regulations

Douglas Blakey — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:52:21 +0000

Chris Dinga, payments analyst at GlobalData explains why regulation of the UK crypto sector is long overdue and assesses the benefits regulation will bring

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Thailand bans use of cryptocurrencies for payments

shalinimani — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:00:47 +0000

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China’s CIPS is the biggest winner with Russia blocked from SWIFT

Douglas Blakey — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:34:00 +0000

Arnie Cho, senior payments analyst, GlobalData discusses the implications of Russia's exclusion from SWIFT

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