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Apple Card: An important lesson in Issuing a digitally native card
When Apple launched its Apple Card credit card in 2019, it was touted as a gamechanger, with the usual levels of simplicity...
Russian Central Bank want to eradicate “toxic” foreign currencies from system
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation wants the government to order state companies to convert their foreign-exchange holdings into...
UNCTAD wants action to curb cryptocurrencies in developing countries
Global use of cryptocurrencies has increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic, including in developing countries. While these private digital currencies...
Which countries are most reliant on cash and which are least reliant
Since Merchant Machine’s analysis of the countries most reliant on cash in 2021, countries around the world have seen further changes...
Reserve Bank of Australia to explore use cases for CBDC
The Reserve Bank of Australia is collaborating with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) on a research project to...
Cybercrime and how attackers target the Metaverse
The metaverse is the growing digital realm that uses augmented reality, virtual reality, blockchain, social media, and a host of...
Online marketplaces now responsible for over £280 billion business turnover in UK
New research from Shieldpay and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) has found that almost 900,000 (882,900) UK businesses...
Remittances sent worldwide jump over 60% to $653 billion
Remittances sent worldwide have increased 64.3% in the past decade, rising from $420.1 billion 10 years ago to $653.4 billion...