All posts tagged "financial inclusion"
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318AML / KYCRUSI Calls On FATF to Devise Financial Inclusion Strategy
Little concrete work has been done by the FATF so far to actively promote financial inclusion as part of its primary integrity mandate.
June 16, 2021 -
348Fintech / RegtechEl Salvador Becomes First Country to Allow Bitcoin as Legal Tender
El Salvador president Nayib Bukele is inviting bitcoin miners to set up at a state-owned geothermal facility powered by a volcano.
June 14, 2021 -
214Big PictureBOE Issues Paper Exploring New Forms of Digital Money
The BOE seeks feedback on the discussion paper as it examines how CBDCs and stablecoins could impact the financial system and wider economy.
June 9, 2021 -
478Fintech / RegtechFive Parties Identified as Seeking Malaysia Digital Bank Licence
A consortium involving Pertama Digital, Crowdo and INFOPRO is applying for a licence. Axiata Group and RHB Bank are jointly applying for another.
June 5, 2021 -
557ChinaPBOC Explores New Financial Data Sharing Ecosystem
The so-called "data-sharing hub" will allow data sharing between trusted institutions in a way that ensures that the source data can be used but not seen or moved.
June 2, 2021 -
269Fintech / RegtechMAS Partners with Mojaloop Foundation on Financial Inclusion
The partnership will bring together MAS’ policy development perspectives and Mojaloop’s digital payments capability to advance financial inclusion.
May 27, 2021 -
365AML / KYCRBI Relaxes Restrictions on the Use of Video-based KYC
Video-based KYC can be used for onboarding individual customers, business owners, and authorised signatories and beneficial owners of legal entities.
May 18, 2021 -
282IndiaSEBI Panel Offers Recommendations on Social Stock Exchange Listings
A technical group was set up last September to develop a framework for on-boarding non-profit organisations and for-profit social enterprises on social stock exchanges.
May 13, 2021 -
416Fintech / RegtechDigital Dollar Project Prepares to Launch CBDC Pilot Tests
The DDP will launch five pilot programs over the next 12 months to measure the value of and inform the future design of a US CBDC.
May 5, 2021 -
574Australia & NZRBNZ, RBA, Bank of Canada Form Network to Foster Indigenous Inclusion
Other central banks are encouraged to join the network, which will serve as a community of practice to share knowledge and foster indigenous inclusion.
May 1, 2021
