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Russia Approves Tax Bill on Cryptocurrency Transactions Amid BTC Boom: Details
Recently, the Federation Council, the Upper House of the Russian Parliament, approved a new bill that outlines the taxation framework for cryptocurrencies. This bill classifies virtual digital currencies as property.
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Global Bank Messaging Network SWIFT to Trial Live Digital Currency Transactions in 2025
SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.
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Crypto ATMs See Twice as Many Illicit Activities as Overall Industry: TRM Labs
A report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs claims that the rate of illicit activities around crypto ATMs is double of what the entire ecosystem usually witnesses. In 2023, illicit volumes in the cash-to-crypto industry stood at 1.2 percent of total volume, double the 0.63 percent for the overall crypto ecosystem.
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Visa Partners Wirex to Offer Crypto Payment Services to Merchants Globally
Visa has struck a partnership with Wirex to bring crypto payment services to merchants around the world. An alternative to banking, Wirex allows people to process transactions in traditional currencies as well as through crypto assets.
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PhonePe Announces UPI Services in UAE for Travelling Indian Users: Know All Details
PhonePe launched its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Indian travellers as well as NRIs residing in the country on March 28. This service will now allow PhonePe users to make rapid digital transactions by scanning a QR code at retail stores, dining outlets, and other tourist attractions. The service is...
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Iraq Bans 8 Local Banks From US Dollar Transactions
Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, taking action to reduce fraud, money laundering and other illegal uses of U.S. currency days after a visit by a top U.S. Treasury official.
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E-Rupee CBDC Said to Hit RBI Target of 1 Million Daily Transactions by End of 2023
Indian banks disbursed some employee benefits through the digital rupee in December, helping the Reserve Bank of India meet its target of one million daily transactions by end-2023, three sources directly familiar with the development said.
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India's Digital Currency Transactions Top 1 Million/Day In December: Report
Indian banks disbursed some employee benefits through digital rupee in December, helping the Reserve Bank of India meet its target of one million daily transactions by end-2023, three sources directly familiar with the development said.
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Standard Chartered Bank Joins China’s CBDC Pilot Trials : All You Need to Know
Standard Chartered China has become the latest bank that has joined China’s CBDC pilot. This means that Standard Chartered Bank in the Asian nation will now allow its users to access the digital version of the Chinese Yuan.
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SBI Introduces UPI Interoperability With eRupee CBDC for Seamless Transactions
The State Bank of India (SBI) announced it has implemented Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interoperability in Digital Rupee, also called as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
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India, UAE Undertake First-Ever Crude Oil Transaction In Local Currency
The first-ever crude oil transaction under the newly implemented Local Currency Settlement (LCS) system took place on Monday between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).
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RBI Assigns CBDC Expansion Targets to Banks, Aims for 1 Million Daily Transactions by December: Report
The RBI, in order to accelerate number of CBDC transactions, is reportedly giving targets to banks to facilitate a minimum number of transactions in the form of the eRupee. Under RBI’s directions, Indian banks will now do their bit to ensure that select users get to process eRupee transactions for daily purchases.
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Big Pact Between RBI, UAE Central Bank To Link UPI Systems, Card Payments
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) yesterday signed two agreements in Abu Dhabi to establish a framework for cross-border transactions in local currencies and interlinking of payment and messaging systems.
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RBI, UAE Central Bank Agree To Set Up Payment System In Local Currencies
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) on Saturday signed two agreements in Abu Dhabi to establish a framework for cross-border transactions in local currencies and interlinking of payment and messaging systems.
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Reserve Bank of India Calls on More Lenders to Take Part in Pilot for Retail Digital Rupee: Report
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called on a wider set of lenders to take part in pilot programmes using the central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it tries to increase transactions, three bankers told Reuters on Wednesday. Currently, large state-owned and private lenders, including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Ko...
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Russia Approves Tax Bill on Cryptocurrency Transactions Amid BTC Boom: Details
Recently, the Federation Council, the Upper House of the Russian Parliament, approved a new bill that outlines the taxation framework for cryptocurrencies. This bill classifies virtual digital currencies as property.
-
Global Bank Messaging Network SWIFT to Trial Live Digital Currency Transactions in 2025
SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.
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Crypto ATMs See Twice as Many Illicit Activities as Overall Industry: TRM Labs
A report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs claims that the rate of illicit activities around crypto ATMs is double of what the entire ecosystem usually witnesses. In 2023, illicit volumes in the cash-to-crypto industry stood at 1.2 percent of total volume, double the 0.63 percent for the overall crypto ecosystem.
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Visa Partners Wirex to Offer Crypto Payment Services to Merchants Globally
Visa has struck a partnership with Wirex to bring crypto payment services to merchants around the world. An alternative to banking, Wirex allows people to process transactions in traditional currencies as well as through crypto assets.
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PhonePe Announces UPI Services in UAE for Travelling Indian Users: Know All Details
PhonePe launched its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Indian travellers as well as NRIs residing in the country on March 28. This service will now allow PhonePe users to make rapid digital transactions by scanning a QR code at retail stores, dining outlets, and other tourist attractions. The service is...
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Iraq Bans 8 Local Banks From US Dollar Transactions
Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, taking action to reduce fraud, money laundering and other illegal uses of U.S. currency days after a visit by a top U.S. Treasury official.
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E-Rupee CBDC Said to Hit RBI Target of 1 Million Daily Transactions by End of 2023
Indian banks disbursed some employee benefits through the digital rupee in December, helping the Reserve Bank of India meet its target of one million daily transactions by end-2023, three sources directly familiar with the development said.
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India's Digital Currency Transactions Top 1 Million/Day In December: Report
Indian banks disbursed some employee benefits through digital rupee in December, helping the Reserve Bank of India meet its target of one million daily transactions by end-2023, three sources directly familiar with the development said.
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Standard Chartered Bank Joins China’s CBDC Pilot Trials : All You Need to Know
Standard Chartered China has become the latest bank that has joined China’s CBDC pilot. This means that Standard Chartered Bank in the Asian nation will now allow its users to access the digital version of the Chinese Yuan.
-
SBI Introduces UPI Interoperability With eRupee CBDC for Seamless Transactions
The State Bank of India (SBI) announced it has implemented Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interoperability in Digital Rupee, also called as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
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India, UAE Undertake First-Ever Crude Oil Transaction In Local Currency
The first-ever crude oil transaction under the newly implemented Local Currency Settlement (LCS) system took place on Monday between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).
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RBI Assigns CBDC Expansion Targets to Banks, Aims for 1 Million Daily Transactions by December: Report
The RBI, in order to accelerate number of CBDC transactions, is reportedly giving targets to banks to facilitate a minimum number of transactions in the form of the eRupee. Under RBI’s directions, Indian banks will now do their bit to ensure that select users get to process eRupee transactions for daily purchases.
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Big Pact Between RBI, UAE Central Bank To Link UPI Systems, Card Payments
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) yesterday signed two agreements in Abu Dhabi to establish a framework for cross-border transactions in local currencies and interlinking of payment and messaging systems.
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RBI, UAE Central Bank Agree To Set Up Payment System In Local Currencies
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) on Saturday signed two agreements in Abu Dhabi to establish a framework for cross-border transactions in local currencies and interlinking of payment and messaging systems.
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Reserve Bank of India Calls on More Lenders to Take Part in Pilot for Retail Digital Rupee: Report
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called on a wider set of lenders to take part in pilot programmes using the central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it tries to increase transactions, three bankers told Reuters on Wednesday. Currently, large state-owned and private lenders, including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Ko...
