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Payments on Fire Podcasts

Episode 299 - The Evolving Payments Regulatory Environment in the European Union, with Scott McInnes, Bird & Bird

In this Payments on Fire episode, Glenbrook’s Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon continue their global payments regulation series with Scott McInnes, Partner at Bird & Bird, focusing on the European Union. Tune in as they explore the EU’s highly regulated landscape, the challenges of inconsistent national enforcement across 27 member states, and developments on current regulatory topics.

Episode 298 - The Patchwork of Payments Regulation in the US, with Duncan Douglass, Alston & Bird LLP

Kicking off a series of regulation-related episodes, Duncan Douglass, payments attorney and Partner at Alston & Bird LLP, joins Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon to turn the confusing and sometimes tedious topic of US payments regulation into an entertaining and enlightening update. The conversation begins with who actually regulates payments in the US and how US payments oversight differs from the UK and EU, then flows into developments on current regulatory topics.
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Payments News

Capital One Credit Card Shift to Discover Seen Limited

Investing

“Capital One’s conversion of credit card volumes to Discover is expected to be significantly smaller than the over $100 billion initially suggested when the deal was announced, according to Bernstein analysts. The company converted approximately $70 billion in debit card volumes from Mastercard to Discover earlier this year. At the time of the deal announcement, Capital One […]

MoneyGram Expands on Solana with Global Crypto-to-Cash Service

MoneyGram

“MoneyGram is bringing its cash-to-crypto infrastructure to Solana (SOL), extending the money-transfer company’s push into blockchain rails to connect stablecoins and digital wallets with its sprawling global cash network. MoneyGram Ramps has become available to wallets, exchanges and developers building on Solana. The service lets users convert cash into digital assets or cash them out […]

JPMorgan, Citi, UBS and Central Banks Wrap Up Real-Value Trials of Tokenized Cross-Border Payments in Project Agorá

Crowdfund Insider

“A coalition of global financial institutions and central banks has successfully finished real-value testing under Project Agorá, examining how tokenization can streamline wholesale cross-border payments. The trials, coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements, involved processing monetary transfers using digital representations of commercial bank deposits and central bank reserves. They executed roughly 30 transactions spanning […]

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