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CFPB Regulation

Payments Post #18: The Year of the Anti-Regulator?

In this Payments Post, we're thinking about the tension that’s emerged in the regulatory space as a result of the recent change in government with an eye on the controversial CFPB. Read our (not legal advice!) thoughts on what we see playing out in Washington, and what it might mean for the payments industry.
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Payments on Fire Podcasts

Financial Inclusion Global Payments

Episode 269 - Designing Digital Financial Services for Women is Designing for All, with Sonja Kelly, Women's World Banking Institute

In our third episode in a series to spotlight the latest in global developments in payment systems from a financial inclusion lens, Sonja Kelly, Global Head of Women’s World Banking Institute, joins Joanna Wisniecka to dive into design principles for inclusive digital financial systems and how all end users benefit when design considers the specific needs of women.
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Industry

Why EU and US Banks Are Racing to Issue Stablecoins

FinTech

“After years of hesitation, banks on both sides of the Atlantic are accelerating plans to issue stablecoins—digital tokens pegged to traditional currencies—transforming a space once dominated by fintech start-ups and unregulated issuers. The turning point came from two directions: the United States, where the GENIUS Act established a federal framework for dollar-backed stablecoins, and Europe, where the Markets in […]
Global

African Trade Bloc COMESA Launches Digital Payments System

Reuters

“The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has launched a digital payments system to cut transaction costs by allowing businesses to settle deals in local currencies. COMESA, which has 21 member states including Egypt, Kenya and Ethiopia, joins efforts by the African continent to push for local currency payments systems to cut trade costs by eliminating […]
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