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EU Parliament Approves Transfer of Funds Crypto Regulation

The Transfer of Funds regulation presupposes applying the same tracing requirements to crypto asset transfers as EU regulators demand from traditional money transfer providers The EU Parliament has voted to approve a new set of rules that allows the tracing of crypto-asset transfers, including bitcoin and electronic money tokens. The Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) means that […]

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OpenAI Previews Business Plan for ChatGPT

OpenAI announced plans to introduce a new subscription level for ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence-based chatbot adapted to the needs of corporate clients.

Blockchain & Crypto

French Regulator Offers Crypto Companies Fast Track to MiCA

As European countries are searching for the best ways to transit to a new EU crypto regime called MiCA, French Financial Markets Authority offers a fast-track registration for the incumbents

Society & Lifestyle

Twitter’s Legacy Blue Check Mark Era Overs

Twitter continues to get rid of its legacy, which defined the image, design, and other aspects of the symbolic and material existence of the company before the beginning of the era of the rule of Elon Musk.

Blockchain & Crypto

EU Parliament Votes for New Crypto Rules

The European Parliament has voted to approve the rules for licensing cryptocurrencies in the crypto assets market (MiCA) as binding.

Blockchain & Crypto

Striga Launches APIs for Crypto Cards Programme

Estonian crypto infrastructure provider, Striga, has launched a set of APIs to help crypto companies generate branded bank cards

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Curve Brings Wearable Payments to EU With Tappy Tech

The customers of the digital wallet Curve in 31 European countries will enjoy a new level of convenience and flexibility with wearable payments powered by Tappy Technologies

Society & Lifestyle

EU Begins Work on Digital Visas for Schengen Visitors

Negotiations on the creation and subsequent implementation of a digital visa for the Schengen area will soon begin in the European Union.

Finance & Economics

PostFinance Bank to Offer Crypto Services

Swiss government-owned bank PostFinance is partnering with Sygnum Bank to enable its 2.5 million customers to buy, store and sell bitcoin and ether

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Bunq Eyes US Market: Applies for Licence

Dutch neobank bunq is “bringing the bank of The Free to the land of The Free” with a new application for a banking licence with the FDIC

Fintech & Ecommerce

SeedBlink Launches Digital Secondary Market for European Tech Investments

European co-investment platform SeedBlink launched a secondary market for individual investors in European tech startups to reduce barriers for individual access to the VC investments

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EBA to Crack Down on Banks Ignoring Gender Diversity

EBA noted the painfully slow progress of banks and investment firms in improving gender diversity policies and announced it wants supervisors across the EU to crack down on those non-compliers

Blockchain & Crypto

Bybit Rolls Out Crypto-To-Fiat Debit Card

Crypto exchange Bybit has launched the first phase of the rollout of Mastercard crypto-to-fiat debit card, which supports a number of blue-chip cryptocurrencies

News

ECB Introduces Timeline for CBDC Rollout

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced its plans for a step-by-step rollout of a digital euro CBDC. The final realisation phase may come later this year

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ECB to monitor Digital Transformation Efforts at Banks

The European Central Bank plans to conduct targeted reviews and inspections due to the identification of shortcomings in the digital transformation strategies of banks.

Reports

KPMG: ESG Tops Regulatory Demands in Finance While UK & EU Rules Diverge

KPMG’s Regulatory Barometer showed that financial service firms in the UK and the EU remained under significant pressure to comply with diverging ESG requirements over the last 6 months