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National Bank of Egypt Delves into Blockchain-Powered Inward Remittances with Ripple Partnership
Egypt’s biggest and oldest bank, the National Bank of Egypt, seeks to revamp its inward remittances with blockchain technology. As a result, the bank has entered a partnership with Ripple to use its blockchain-powered payments network RippleNet to offer cost-friendly and quicker cross-border payments.
Crypto Tax Payments Permitted in Bermuda
Bermuda has started accepting tax payments using Circle's stablecoin known as USD Coin (USDC).
Switzerland's Canton of Zug Will Accept Bitcoin and Ethereum For Tax Payments From 2021
The canton of Zug in Switzerland plans to start accepting taxes in cryptocurrencies from the beginning of next year.
Mastercard Will Support Direct Cryptocurrency Payments on its Network this Year
Mastercard Inc has disclosed that preparations are underway to start supporting some cryptocurrencies directly on its network by the end of the year.
Signature Bank Launches New Digital Payments Technology Platform—Signet
In a press release disclosed with Blockchain.news, New York-based Signature Bank announces that it is planning to launch Signet, its digital payments platform, on the Fireblocks network.
Singapore’s Central Bank and JP Morgan Build a Blockchain System for Multi-currency Cross-Border Payments
Blockchain has been making headlines for quite some time now and banks have been widely talking about distributed ledger technology. Several financial institutions and banks have set up innovation labs to carry out proof of concepts so that to explore modern-day technology. A few days ago, Singapore’s Central Banks and JPMorgan announced that they are working on a blockchain pilot system, which is identified to have the potential to initiate multi-currency cross-border payments.
RippleNet Expands Access to Cross-Border Payments in the Asian Market with Thai FinTech Partnership
Thailand-based fintech company DeeMoney has joined RippleNet to process more efficient money transfers with competitive rates and low fees for all of Asia.
China Creates New Regulatory Authority for Blockchain Products and Digital Payments
Earlier this month, China's President Xi Jinping made announcements on blockchain prompting banks to begin investing in the industry. In line with this, it is reported the next direction will be a new digital currency for citizens in China to use.
US Democrats Propose Distributing Covid-19 Stimulus Payments Through Digital Dollars to Unbanked Citizens
As markets across the globe continue to feel the crunch of economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, debate has raged over a massive stimulus package being proposed in the US which could see the IRS send up to $2000 a month to all US citizens until the recession takes a turn for the better.
Unstoppable Domains and Chainlink Introduce Twitter Verification for Crypto Payments
Unstoppable Domains and Chainlink, the secure oracle network, have launched a Twitter authentication service for .crypto addresses.
OCC Says US Banks Can Use Blockchains and Stablecoins in Bank Payments
According to the OCC, regulated banks in the US can leverage stablecoins to conduct payments as well as participate as validator nodes on blockchain networks called INVNs.
Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures Develops Criteria for Wholesale Digital Tokens
A new report reveals that the CPMI will list out a criterion for the design of wholesale digital tokens in terms of their usage in whole transactions.
