January 2025 – Page 104

Coinbase Receives Approval to Offer Crypto Futures in the U.S.

Coinbase has obtained approval to provide cryptocurrency futures trading to retail customers in the United States. The exchange has been granted this approval by the...

Visa Under Investigation by DoJ Over Tokenization Technology Pricing

The US Department of Justice is investigating Visa's policies regarding the higher fees charged to retailers for not utilizing its proprietary tokenization technology, as reported...

Minister Initiates Review Following Bank of Ireland IT Malfunction

Ireland's Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, has requested an investigation into the resilience of banking technology infrastructure following a recent glitch with Bank of Ireland's...

Survey Indicates Division Within the Industry on CBDCs

Recent research reveals that a significant number of finance professionals are hesitant about the implementation of central banking digital currencies (CBDCs). The CFA Institute surveyed...

A Quick Glimpse at the Agenda

Finextra Research will host its second annual Financial Cloud Summit on March 7th, 2024, at King’s Place in London. Next year’s conference will bring together...

Innovate Finance Urges Innovation in Reaction to HM Treasury

Innovate Finance has submitted a response to HM Treasury’s Call for Proposals on measuring success in relation to the financial regulators’ new secondary objectives, highlighting...

UK Sets Stage for Open Finance Era with Completion of Open Banking Roadmap

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed the successful completion of the final Roadmap for Open Banking, paving the way for the future...

FCA to Adopt ‘Balanced’ Strategy for Access to Cash Regulations

Through the Financial Services & Markets Act 2023 (FSMA), the UK Parliament has empowered the FCA to ensure the reasonable provision of cash deposit and...

India’s Central Bank Set to Launch Credit Technology Platform

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to develop a public technology platform aimed at enhancing credit transactions. A pilot project has been initiated...

Slovenia Crowned as the EU’s Most Crypto-Enthusiastic Nation

Slovenia has been identified as the most 'crypto-obsessed' country in Europe, according to recent research. A study conducted by the virtual currency gambling platform cryptogambling.tv...