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Santander & Other Spanish Banks Test Blockchain Payments + More News

19.12.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Adoption news A number of major Spanish banks including Santander and BBVA are testing blockchain-powered payment solutions, with...

Ping An Subsidiary & Ripple Friendly SBI to Bring Blockchain to Banks

19.12.2019
Japanese financial giant and long-time Ripple partner SBI has struck a deal with OneConnect, part of the Chinese insurance giant Ping An Group. The companies have agreed to launch a recently formed company in Japan, with the aim of revitalizing smaller, regional Japanese banks using blockchain...

Australia Probes Big Four Bank Accused of 23 Million Money Laundering Breaches

18.12.2019
With stricter new regulations on the horizon for the crypto space around the world, Australians have found that it’s actually their traditional financial institutions that have been breaching well-established anti-money laundering rules and other industry standards this year. Westpac, one...

How Crypto Exchanges Are Tackling Poverty

18.12.2019
Developing countries can rely on technology that stands behind crypto to improve their economies

Private Payment System for Central Bank Digital Currency Possible, Says ECB

17.12.2019
New research from the European central bank claims that a central bank digital currency system that protects user privacy is possible

Ciphertrace Says Banks Unknowingly Process $2 Billion in Crypto per Year

17.12.2019
According to the blockchain analysis firm Ciphertrace, major U.S. banks process roughly $2 billion in digital currency transactions that go undetected every year. Ciphertrace disclosed a slew of financial institutions have not deployed the right KYC/AML infrastructure to detect unregistered...

Int'l Regulator Basel Committee Calls for Prudent Rules for Crypto

16.12.2019
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision calls for conservative treatment of crypto assets

Top 10 US Retail Banks Unknowingly Serve Crypto Startups, CipherTrace Claims

16.12.2019
CipherTrace revealed research Monday showing that the top 10 retail banks by assets managed in the U.S. worked with unregistered crypto money services businesses by transmitting funds on their payment networks

New Zealand’s ASB Bank Owns 21% in TradeWindow Following $1.7M Round

16.12.2019
ASB Bank, owned by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, becomes the 2nd biggest shareholder of blockchain firm TradeWindow as it joins $1.7 million funding round

R3’s Marco Polo Runs Largest Trade Finance Trial With Over 70 Members

16.12.2019
R3’s trade finance network Marco Polo completes its largest trade finance trial involving more than 70 firms

Major Banks Unknowingly Process Billions in Crypto Business, Says CipherTrace

16.12.2019
According to CipherTrace, major U.S. banks unwittingly process billions of dollars from crypto-related business because they are ill-equipped to identify virtual asset service providers

German Banks Increasingly Charging Retail Clients Negative Interest Rates

16.12.2019
A growing number of banks in Germany are charging retail customers negative interest rates, starting with the very first euro deposited into their accounts. At least three German banks are reportedly doing so, with more expected to follow suit in the near future. As the European Central Bank...

The Country With Europe’s Highest Interest Rate Has Cut It 5 Times This Year

14.12.2019
Around half of European countries, over 20, now have 0% interest rates and a few are already in negative territory. Ukraine, which has the highest benchmark interest rate on the continent, has just reduced it again, for the fifth time this year. The race between central banks to cut rates, when...

Swiss Government Quashes ‘E-Franc,’ Says Current Risks Outweigh Benefits

13.12.2019
The Swiss government has quashed the idea of offering a digital currency, saying it currently presents more problems than opportunities

Most Central of All Banks Releases 12 Design Elements For a Wholesale Token

13.12.2019
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), hosted by the central bank of central banks, the BIS, has released a report which informs developers and market participants how wholesale digital tokens might look like. Today, wholesale payments between financial institutions...

German Fintechs Rush to Offer Crypto Custody Services Under New Law

13.12.2019
Fintech companies in the Federal Republic are quickly moving to develop and offer custodial solutions for digital assets under the new German legislation that will allow banks to store, transfer and trade cryptocurrencies next year. Berlin-based Solarisbank has established a subsidiary that will...