“Bad News for SMEs and Fintechs”: Reaction as Central Banks Raise Interest Rates
The Bank of England, European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve have all hiked rates, despite the ongoing turbulence in ...
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Germany Appoints Central Bank IT Chief to Head Cybersecurity
The German government announced the appointment Tuesday of the European Central Bank’s head of IT systems to lead the national ...
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Saudi Central Bank Progresses CBDC Plans
With countries all over the world testing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) takes its next ...
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PayBy Receives Licences From the UAE’s Central Bank
Fintech innovator PayBy has received licenses from the Central Bank of the UAE to conduct Stored Value Facility (SVF) and ...
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Saudi Central Bank Establishes Open Banking Lab
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has launched an ‘open banking lab’, in line with its Open Banking Framework issued in ...
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Central Bank of Turkey Successfully Tests Payment Transactions Using Digital Lira
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has successfully tested the first transactions using the digital Turkish Lira. The first ...
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Fintech Galaxy Brings Central Bank Regulated API Platform to Bahrain Banks
Fintech Galaxy has become the first central bank-regulated open finance platform in the MENA region. The news comes after the ...
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Central Bank of Nigeria Celebrates One Year of eNaira Despite Slow Uptake
As the Central Bank of Nigeria celebrates one year since the launch of its CBDC, we look at its success ...
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Neobank bunq Celebrates Landmark Case Against Dutch Central Bank
Neobank bunq has hailed its ”David vs. Goliath court case” victory against the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) as recognition of ...
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Central Bank of Brazil Authorises PISP Licence for Belvo
Customers of Belvo will now be able to make and receive payments through its API with the open finance platform ...
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