South Korean central bank charts out future course of payment systems, CBDC
The BOK 2022 Payment and Settlement Systems Report is a forward-looking document with ambitious plans for financial technology in the country.
Money stored on mobile payment apps may not be FDIC insured, US watchdog warns
Deposits on mobile payment apps may not be insured by the FDIC, and customers may not know whether their money is insured or not.
Strike moves global headquarters to El Salvador, expands to 65 countries
According to Strike CEO Jack Mallers, the expansion drive aims to counter the “clouded world of crypto exchanges and hidden, unregistered licensing regimes and 1,000 different coins.”
Safaricom M-Pesa receives Ethiopian mobile money license, ending state monopoly
The Kenya-based company already has 3 million mobile phone users in Ethiopia and plans to make it the 10th country where the payment service will be available.