India in talks with more jurisdictions to make material impact on cross-border payments: RBI DG

India is in discussions with other jurisdictions to address the high cost of cross-border remittances, according to Reserve Bank Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar. He described the current situation as “unconscionable” given the availability of cheap data connectivity. Sankar suggested that the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could lower the cost of …

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Amazon Pay gears up with festive offers via its UPI, cobranded cards & Pay Later channels

While major Indian festivities are lined up in the coming months, e-commerce platforms, payment and BNPL FinTechs are geared up for the festive season with new offers and rewards. A recent survey highlighted that consumers in tier 1 & 2 cities prefer to shop online this festive period while majority are willing to increase their …

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Hong Kong crypto firm hit by $200 million hack

Mixin, which lists its location on LinkedIn as Hong Kong, said the database of its network’s cloud service provider was “attacked by hackers, resulting in the loss of some assets” and that “the funds involved are approximately US$200 million”.