Digital Money

Thailand to pursue new policies to boost, protect digital economy

The government is supporting the use of artificial intelligence to strengthen the agriculture sector and increase exports to China, she added

Thailand to roll out disputed $13.8 bn plan in digital money to citizens

Thailand's prime minister said on Monday that eligible businesses and individuals can register from August for digital cash handouts, a controversial program that will cost billions of dollars and is meant to boost the lagging economy. The government announced in April the widely criticised ambitious plan, named the Digital Wallet, meant to give 10,000 baht (about USD 275) to 50 million citizens in digital money to spend at local businesses. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted on the social platform X, saying the registration will begin on August 1 and that he has given instructions to ensure the smooth implementation of the program. The Digital Wallet was a major campaign promise of the ruling Srettha's Pheu Thai party ahead of last year's general election. The government says that this scheme will cause an economic tornado, and Srettha has said the stimulus and subsequent consumption are expected to boost gross domestic product growth by 1.2 to 1.6 percentage points. However,

How ditching paper money has made Sweden a haven for digital criminals

Online fraud and digital crime in Sweden have surged, with criminals taking 1.2 billion kronor in 2023 through scams

Cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX cuts staff by 12% as revenues hit by slump

Last year CoinDCX raised $135 million at a valuation of $2.2 bn from venture capital funds led by Pantera Capital and Steadview Capital Management LLC

Indian rupee goes digital

Digital currency and fail-safe wireless connectivity should have preceded demonetisation

BS BFSI Insight Summit 2022: Fireside chat with Paytm CEO Vijay Sharma

Sharma founded One97 Communications in 2000 and subsequently Paytm a decade later in 2010. In November 2021, Paytm went public, raising $2.5 billion at a valuation of $19 billion

BS BFSI Insight Summit 2022: Who's leading the way in banking technology?

From Ranjeeth Bellary, Partner, EY Forensic & Integrity Services to Rajsri Rengan, HoD - Banking & Payments, India & Philippines, FIS here are panelists who will speak on Technology in Banking

UPI ecosystem needs to be sustainable to grow further: Google Pay

Hints at the need to make transactions on the platform chargeable

CoinSwitch to foray into wealth tech, launches new logo, mobile app

CoinSwitch is expected to launch its new products by 2023 to become the first Indian crypto company to diversify into other asset classes

WhatsApp Pay's India head steps down amid series of top-level departures

Vinay Choletti leaving as Meta-owned messaging platform ramps up investments in its payment service in India

Walmart's payments startup PhonePe seeks to raise $1 billion: Report

The company is in talks with SoftBank Group Corp.'s Vision Fund, an investor in PhonePe's parent entity Flipkart, although Walmart will remain top investor, the people said

Transactions in CBDC pilots gather pace, all minor glitches fixed swiftly

Wholesale segment averages Rs 325 crore per day in November

CBDC versus the rest: Can RBI's digital currency replace physical cash?

The central bank digital currency is unlikely to replace cash and other digital mediums of transactions but could coexist with them

Anonymity achieved in all retail CBDC wallet-to-wallet dealings done so far

Around 2,000 transactions recorded in first three days of pilot; aim now is to erase digital trails between wallets

Retail CBDC a game-changer, should improve monetary transmission: SBI chief

Anonymity factor is critical for its acceptance, asserts Dinesh Khara

e-Rupee: RBI creates Rs 1.71 crore of digital currency for retail pilot

Aims to involve 50,000 merchants, customers in the next few days

CBDC more anonymous than traditional e-transactions: IDFC First Bank CEO

In CBDC, the core banking will have a one-time debit for currency purchase, but all subsequent transactions, which move from wallet to wallet

Retail CBDC pilot starts Dec 1, to be tested in 4 banks, 4 cities initially

RBI says digital rupee for retail segment will be in the form of a digital token that represents legal tender, to be issued in same denominations as paper currency and coins

How Binance, FTX deal rocked the Crypto world and later collapsed

On Tuesday, the world's biggest exchange, Binance Holdings Ltd., was set to acquire troubled rival FTX.com. On Wednesday, Binance walked away from the deal citing problems with FTX's finances

Russian Unistream bank in talks on instant money transfers to India, Turkey

Russian bank Unistream, which specialises in money transfers, has seen a surge in remittances since Moscow began operations in Ukraine and plans to launch instant transfers to India, Turkey