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Keeping money public

October 13, 2020 Comments are Disabled

Governments around the world are preparing to upgrade their national money from the paper to the digital era. Some argue the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) will mark […]

Wirecard case raises e-money concerns

July 2, 2020 Comments are Disabled

The Wirecard collapse raises questions over the safety of funds kept by electronic money and payment services firms. Spot the difference On the face of it, there’s very little difference […]

Payments to determine banks’ future

September 24, 2019 0 comments

According to some fintech firms, large banks do have a future. It’s just as a low-value provider of the transaction data that they, the highly rated tech specialists, will exploit. […]

Digital renminbi to challenge the dollar’s reserve status

September 23, 2019 0 comments

Central banks around the world have so far been reticent about issuing their own digital currencies. But there’s one major exception: China, the world’s largest trading nation. Earlier this month, […]

The legal impact of new digital currencies

July 10, 2019 0 comments

New digital currencies will have a profound impact on our concept of money, the financial system and the economy, says a top regulatory lawyer. “It’s possible for something to be […]

Money is becoming a legal maze

May 1, 2019 0 comments

The proliferation of new forms of money is inevitable and our lives are going to become more challenging as a result. That’s the view of Simon Gleeson, a specialist in […]

Following the [digital] money

April 9, 2019 0 comments

Like a current, money flows, it circulates, it’s liquid. In fact, English law regards currency as one of the key attributes of money. But should new, virtual forms of money […]