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EU Digital Identity Wallet: strong potential but the private sector is needed to make this fly

Last week, the European Commission announced its plans for (a framework for) Dig...

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Is the Corona passport a good idea?

The EU Member States and the European Parliament have reached agreement on a ‘COVID passport’ aimed at opening up travel again within the European Union. As of 1 July, travellers will be able to provide a QR-code as proof that they have either been vaccinated against COVID-19, have tested negative or have recently been infected with the v...

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New Dutch vision on digital identity: citizens and private sector to benefit from governmental identification sources

Raymond Knops, the Dutch State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations,...

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Payments trends are the driving force behind the relationship between retailer and customer

The relationship between a retailer and its customer is driven by three importan...

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Securing future relevance in the changing financial system: three strategic stablecoins considerations for banks

Widely regarded as the more respectable face of crypto, stablecoins are poised to become an integral part of the financial system’s future. With their ability to stabilise prices and in conjunction with harmonised regulations, stablecoins hold the promise of improving access to financial services. During EBAday 2020 in November, Josje Fio...

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Top 3 think outside-the-box ideas emerging from Central Bank Digital Currencies

Over the last five years, most payment innovations have focused on improving cus...

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Central Bank Digital Currencies: Today’s buzzword, or time to get ready?

A much-discussed (and much-hyped) topic among central banks is the issuing of currency in a digitalised form: a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). It is claimed that CBDCs could have a significant impact on the payment infrastructure and ecosystem because they could change the rules of the game. However, the various existing CBDC imple...

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EPI: Paving the way for future bank relevance, and not just through payments

Sixteen major Eurozone banks have come together in the European Payments Initiative (EPI) to launch a new payment system aimed at taking on rival card schemes and the threat posed by Chinese and US big-tech firms. Although previous pan-European collaboration projects (e.g. Monnet, Eaps, Payfair) have not been perceived as a great success,...

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Dutch Wwft now amended in line with EU’s AMLD5

The EU’s fifth Anti Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) urged the adjustment of the implementation rules of the Wwft (the Dutch Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act)[1]. In this context, the Wwft has been amended accordingly. The new legislation has come into effect in the Netherlands on 21 May this year.As highlighte...