Pakistan Lifts 2018 Crypto Banking Ban For Licensed Virtual Asset FirmsThe State Bank of Pakistan (@StateBank_Pak) issued BPRD Circular Letter No. 10 on April 14, allowing regulated banks to open and maintain accounts for Virtual Asset Service Providers licensed by the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA), and their customers. The move replaces the 2018 circular that effectively shut banks out of the crypto sector.The new framework comes off the back of the Virtual Assets Act 2026, which set ...

Banking Circle Becomes First In Luxembourg To Hold Banking, EMT And CASP LicensesBanking Circle has secured a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Luxembourg's CSSF, becoming the first institution in the Grand Duchy to hold all three of a banking license, an electronic money token (EMT) license, and a CASP license. The CASP authorization takes effect on April 15.Banking Circle first picked up its Luxembourg banking license in February 2020, then launched $EURI in August 2024, a 1:1 euro-pegged ...

MATT: WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO ANOTHER RECORD HIGH ON STOCKS. DANI: "BLOOMBERG: OPEN INTEREST" STARTS RIGHT NOW. MATT: COMING UP, IRAN MAY PAUSE SHIPMENTS THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID ESCALATION IN KEEP PEACE TALKS ON THE TABLE.DANI: J. P. MORGAN CEO JAMIE DIMON SOUNDS OFF ON GEOPOLITICS, THE FED, AND AI.MATT: PLUS UNITED EXPLORES A BLOCKBUSTER DEAL THAT COULD SHAKE UP THE INDUSTRY AND SPARK REGULATORY FIGHT. DANI: THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE. MATT: BONKERS. DANI: TRULY BONKERS.I AM LOOKI ...

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Good morning, everybody. It's Tuesday, April 14th, and this is what is topping our agenda. Stocks rally as the S&P recoups its wartime losses.Talks about peace talks lift the mood, but luxury stocks could retreat after a reality check from LVMH. So those talks about talks are lifting the futures picture when it comes to European stocks pointing higher by 5/10 of a percent after closing lower by just around 2/10 lower by the close yesterday. S&P futures then stateside.Currently France. But after the gains of ...

A senior Dubai-based bond banker at HSBC is moving to Bank of America, marking the second departure from the British lender in recent days as rivals continue to bolster staffing despite uncertainty stemming from the Iran war https://t.co/5tQkOazY7W ...

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Vietnam named the ex-head of the nation’s biggest agricultural lender to run the central bank, which is tasked with turbocharging growth despite tariffs, inflationary pressures and the war in the Middle East https://t.co/ukhfFXPTsD ...

🚨 CRYPTO: CHINA'S TAX AND FINANCIAL REGULATORS URGE BANKS TO ADOPT BLOCKCHAIN FOR LENDING SERVICESChina's State Administration of Taxation and National Financial Regulatory Administration issued a joint directive urging banks and local authorities to use blockchain and privacy computing to upgrade "bank-tax interaction" data sharing and expand financing for small businesses.The policy aims to reduce information asymmetry between tax authorities, banks, and enterprises while improving credit models and appro ...

"Small businesses aren't serviced by large institutions but by banks in local communities. And @carinetwork enables them to participate in the new economy"Gene Ludwig, CEO Cari, explains how a tokenized deposits network can transform the $8.3T asset economy of community banks. https://t.co/ECxQXU3tfa ...