Join us on March 17 for a discussion on the proposed revisions to the draft updated "Guidance on #AML/CFT Measures and Financial Inclusion" of Financial Action Task Force (#FATF) and its implications for financial inclusion.

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Hong Kong Announces Gazettal of Stablecoins Bill The bill will implement a licensing and regulatory regime for issuers of fiat-referenced stablecoins. The first reading is set for 18 December.

Hong Kong Announces Gazettal of #Stablecoins Bill regulationasia.com/hong-kong-an...
#crypto #DigitalCurrencies

My #CGAP blog post, co-authored with my wonderful colleagues: Ivo Jeník and Louis De Koker – “#FATF supports #Inclusion with recent revisions” cgap.org/blog/fatf-su... #AML #CFT #FinancialInclusion

Börse Stuttgart, ECB cut settlement time in blockchain test Boerse Stuttgart Group and ECB complete blockchain testing, cutting securities settlement time from two days to minutes.

Boerse Stuttgart Group, the second-largest exchange in #Germany, has completed testing of secondary market transactions using #blockchain technology in cooperation with the European Central Bank (#ECB). cointelegraph.com/news/boerse-... via @realcointelegraph.bsky.social #tokenization

Uncertain waters: can parametric insurance help bridge NatCat protection gaps? Economic losses from natural catastrophes (NatCat) are rising, with a significant proportion remaining uninsured...

New Bank for International Settlements (BIS) paper - Uncertain waters: can parametric #insurance help bridge #NatCat protection gaps? bis.org/fsi/publ/ins...
#BIS