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The Digital Dollar Project Announces Fintech Hub at the Global Convening on the Future of Digital Currency

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Digital Dollar Project is pleased to announce the inclusion of a Fintech Hub at its upcoming global convening, "Exploring central bank digital currency: Evaluating challenges & developing international standards," co-hosted with the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center. The convening will explore the complexities around digital currency, focusing on key technology and policy considerations, outlining areas for future public-private cooperation, and identifying potential pathways to standards that embed key privacy protections, democratic values, and interoperability.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Digital Dollar Project is pleased to announce the inclusion of a Fintech Hub at its upcoming global convening, "Exploring central bank digital currency: Evaluating challenges & developing international standards," co-hosted with the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center .
"It's clear that the global economy in the twenty-first century will encompass a spectrum of both sovereign and non-sovereign digital currencies," commented J. Christopher Giancarlo, Executive Chairman of the Digital Dollar Project.
"The Digital Dollar Project serves as a neutral non-profit forum for private sector actors and thought leaders to explore potential technical designs for a tokenized digital dollar.
The Fintech Hub is an educational model supported by the Digital Dollar Project Participant Community.

AsiaTop Announces Ambitious Global Expansion and Web3-Based Tradable Loyalty Programs

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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HONG KONG, Sept. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AsiaTop Loyalty, one of the largest loyalty rewards solution companies in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, after its USD 10 million fundraising round, AsiaTop Loyalty has announced a rapid market expansion plan across Asia Pacific and Europe, leveraging web 3.0 and Metaverse.

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HONG KONG, Sept. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AsiaTop Loyalty, one of the largest loyalty rewards solution companies in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, after its USD 10 million fundraising round, AsiaTop Loyalty has announced a rapid market expansion plan across Asia Pacific and Europe, leveraging web 3.0 and Metaverse.
Early this year, AsiaTop has successfully launched AsiaTop 2.0 App with an innovative loyalty-as-a-service model to merchants for their CRM and membership programme.
AT Brid Metaverse is one of our priority projects, which is probably the 1st ever tradable loyalty NFT in Hong Kong and Great Bay Area.
AsiaTop Loyalty is a leading loyalty rewards solution provider with consumer app that will be shared by 70 million of population in the Greater Bay Area.

Putnam Investments’ Sumedh Mehta Honored as Chief Information Officer of the Year

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Putnam Investments today congratulated Sumedh Mehta, the firms Chief Information Officer and a member of its Operating Committee, on being named a winner of BostonCIOs 2022 CIO of the Year ORBIE Award.

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Putnam Investments today congratulated Sumedh Mehta, the firms Chief Information Officer and a member of its Operating Committee, on being named a winner of BostonCIOs 2022 CIO of the Year ORBIE Award.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220525005884/en/
Sumedh Mehta, Chief Information Officer for Putnam Investments, was honored with BostonCIO's 2022 CIO of the Year Orbie Award.
Putnam has always sought to be at the forefront of industry technology and innovation, evolving over time to meet the changing needs of our clients and the marketplace, said Robert L. Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer, Putnam Investments.
Founded in 1937, Putnam Investments is a global money management firm with over 80 years of investment experience.

Serial entrepreneur Miriam Wohlfarth joins TX Ventures Investment Committee

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Miriam Wohlfarth, one of Europe's leading Fintech entrepreneurs, will join the TX Ventures Investment Committee at the end of April 2022.

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Miriam Wohlfarth, one of Europe's leading Fintech entrepreneurs, will join the TX Ventures Investment Committee at the end of April 2022.
Zurich, 26 April 2022 - In its ambition to become one of the leading early stage Fintech investors in Europe, TX Ventures is highly pleased to announce that Miriam Wohlfarth is joining the investment committee in April 2022.
With this expertise addition, TX Ventures, the venture arm of TX Group, further strengthens its decision body.
Looking at investment opportunities with an entrepreneurial mindset will help us to jointly further enhance investment decisions.

Western Union Expands in South Korea with ICB

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Western Union , a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, today announced the launch of its money transfer services with ICB , one of the leading fintech companies in South Korea, offering customers seamless access to Western Unions money transfer services via ICBs mobile app DEBUNK Remit.

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Western Union , a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, today announced the launch of its money transfer services with ICB , one of the leading fintech companies in South Korea, offering customers seamless access to Western Unions money transfer services via ICBs mobile app DEBUNK Remit.
The mobile app also enables receivers in South Korea to direct international Western Union money transfers into their DEBUNK Remit registered bank accounts, for transactions sent through Western Unions digital money transfer services or Western Unions worldwide retail Agent network.
Receivers in South Korea can now receive the money by inputting the unique Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) and other information into the DEBUNK Remit mobile app.
ICB itself is growing into a Fintech Hub that connects South Korea to the World.

Transcard CEO Greg Bloh to Share Strategies for Using Real-Time Payments to Optimize Liquidity Management at Global Treasury Americas West Coast

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Monday, March 14, 2022

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By managing all payments from a single platform, users can instantly see the status of all payments, access key metrics, and search historical payment data.

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By managing all payments from a single platform, users can instantly see the status of all payments, access key metrics, and search historical payment data.
From frictionless payments that use digital architecture, to embedded payments that originate from non-financial merchants, faster payments are now core to treasury.
Global Treasury Americas West is scheduled for March 16 to 18 at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco.
Transcard offers a groundbreaking suite of embedded payment solutions for business-to-business (B2B) payments, business-to-consumer (B2C) payments, consumer-to-business (C2B) payments, account-to-account (A2A), and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS).

QDB's Qatar FinTech Hub Hosts Wave 3 Demo Day for its Incubator and Accelerator Programs

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH), founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to support the growth of the FinTech industry in Qatar, has announced the Wave 3 Demo Day for its flagship Incubator and Accelerator Programs, which will take place virtually on 14 February, 2022.

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DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH), founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to support the growth of the FinTech industry in Qatar, has announced the Wave 3 Demo Day for its flagship Incubator and Accelerator Programs, which will take place virtually on 14 February, 2022.
The QFTH Demo Day is considered one of the major FinTech events in the region.
The Incubator and Accelerator Programs attracted FinTech entrepreneurs and startups from more than 50 countries from across the world including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Canada, and Qatar.
Applications are now open for Wave 4 of the QFTH Incubator and Accelerator Programs, which will focus on Next Gen Banking.

QDB's Qatar FinTech Hub Hosts Wave 3 Demo Day for its Incubator and Accelerator Programs

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH), founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to support the growth of the FinTech industry in Qatar, has announced the Wave 3 Demo Day for its flagship Incubator and Accelerator Programs, which will take place virtually on 14 February, 2022.

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DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH), founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to support the growth of the FinTech industry in Qatar, has announced the Wave 3 Demo Day for its flagship Incubator and Accelerator Programs, which will take place virtually on 14 February, 2022.
The QFTH Demo Day is considered one of the major FinTech events in the region.
The Incubator and Accelerator Programs attracted FinTech entrepreneurs and startups from more than 50 countries from across the world including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Canada, and Qatar.
Applications are now open for Wave 4 of the QFTH Incubator and Accelerator Programs, which will focus on Next Gen Banking.

Modulr and Ripple Announce Strategic Partnership to Enable Seamless Payments Into the UK and Europe

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Today, leading payments platform Modulr announced a partnership with Ripple , the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, to enable seamless payments into the UK and Europe.

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Today, leading payments platform Modulr announced a partnership with Ripple , the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, to enable seamless payments into the UK and Europe.
Trust Payments , the global unified payments group, is the first customer to go live and begin benefiting from the partnership.
Its access and deep expertise of the European payments landscape made Modulr an ideal partner for Ripple.
Commenting, Jonathan OConnor, Chief Commercial Officer of Trust Payments, said, Trust Payments continues its disruption in payments with the partnership between Modulr and Ripple delivering a new payment option for settlements.

Bogota Included In The Global Financial Centres Index

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Friday, January 28, 2022

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As a result of this city strategy, Bogota was included in the Global Financial Centres Index, an international ranking that includes 166 financial centers and is considered one of the main references for public policy decision-makers and global investors.

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As a result of this city strategy, Bogota was included in the Global Financial Centres Index, an international ranking that includes 166 financial centers and is considered one of the main references for public policy decision-makers and global investors.
The percentage of economic participation of Bogota over the total national sector is 50% as of the first half of 2021.
Bogota is also highlighted in the Fintech ranking of the Global Financial Hub Index, in which the city ranks 86th out of 106 destinations analyzed.
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