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MAS joins Mojaloop Foundation
Source: Mojaloop Foundation The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Mojaloop Foundation announced today that MAS is joining the Mojaloop Foundation as a Sponsor-level member to collaborate on providing the underserved access to affordable financial services through digital currency based settlement systems and foundational digital infrastructure. MAS is the first central bank to join the Mojaloop Foundation.
The Mojaloop Foundation seeks to improve through financial inclusion the economic well-being of the 1.7 billion unbanked adults in the world. Mojaloop s open-source software serves as a blueprint for organisations to build interoperable digital payment systems, and enable digital financial services for all.
RS2, the global payments processing and technology provider, today announced that its German subsidiary, RS2 Financial Services GmbH, has been granted an E-Money Institution (EMI) license by the German regulator, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFIN).
Are shoppable livestreams the next wave of ecommerce innovation?
Brands looking to be at the intersection of shopping and entertainment are eyeing the opportunities of social ecommerce
The pandemic has accelerated the shift to online shopping, and with it has come innovative ways retailers and brands are connecting with consumers. Livestreaming is one of the growing new ways consumers can shop in real time while watching live videos.
Avionos digital strategy practice lead, Mousumi Behari, said that while big retailers are eyeing the opportunities with shoppable livestreams, newer brands looking to make an impact have a unique opportunity to test and build awareness in front of a wide audience.
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As the largest economy in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, China, whose economic growth in 2020 has been relatively stable in spite of the global havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to play a key role in helping other member economies in the future development while stepping up its own structural reform, experts and industry insiders said.