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Last year, more than $4.3 billion in digital currencies was stolen in various crypto scams, according to Chainalysis. The majority of the scams were linked to Ponzi schemes including the PlusToken and OneCoin scams.
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For the 2019 calendar year, the Zelle Network processed $187 billion in payments on 743 million transactions. Year-over-year payment values increased by 57%, while transaction volume increased by 72%.
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Based on survey responses from around 30 jurisdictions, this paper provides a cross-country overview of policy responses to fintech developments. In addition, building on the work by global standard-setting bodies and other international organisations, the paper proposes a conceptual framework through which to analyse policy responses to fintech, referred to as the “fintech tree”. The fintech tree identifies three categories: fintech activities, enabling technologies and policy enablers.tags: Regulation Fintech