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Digital Currency Israel

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The Bank of Israel released a preliminary Digital Shekel design for public comment – a real opportunity for competition and...

Last week, the Bank of Israel published a preliminary design of the central bank’s Digital Shekel system. In a detailed document, holding more than 100 pages, the Bank of Israel presents guiding principles and a work plan for...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Payment Apps Will Enter Small Businesses

Bank of Israel published a position paper with respect to the activity of banks’ payment apps (Pepper by Bank Leumi, Bit by Bank Poalim, and Paybox by Discount Bank) in the B2C market. The position paper is the conclusion of...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The Israeli Payment Market Is Lagging Behind

The payment market in Israel and around the world is marching toward revolution: Facebook announced the launch of its digital currency, the Libra; Le’umi Bank entered into agreements with 400 businesses for acceptance of...more

A&O Shearman

Israeli Supreme Court grants injunctive relief to Bitcoin trading company against its bank

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On 25 February 2018, the Israeli Supreme Court, in what appears to be a landmark decision, granted temporary relief in favour of a crypto-currency (Bitcoin) trading company, Bits of Gold Limited (BoG) against its bank, Bank...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review – September 2017 #7

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Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

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