Temple Asaju
Temple Asaju is a data journalist with Central Banking’s benchmarking service. A journalism graduate, he is enthusiastic about impacts of economic policies on global financial markets and investments.
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Fintech Benchmarks 2026 report – the digital asset race
Benchmarks highlight divergent views on CBDC, stablecoins and tokenisation
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Risk Management Benchmarks 2026 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns shed light on op risk drivers and incidents, AI use and department structures
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Risk Management Benchmarks 2026 report – tracking op risk
Benchmarks include new data on op risk prevalence, drivers and monitoring tools
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Communications Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns reveal trends in resourcing, social media use and AI adoption
- Benchmarking
Communications Benchmarks 2025 report – getting social
Benchmarks highlight growing use of social media and AI among central bank comms teams
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Nigeria to discourage cash withdrawals and make deposits easier
Central bank says reform package aims to reduce cash usage and tackle money laundering
Cross-Benchmarks AI Report 2025: a question of creative destruction
Central banks are taking cautious steps towards adopting AI but have not prioritised research into its effects
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Nigeria and Waemu brace themselves for T+2
Former head of West Africa Monetary Institute believes change will boost cross-border payments
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns shed light on policy risks, transparency and balance sheet tools
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Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2025 report – risk-based policy
Benchmarks highlight main risks and how central banks analyse them, as balance sheets normalise
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FATF delisting of African nations a transactional move, says analyst
Organisation rejects suggestion that political factors were behind countries being taken off ‘grey list’
Chief risk officers: a critical function or a distraction for central banks?
Institutions are divided on whether the role is needed, but it is becoming more common