Fintech
Visa joins MAS’s Bloom
Payments router announces participation in multi-currency tokenised deposit and stablecoin project
Transforming modern supervision: Three forces reshaping regulatory practices
Financial supervisory authorities are increasingly leveraging cloud-native infrastructure, granular data, and AI-enhanced oversight to transition towards a more data-driven and forward-looking approach to supervision
India extends programmable CBDC welfare scheme
Government hails e-rupee food initiative as “proof of concept for the nation”
Brics in talks to link CBDCs and payments, says RBI governor
Central Bank of Brazil hunkers down on integrating Pix with other fast payment systems
Central Bank of Brazil delays crypto transfers to fight fraud
Latin America’s largest economy targets stablecoins after Trump’s tariffs against Pix
Banks urge Singapore to relax exposure limit on crypto assets
Lower capital for tokenisation and stablecoins welcomed, but cap will curb bank involvement for now
IMF’s Katz urges central banks not to wait for ‘perfect’ stablecoin regs
Deputy head stresses data collection should start now as AI may accelerate adoption
China and Kazakhstan to link CBDCs
Central bank agreement includes currency swap and linking interbank payments systems to settle in national currencies
Digital euro would have ‘muted’ effect on banks’ funding – paper
Bundesbank finds that €3,000 holding limit would cause “contained” effects on long-term bank health
US Treasury looks to deepen G7 cyber co-operation after exercise
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and the US adapt long-term strategy amidst mounting tension
Podcast: How central banks evade sanctions
Iran, North Korea and Russia are increasingly sharing digital infrastructure and playbooks
Nino Jeladze on overseeing Georgia’s fintech hub ambitions
National Bank of Georgia’s vice-governor speaks about efforts to develop stablecoin and fintech rules that encourage innovation while safeguarding monetary transmission and financial stability
Central banks’ AI policies must ‘catch up’ with times – Adrian
IMF markets head says institutions should act now as future instability may be ‘harder to manage’
Peirce warns crypto vaults and lending may fall under SEC rules
Commissioner urges against legal ‘gymnastics’ to avoid regulation
Bank of Russia confirms new crypto regime
Law forms part of de-dollarisation and alternative payments push as Moscow seeks new ways to evade sanctions
Cipollone outlines digital euro app as ECB readies pilot
Board member says application will ‘leave no-one behind’
Odean White on cyber, natural disasters and geopolitical risks
Bank of Jamaica’s chief risk officer discusses weather event contingency planning, the impact of ‘shocks’ on policy, being proactive on quantum, and countering phishing and AI-enabled attacks
ECB tells banks to plan for AI-related collapse in cyber defences
European Systemic Risk Board warns response times have narrowed from days to minutes
ECB’s T2 suffers second ‘incident’ as Euronext reports outage
Euro and krone T2 settlements queued for 30–40 minutes following system update last month
Tokenisation: making space for financial inclusion and consumer protection
Manoj Singh says potential benefits of tokenisation are being overlooked
Elizabeth McCaul on the need for resilience in cyber security
Former ECB official explains why response preparedness is more important than predicting attacks