Fintech
G7 group warns of stablecoin risks as FSB sets out plans
Group’s final report says global stablecoins could generate “significant adverse effects”
AI use proliferating in UK financial services, regulators find
Machine learning can increase efficiency but also amplify risks, BoE and FCA say
Bank of Israel creates centre to boost fintech
Central bank and finance ministry push for more innovation as first digital lender opens
Cyber attacks on financial firms rise by 37% – survey
Eighty-eight per cent of participants report domain name system attacks over the last year
BIS and SNB co-operate on technology research hub
Swiss centre will investigate how to use digital central bank money on DLT infrastructure
Big tech: a threat to banks?
The explosive growth of big tech companies in China offers important lessons
Creating trust in money in a data economy
NDB’s compliance chief speaks about new approaches to regulation
Seven threats from big tech’s libra
Can central banks avoid a ‘big tech’ monetary meltdown?
BoE finds room for improvement in cyber attack exercise
Participants have made changes since previous exercise but some issues remain, central bank says
Regulators should embrace digital ID
Lack of single ID in financial services is causing unnecessary friction, argues Dave Birch
Central banks urged to adopt DLT-based CBDC
Industry figures argue central bank money is needed for token-based securities settlement
Riksbank may not use DLT for e-kronor, says Julin
No monetary policy component expected for Swedish CBDC
Stablecoins raise ‘sovereignty challenge’, says de Galhau
French governor says rise of stablecoins highlights need for pan-European action on payments
ECB’s Cœuré weighs stablecoin risks
Executive board member calls for improved global payment systems, while preserving global policy priorities
UK cash use squeezed by rise of fintech and ATM fee changes
Accounts with fintech firms and open banking proving increasingly popular, report finds
Regulators meet in Basel to grill stablecoin backers
Conference convened by G7 stablecoins group included Libra Association, Fnality and JP Morgan
BIS paper: DLT opens possibility of ‘embedded supervision’
Distributed ledger data would be useful for supervision, but must be trustworthy, author says
DNB to start supervising crypto-asset firms
New powers result from the implementation of an EU directive tackling anti-money laundering
PRA’s Mills on future fintech challenges for supervision
Chief operating officer discusses tensions caused by disruptive innovation
The winners of the 2019 Fintech and Regtech Global Awards
Prizes awarded for outstanding work at the cutting edge of financial technology
Central Banking FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2019
Winners In Focus
Innovation for real-time payments and settlements
Financial and institutional banking have undergone a transformational technological shift, meaning working in real time is increasingly commonplace. This is not the case for payments and settlement, which can still take days. Baton Systems explores how…