Joasia E. Popowicz
Associate editor, Central Banking
Joasia E. Popowicz is the associate editor and fintech correspondent at Central Banking. She chairs the FinTech & RegTech Global Awards, and is the fintech subject specialist for the Central Banking Benchmarking Service. Previously, Joasia worked as a data journalist across Risk Quantum and Central Banking. She was a data journalism fellow at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and Enigma, a fintech in New York. The Brown Institute is a joint initiative between Stanford University and Columbia University that funds projects at the intersection of journalism and technology. Joasia graduated with an MS in investigative journalism from the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia Journalism School.
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BdF governor and Coinbase CEO clash over stablecoins at Davos
De Galhau warns of ‘full dollarisation’, while head of crypto exchange heralds dawn of ‘bitcoin standard’
Iran using Tether’s stablecoin to bypass sanctions, report finds
Central bank thought to be using USDT to buy rial on crypto exchanges as domestic currency plummets
Trump crypto startup inks stablecoin deal with Pakistan
Central bank will integrate World Liberty Financial’s USD1 into country’s payment system
IMF has no mandate for SDR stablecoin, says Tobias Adrian
Fund’s capital markets head says backstops are also crucial if instruments are to live up to their name
BIS points to ‘structural transformations’ in markets
Quarterly review cites higher volatility and gold losing its status as a safe haven asset
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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Gold and bitcoin buys triggered Tether downgrade, says S&P
Agency explains why it gave world’s largest stablecoin its lowest rating for stability
Cash is the tender of last resort – panel
Officials at Central Banking Autumn Meetings discuss risks of long-term outages in era of digital payments
Reserve managers’ environmental plans choked by dearth of data – panel
Central Banking Autumn Meetings hear blended finance is growing green bonds in emerging economies
Bailey switches sides as BoE holds at 4% in 5–4 decision
Members’ views, published for first time, show disagreement around staff’s central projection
HKMA-BCB trade finance link could be gamechanger, says expert
CBDC blockchain experiment has potential to boost global commerce, UN adviser tells Central Banking
Trump’s ethics a ‘sticking point’ for stalled crypto law
Republican lawmaker says questions about president’s holdings stymied passage of Clarity Act