Fintech
AFI’s Alfred Hannig on the criticality of financial inclusion
The CEO of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion speaks about the importance of collaboration on digital and open finance, cyber resilience, data and credit infrastructure, women’s inclusion and consumer protection
Strategic Planning Benchmarks 2026 – model banks analysis
Additional data breakdowns shed light on different planning approaches across cohorts
Latvian deputy says fintechs are drawn to Baltic state
Purgaile says efficient licensing and fast payments attract innovative financial firms
Geopolitics complicates stablecoin adoption, BIS paper finds
Weaponisation of financial infrastructure may hinder digital dollarisation, say researchers
Inside the BoK’s homegrown AI system, Boki
Sovereign platform will reshape staffing needs and pay for itself within five years, digital innovation chief Jungphil Park tells Jono Thomson
CNB governor: engaging with bitcoin does not mean endorsing it
Aleš Michl says bank’s digital asset ‘test portfolio’ is ‘not a political statement’
BIS paper sounds alarm on gaps in crypto intermediary regulation
International co-operation a challenge as expanded activities risk contagion, authors say
Governance Benchmarks 2026 – model banks analysis
Data reveals differences between groups in board composition, legal protections and more
Regtech and suptech in central banks 2026 case studies: Part two – advancing with AI
Supervisors on how they are already using or plan to use AI in a rapidly changing financial system
Sama’s Al-Sayari on financial resilience and the future of the riyal
The Saudi Central Bank governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the Middle East conflict, the transformation of the Saudi economy, improving prudential oversight and contingency planning, and the development of the fintech and tokenised ecosystem
Central bankers test AI’s ability to detect systemic risk
Innovation leaders tell Central Banking Meetings that information silos still pose challenges
Dirk Niepelt on the political economy of CBDCs
The BoE CBDC adviser discusses the social role of a retail digital currency versus commercial bank money and favours a remunerated approach
Payments and market infrastructure development – retail: Central Bank of Colombia’s Bre-B
Colombia’s new federated payments system achieved success due to thoughtful planning, proactive regulation and successful onboarding
Fintech Benchmarks 2026 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns reveal divergent approaches to CBDC, fintech staffing and AI adoption
Fintech Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Benchmarks shed light on the race between different digital assets, public and private
Fintech Benchmarks 2026 report – the digital asset race
Benchmarks highlight divergent views on CBDC, stablecoins and tokenisation
Ex-ECB official: central banks need to vouch more for CBDCs
Monetary authorities have been cornered by banking industry, argues Ulrich Bindseil
Officials deny geopolitical fears driving UK payments upgrade
US card payments providers Mastercard and Visa will participate in industry meeting today
Some central banks expect CBDC to boost seigniorage
Result depends on design features of digital currency, with many central banks unsure of the outcome
Payment innovation is top fintech research priority
Recruitment and retention of talents is biggest tech challenge, but constraints vary somewhat by teams
Brunei to focus on Islamic and sustainable finance
Central bank says it has no plans to introduce a CBDC or stablecoin regulations