Fintech
The next step for Africa’s digital economy: fast, inclusive payments
Central banks should lead policy for a payments transformation that benefits all levels of society, argue Jean Pesme and Michael Wiegand
Book notes: King dollar, by Paul Blustein
A well-researched overview of the position of the US currency, providing an optimistic view on the future of ‘king dollar’.
The Genius Act: a smart move for global payments?
Experts from the stablecoin industry discuss if new US law can live up to its name
Fed ends crypto and fintech supervision programme
“Novel activities” programme will be folded into normal supervisory processes
The cost of inaction on wholesale CBDCs
A gap exists between demand in capital markets and most central banks’ research priorities as evolving risks accrue
The foundations of sovereign finance are quietly evolving
Digital settlement infrastructure is taking shape. Now SSA issuers must decide how, not whether, to participate, argues Domenico Nardelli
Elizabeth McCaul on supervision, new macro-dynamics and investing in suptech
Former ECB Supervisory Board member speaks about Covid-19 and Credit Suisse shocks, regulation debates, the rise of non-banks and what makes tech projects succeed
Financial technologies are increasing AML/CFT risks – EBA
Crypto increasingly used to facilitate crime, while fintech firms prioritise “growth over compliance”
Stablecoins could increase EU’s dependency on US – ECB official
Strategy needed to maintain monetary policy autonomy and financial stability, says Schaaf
BoE and Treasury’s ‘productive tension’ over stablecoins
Experts say Reeves’s bullishness and Bailey’s more bearish stance on assets may be all to the good
Book notes: Central banking at the frontier, by Thammarak Moenjak
This well-structured book provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges digitalisation poses for finance and includes possible actions for central banks
RBA announces private partners for wholesale tokenisation project
Central bank to issue CBDC on third-party platforms and work with Australian dollar stablecoin issuers
Ex-OCC chief urges new approach to AI explainability
Michael Hsu suggests shift from academic analysis to decision-based techniques
Geopolitical ructions and the role of the dollar
Implications of the new US administration’s policies for the international monetary system and central banks
Ex-OCC chief Michael Hsu on the impact of an America-first agenda
The former acting comptroller of the currency speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the future of the US Treasury market, Fed independence, financial de-regulation, the Genius Act and international co-operation
Payments Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns shed light on organisation structure, RTGS upgrades and payments innovation
Paraguay’s Carvallo Spalding on resilience and cutting its inflation target
The Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) governor speaks about lowering the inflation target to 3.5%, opening up to foreign investors and promoting inclusion through digital payments
Thailand approves its first virtual banks
Thai, South Korean and Chinese firms will operate online-only lenders, central bank announces
Kenya to extend RTGS system’s daily operating hours
Central bank says Kepps system will move from seven hours a day to 12 from July 1
BoE seeks balance in regulating financial innovation
Prudential supervisor outlines hands-off approach for AI but tight rules for crypto
Central banks use ‘hackathons’ to promote innovation
Key risks from AI paradigm shift will be reputational, panellists say
NY Fed and BIS explore monetary policy in a tokenised world
Project Pine’s smart contracts are designed so central banks can adapt them to their currencies and frameworks
Project Agorá ‘faces fragmentation challenges’
Conference hears how netting and liquidity-saving mechanisms are often at odds with T+0 settlement
Fintech Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdown reveals differences in CBDC research, AI use and adoption of the cloud