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CryptocurrencyThe Lures – And Challenges – Of Central Bank Digital...
Beyond bitcoin – that marquee name of crypto and its brethren, which have yet...
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Cross-border PaymentsCentral Bankers' Report: Cross Border Payments Are 'Slow, Expensive, Unreliable'
An international association for central banks has issued a report that “aims to make...
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BankingBIS To Open Four New Innovation Hubs Over Next Two...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub is planning on adding four new...
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Security & FraudBIS: Wirecard Debacle Could Trigger Revamp Of Payment Regs
The stunning demise of Germany’s Wirecard AG could lead to a revamp of some...
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CryptocurrencyPrivate/Public Partnerships Could Boost Central Bank Digital Currencies
The movement toward digital currencies may be a bit of an arms race of...
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Digital PaymentsTailwinds Gather For Digital Dollars, Digital Bank Accounts (At The...
The stimulus checks — some of them, anyway — are coming, via direct deposit,...
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Bank RegulationBIS Looks For ‘Prudential’ Crypto Rules
The Basel Committee has said in a paper that a “prudential” regulatory framework should...
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Security & FraudAvast Cybersecurity Firm Targeted By China Hack
Czech cybersecurity company Avast was hacked by an outside actor suspected to have ties...
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CryptocurrencyThe Central Bank Conundrum On Cryptos
For central banks, when it comes to cryptocurrencies, there’s no central theme. Whether the...
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EconomyBIS: Big Banks Lower-Risk, More Resilient Than Pre-Crisis
The Bank for International Settlements said the world’s biggest banks are actually more resilient...
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RegulationBIS Advocates Bank Oversight Of Blockchain
In finance, now comes automated, embedded supervision. Maybe. To that end, the Bank for...
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B2B PaymentsAPIs For FinTech Firms And Installment Plans
Programming innovations are making inroads, and are used by FinTech firms and banks to...
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B2B PaymentsBIS Warns About Corporate Borrowing
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has sent out a warning about the rise...
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BankingBIS Debuts Innovation Hub To Help Central Banks Collaborate
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced the launch of a BIS Innovation...
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RegulationG20 Finance Board: Libra Will Need To Be Watched Closely
Randal Quarles, chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), said there won’t be a...
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Security & FraudCrypto Regulation To Tighten Scrutiny On Money Laundering
Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the...
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BIS Report Highlights Regulator 'Unease' Over Libra
As tech firms such as Facebook move into the world of finance, the Bank...
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Payment MethodsReport: Richest People In America Have Record-Level Cash Stashes
The wealthiest households in America are stashing cash at record levels, according to a...
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B2B PaymentsBIS Sees Boons, Risks As Alt Credit Gains Traction
Lending from FinTech firms — driven by tech, data and all sorts of innovations...
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BitcoinAmid Hacks, Bitcoin Is Still Not Ready For Primetime
What’s a currency to do when it can take down the internet? Gain in...
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Digital PaymentsBIS Says Too Early To Gauge Benefits Of Bank-Issued Cryptocurrencies
Central banks that are mulling over issuing their own cryptocurrencies would be better off...
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InternationalBIS Warnings Auger Ill for Payments
News that the Bank for International Settlements has cautioned that financial markets are presently...
