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Bad Debt In Europe Prompts ECB To Take Measures
Bad Debt In Europe Prompts ECB To Take Measures
October 05, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

In response to mounting bad debt in the sector, the European Central Bank (ECB) will ask eurozone banks to put more cash aside to cover...

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ECB Could Require Fintechs To Have More Liquidity, Capital Buffers
ECB Could Require Fintechs To Have More Liquidity, Capital Buffers
September 22, 2017  |  Digital Banking

The European Central Bank (ECB) may start requiring bank startups that want to enter the FinTech zone to have more liquidity and capital buffers. According...

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ECB Announces Plans For New Instant Payment System
ECB Announces Plans For New Instant Payment System
June 30, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced its plans for a new instant payments and settlement system that will enable businesses and consumers to send...

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German Banks Use Insurers To Protect Billions In Cash
German Banks Use Insurers To Protect Billions In Cash
June 15, 2016  |  International

Several German banks are buying protection from large European insurers to sidestep paying penalties on cash (read: euros) that they might keep at the European...

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ECB To Set Up Cyberattack Warning Database
ECB To Set Up Cyberattack Warning Database
May 13, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Thursday (May 12) that it is setting up a database that will be used to register and track...

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Lower Still, Doing The Negative Rate Limbo
Lower Still, Doing The Negative Rate Limbo
February 19, 2016  |  International

The banking sector has had its share of woes, from stock declines to the threat of earnings pressure and outsized energy loans on the books,...

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Household Spending Drives Eurozone Growth
Household Spending Drives Eurozone Growth
December 09, 2015  |  Europe

Household spending, paired with a buildup in inventory, was the engine driving economic growth in the Eurozone during the financial quarter that ended in September,...

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Greece Banks Shuttered Another Week
Greece Banks Shuttered Another Week
July 07, 2015  |  News

After Greece rejected the bailout plan offered by EU creditors, Greek banks have decided to keep their doors shut until Friday, or even Monday next...

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ECB Eyes New Payments’ Oversight Regulations
ECB Eyes New Payments’ Oversight Regulations
August 22, 2014  |  Europe

The European Central Bank has identified four key payment systems under new regulations that took effect this month, making the payment systems subject to tighter...

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