In today’s interconnected financial system, digital vulnerabilities do not remain localized. They propagate. Fraudsters now operate with the speed, scale and coordination of multinational enterprises, leveraging emerging technologies and regulatory fragmentation to exploit vulnerabilities faster than authorities can respond. Against this backdrop, the conversations at...
A top International Monetary Fund official says governments need to be watchful of AI threats. That’s according to a report Tuesday (April 14) by Bloomberg News, which says this warning came as concerns about threats from Anthropic’s new models overshadowed the IMF’s spring meetings. AI is a “very powerful tool...
Financial systems have typically evolved through a combination of innovation and crisis. It tends to go like this: New technologies promise efficiency, only for their risks to become apparent under stress. Over time, institutions, regulations and practices adapt. Now, a growing body of research by...
Tokenization is playing an increasingly prominent role in the financial world. But a recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that tokenization might make it too difficult for regulators to deal with a financial crisis. “From the financial stability perspective, tokenization presents a...
April 07, 2026
Financial systems have typically evolved through a combination of innovation and crisis. It tends to go like this: New technologies promise efficiency, only for their risks to become apparent under stress. Over time, institutions, regulations and practices adapt. Now, a growing body of research by global economists suggests digital assets and their underlying blockchain infrastructure […]
January 24, 2020
While there was no shortage of goings on this week, the eyes and ears of the payments, commerce and finance enthusiasts were more likely trained on the goings on in...
May 08, 2026
At a time of rapidly accelerating cyber risk driven by artificial intelligence, cybersecurity is a core financial stability issue and should be treated as such by policymakers, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a Thursday (May 7) blog post. Because attacks are becoming faster, automated and more sophisticated, the existing cybersecurity measures must be […]
April 14, 2026
A top International Monetary Fund official says governments need to be watchful of AI threats. That’s according to a report Tuesday (April 14) by Bloomberg News, which says this warning came as concerns about...
April 05, 2026
Tokenization is playing an increasingly prominent role in the financial world. But a recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that tokenization might make it too difficult for...
January 19, 2026
The IMF is reportedly warning of a threat to the world economy from an AI downturn. In its latest World Economic Outlook, published Monday (Jan. 19), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that if...