Industry roundup: 17 January
by Graham Buck
East analyses Asia cross-border payments; BNP Paribas seeks new low-cost location; BoA upbeat on Solana; Safe; Indifi-GPay union offers digital credit
Crypto currencies
Industry roundup: 13 January
by Graham Buck
Maersk moves to greener fuel; Switzerland tests digital currency; India crackdown on commodity derivatives; Unilever’s ethical stance under fire
Industry roundup: 4 January
by Graham Buck
China pilots digital yuan wallet app; Philippines first digital corporate bond; Omnicron upsets office returns; Pakistan framework for digital banks
Industry roundup: 28 December
by Graham Buck
Nepal co-operatives get financial lifeline; New milestone for digital renminbi; Use fewer new banknotes, urges MAS; Japan's anti- payment fraud league
Industry roundup: 23 December
by Graham Buck
SEC proposes further money market fund reforms; SWIFT eyes expansion into digital assets; US waiting game for cross-border payments and more
Industry roundup: 16 December
by Graham Buck
HSBC details plans to end coal financing; New landmark for digital yuan; Western Union in Ukraine team-up
Industry roundup: 15 December
by Kylene Casanova
Global supply chain disruptions, BBVA Switzerland is first in Europe to use Ethereum into its service, AML solutions expand into the Baltic region
SWIFT outlines blueprint for 2022
by Graham Buck
The financial messaging services provider announces “ambitious plans to accelerate adoption of its new services across the global financial community”
Industry roundup: 13 December
by Kylene Casanova
Visa launches Global Crypto Advisory Services, international B2B payments in LATAM, Informer and Rabobank bring open banking solutions to the market
Industry roundup: 9 December
by Graham Buck
Citi expands cross-currency sweeps; Bangladesh factories join PrimaDollar's ESG scheme; China begins phase two of digital yuan
Industry roundup: 29 November
by Kylene Casanova
UnionPay and Razer Merchant Services partner to enable pay by QR code in Malaysia, Japan’s outlook of issuance of digital yen by FY2022, and more
Industry roundup: 23 November
by Graham Buck
smartTrade buys FX SaaS provider TickTrade; Estonia the latest to welcome Bitcoin; Open Banking Exchange links with Brankas
Industry roundup: 18 November
by Graham Buck
Reserve Bank of Australia hedges bets on digital currency; Absa Bank partners with the IFC on trade finance ; SA payments fintech Ozow raises US$48m
Ripple plans 2022 launch for Liquidity Hub
by Graham Buck
The new product will serve as an aggregator for comparing the cost of currencies across different sources
Industry roundup: 11 November
by Graham Buck
AFP holds first in-person conference for two years in Washington; Crypto for corporate treasury Meow raises US$5m; India's CredAble launches SME app
Industry roundup: 8 November
by Kylene Casanova
Ransomware attacks on rise, cryptocurrency and compliance more critical as digital payments gain popularity, cross-border payments and fintechs
Stablecoins need regulating, says US report
by Graham Buck
Operators of the digital tokens should be treated similarly to banks, according to regulators
Industry roundup: 1 November
by Jack Large
AMEX business account; CDCS coverage and concerns grow; New tax rules; Commerzbank joins Tradeteq
ECB announces market advisory group for digital euro
by Graham Buck
The European Central Bank's market advisory group will examine the potential of a digital euro
ENISA: Hackers-for-hire are top cyber security threat
by Graham Buck
The pandemic and working from home have created opportunities for criminals, the agency reports
Africa’s first digital currency launched
by Graham Buck
The Central Bank of Nigeria announced that the eNaira finally made its debut on Monday after missing its original 1 October launch date
Industry roundup: 22 October
by Jack Large
RMB global progress; New Zealand climate change action; Virtual currencies in USA
Facebook launches low-key pilot of Novi digital currency wallet
by Graham Buck
Facebook has launched a low-key pilot of Novi, its digital currency wallet, with a limited number of people in the US and Guatemala
Banque de France pilots blockchain-based CBDC
by Graham Buck
Banque de France has completed trials of a blockchain-based central bank digital currency in the French debt market.