Citi CEO foresees global schism – Industry roundup: 3 May
by Graham Buck
Australia lifts interest rate; Boom times ahead for NFTs; UK corporate agenda embraces ESG; US$1m boost for real-time payments
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Sanctions sink trade finance bank ATB – Industry roundup: 28 April
by Graham Buck
Trio partner on cross-border payments; The CAR legalises Bitcoin; Brazil instant payments gain traction; Alibaba joins Low Carbon Patent Pledge
China supports Covid-hit yuan – Industry roundup: 26 April
by Graham Buck
Bahamas moves further with crypto; Sovereign wealth funds’ risk appetite wanes; Tight spending buoys shale gas; Mexico aims for CBDC in 2025
Industry roundup: 19 April
by Graham Buck
India’s payment industry trends; RBI assesses Indian economy; Brazil ready to pilot CBDC; War increases commodity trade exposures
Industry roundup: 12 April
by Graham Buck
Banks aim to decarbonise aviation; Nokia joins Russia exodus; EBF rebuffs EU plans for clearing market; Sri Lanka seeks US$3bn rescue
Industry roundup: 23 March
by Kylene Casanova
Cross-border CBDC platform interoperability, RippleNet - potential alternative to CBDC, Mastercard connects banks to BNPL, Biometric tech and fraud
Industry roundup: 22 March
by Graham Buck
Transition from Libor progressing; Bank majors form syndicated loan platform; ClearBank raises £175m for expansion; Euroclear takes stake in Fnality
Industry roundup: 10 March
by Graham Buck
Airlines’ hedging offsets oil price spike; US corporates’ Russia exposure assessed; London-listed Russian companies; Biden authorises crypto review
Industry roundup: 04 March
by Kylene Casanova
new cybersecurity law, US using countering crypto to avoid Russia sanctions, Ripple's crypto payments, EMQ cross-border payments in South Asia.
Industry roundup: 1 March
by Graham Buck
Banks halt Russia commodity trade finance; Paga Group expands to Ethiopia; Sweden's biometric payment card; Ex-SWIFT trio launch cross-border payments
Industry roundup: 24 February
by Graham Buck
McKinsey upbeat on mining sector; Botswana to end cheque use; Few escape supply chain disruption; Islamic finance 'helping sustainability aims'
OpenTreasury #15 - MUFG launches stablecoin platform, impacts of embedded finance, Volante and FIMBank extend cloud payments, Russia to regulate cryptocurrency
by Kylene Casanova
Industry roundup: 16 February
by Kylene Casanova
Mastercard crypto consulting, ISO 20022 update, Crypto accessibility expanded, A2A payments solution,open-banking w/ APIs
Industry roundup: 14 February
by Kylene Casanova
SoFi highlighted at SuperBowl, Fintechs using Sardine to combat fraud, Mastercard partners with fintechs, Anduin's Smart Mail, B2B trade segment BNPL
Industry roundup: 11 February
by Kylene Casanova
Temenos Banking Service, KyckGlobal & Payflo partner, Worldline & Alipay+ partner, TrueLayer & Tillit collaboration, Stablecoin in Japan, EU payments
Industry roundup: 7 February
by Kylene Casanova
Barclays and Rainmaking partnership, Singapore digital economy, Federal Reserve digital dollar, Keybank and Google Cloud partnership
Industry roundup: 4 February
by Kylene Casanova
digital yuan & Olympics, AI and cross-border payments, compliance solutions for fintechs, and digital banking expansion
Industry roundup: 3 February
by Graham Buck
First DeFi ETF launches 17 February; Ripple and Modulr partner; China's zero-Covid 'threatens supply chain'; UK ransomware attack targets snacks
Industry roundup: January 31
by Kylene Casanova
U.S. Treasury alternatives to IDme, FedNow pricing approach established, Central Pacific Bank launches banking-as-a-service, digital banking in Brazil
Industry roundup: 28 January
by Kylene Casanova
SAP acquires Taulia, Indonesia revolutionizes with real-time digital payments, Capital One and Trovata partnership, cross-border QR payment link
Industry roundup: 12 January
by Kylene Casanova
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Industry roundup: 10 January
by Kylene Casanova
RTP in Tanzania and for consumer bill pay in US, China's WeChat to accept digital yuan payments, Fed`s plan for 1-day Fedwire ISO 20022 migration
Industry roundup: 6 January
by Graham Buck
Increased cyber risk expected; Standard Chartered HK responds to Omicron; DailyPay launches real-time digital wallet; Tradeling partners with MODIFI
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”