The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has reduced its benchmark capital requirement for UK banks to 13% of risk-weighted assets, down from 14%, a move that could provide… read more →
In the early days of cartography, map makers would trace the borders of the known world and, once they got to the end of the lands they knew, write “hic… read more →
While AI’s impact on fraud detection falls short of what many had hoped, its potential is shining elsewhere. In the payments sphere, AI is enabling faster processing times and more… read more →
Financial crime is less glamorous than “an offer he can’t refuse”, or a matter of “his brains or his signature […] on the contract,” as Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 ‘The… read more →
On a Formula 1 racecar, faulty brakes can prove costly for lap time, track position, and driver safety. No matter how advanced the engine, how aerodynamic the front and rear… read more →
The European payments industry is improving by leaps and bounds. Their economy is experiencing seismic changes, regarding shifts in real-time payments, integration of artificial intelligence (AI) software, and regulatory shifts.… read more →
It’s often easier to ship from Lagos to London than it is from Lagos to Nairobi: a fact which illustrates the nascent stages of intercontinental transport in the continent, but… read more →
UBS will wind down a number of funds by the end of the year, many of which have significant First Brands exposure, the Financial Times reported.
Trade finance is being reshaped by three intertwined pressures: sustainability, digitalisation, and geopolitical turbulence. As emerging markets push for economic growth, banks face the difficult task of balancing development needs… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn Latin America (LatAm) is undergoing significant transformations in its financial technology (fintech) landscape. At the 2025 Sibos conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Silvia Andreoletti, Senior… read more →
