On Tuesday, 2 June, Mizuho announced it has adopted enterprise resource planning (ERP) specialist SAP’s multi-bank connectivity solution, making it the first Japanese bank to do so. The solution allows… read more →
Seven central banks and over 40 commercial banks have participated in a successful prototype of Project Agorá, an initiative to test the feasibility of a multi-currency shared programmable platform. A… read more →
The credit and political risk landscape has, in the past year, been driven by significant fluctuations in geopolitics and trade, whether in tariff wars or actual wars, while technological developments… read more →
Banking regulation underwent a major shift after the 2008 Financial Crisis. The downturn, nothing short of an economic earthquake, led to 25 US bank failures in one year, with hundreds… read more →
The prime ministers of Japan and the UK have announced their renewed partnership over critical minerals and cybersecurity following a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, 31 January. The statement comes… read more →
Hong Kong plans to double its supply of yuan for banks to borrow, announced the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Monday, 26 January. This comes amid shifting currency dynamics… read more →
When we termed this article series the TFG “tariff tracker,” we were aiming for, if nothing else, a descriptive title, assuming the worst we would be covering would be high… read more →
Sanae Takaichi has made history by winning election as Japan’s prime minister today, on Tuesday, 21 October. She is the first woman to do so. Takaichi is now faced with… read more →
Listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Podtail, ListenNotes, TuneIn In a grocery store in Cape Town, Korean instant noodles and ice cups sit alongside local biltong. “The younger generation is observing on social… read more →
According to the sources, China’s cabinet will review a roadmap charting a stablecoin strategy for the country, which represents a marked U-turn from China’s traditionally hardline stance against digital assets.… read more →
