SEC hires 20 more staff to police crypto markets
SEC hires 20 more staff to police crypto markets The US Securities and Exchange Commission has nearly doubled the size of its crypto…
CBDCs can work with private stablecoins – research
CBDCs can work with private stablecoins – research A wholesale CBDC could successfully work with private stablecoins, shows research from the Hong Kong…
EC and ECB join forces to investigate digital euro
EC and ECB join forces to investigate digital euro The European Commission and European Central Bank are working together to investigate the policy,…
ECB bids to bust CBDC myths
ECB bids to bust CBDC myths The European Central Bank has hit back at public "misconceptions" about the digital euro and its future…
ECB ponders €3000 threshold for consumer digital euro holdings
ECB ponders €3000 threshold for consumer digital euro holdings The European Central bank is toying with the idea of imposing a €3000 limit…
HSBC reaps environmental benefits of pandemic switch to remote advice
HSBC reaps environmental benefits of pandemic switch to remote advice HSBC UK has found a silver lining to the coronavirus cloud, revealing that…
EU reaches agreement on landmark MiCA regulation for crypto
EU reaches agreement on landmark MiCA regulation for crypto The Council Presidency and European Parliament have settled on the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)…
Newcastle Building Society installs technology to serve customers of shuttered bank branches
Newcastle Building Society installs technology to serve customers of shuttered bank branches Newcastle Building Society is responding to the rising tide of branch…
Standard Chartered joins TradeLens
Standard Chartered joins TradeLens Standard Chartered has become the first financial institution to join the TradeLens blockchain-enabled container logisitics platform developed by IBM…
FCA toughens stance on bank branch closures
FCA toughens stance on bank branch closures The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set additional expectations for banks that are considering branch or…