Time will tell as to what extent regulators impose stringent anti-money laundering requirements on cryptocurrency operations.
Forging a regulatory strategy in a time of crisis is not easy, but the Cyprus financial sector has come out stronger and more resilient, says Demetra Kalogerou, chairwoman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina has steadied the country’s currency, which has contributed to overall macroeconomic stability, according to the bank's governor, Senad Softić.
Development finance institutions must reinvent themselves to be fit for purpose, writes Rémy Rioux, CEO of the French development bank agency and initiator of the Finance in Common coalition.
It will take both investment and innovation to tackle the climate crisis, according to Werner Hoyer, president, European Investment Bank.
“Leading innovation at a central bank – isn’t that an oxymoron?” asks Sunayna Tuteja, chief innovation officer, US Federal Reserve System.
While there was not much change at the top of the 30th edition of the Global Financial Centres Index, two African centres join the ranks for the first time.
Symphony Communications’ CEO Brad Levy on the importance of placing humans at the heart of digital strategies.
Covid-19 has amplified, rather than muted, the importance of funding and developing well-connected, sustainable and liveable cities, argues urbanist professor Greg Clark.
Financial service providers have a responsibility to make faster progress on the sustainability and inclusion agendas, and values-based finance can help.
As banks look to promote greater diversity, there is a case for adding academic diversity to the list.
Cyber criminals are raising their game, adopting new distributed-denial-of-service attack methods and using botnets to harness vulnerable Internet of Things devices.
As the OBIE seeks to widen the initiative to include ‘open finance’, it is important to consider the dangers and drawbacks.
Digital transformation is helping financial institutions address the challenge of decarbonisation, but transformational technologies bring carbon emissions of their own.
Natixis CEO Nicolas Namias outlines his ambitions for the firm, following its recent delisting and acquisition by BPCE.
Ade Ayeyemi, group CEO of Ecobank, on empowering the African Continental Free Trade Area.
A new report lays out 20 recommendations for how the payments industry can elevate its game in preventing cyber attacks. A rising focus on cyber hygiene will lift the whole industry.
More meaningful data and better processes to hire and manage staff will help improve both gender balance and the bottom line, argues Nouriel Roubini, Kübra Koldemir and Paul Smith.
Remote sensing and artificial intelligence, combined with blockchain technology, could help more accurately measure and manage sustainability-related risks.
From a customer perspective, banks have had a ‘good’ pandemic. How can banks build on that trust in the sector and its digital take up?