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  • Published on Aug 22, 2026

    How Banks Are Rethinking Credit Risk in an AI-Driven Economy

    AI is changing not only how banks assess borrowers, but also what counts as risk, which data matters and how quickly credit decisions must adapt to a changing economy. Credit risk used to be built around a familiar set of questions: Can the borrower repay …

    Source: Global Banking & Finance Review - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 17, 2026

    UK names 39 international organisations whose workers are exempt from immigration control

    The UK government has published a full list of international organisations whose employees qualify for exemption from standard immigration control The list of 39 included major global bodies such as the IMF, WHO, World Bank Group, UNICEF, UNHCR, and the …

    Source: Legit News - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 20, 2026

    Faster, cheaper, safer? The G20 should address the tradeoffs in cross-border payments.

    In 2020, the Group of Twenty (G20) launched its Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments to “benefit citizens and economies worldwide, supporting economic growth, international trade, global development and financial inclusion.” The roadmap aims to make …

    Source: Atlantic Council - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 20, 2026

    Lagarde ‘still being pursued’ for WEF top Job

    ECB head Lagarde 'appears ready' to take WEF role Keystone-SDA The World Economic Forum (WEF) is still courting Christine Lagarde to take over as its next chair, according to people familiar with the matter. Listen to the article Listening the …

    Source: Swissinfo - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Aug 20, 2026

    ALEX BRUMMER: As Wall Street's 'Fear Index' flashes red, my super-rich financier friend and so many top bankers are all ...

    Over a frugal breakfast of coffee and croissants, a friend who last year sold his hedge fund for several hundred million dollars shared with me his doom-laden vision of the future. He believes the timing of his disposal was impeccable – because a great …

    Source: Daily Mail - Right-wing
  • Published on Aug 19, 2026

    Post-Quantum Cryptography for Banks: A Migration Playbook

    Standfirst The standards are usable and the financial-sector roadmap is becoming clearer. Banks now need to turn quantum risk into an owned, testable migration programme tied to critical services and normal technology renewal. From Cryptographic Inventory …

    Source: Global Banking & Finance Review - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 12, 2026

    UK FX turnover reaches record $4.6tn daily

    Average daily foreign-exchange turnover in the UK reached a record $4.609tn in April, reinforcing the scale of London’s role in global currency trading and the financial infrastructure that supports it. The Bank of England’s latest semi-annual survey of 25 …

    Source: Business Quarter - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 19, 2026

    Tokenised Deposits versus Stablecoins: Who Wins?

    The battle for programmable money is moving from crypto markets into the core of regulated banking. Stablecoins proved that money can move continuously across programmable networks. Banks are now trying to bring the same advantages to regulated deposits …

    Source: Global Banking & Finance Review - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 19, 2026

    StanChart, HSBC execute first live transaction on Swift blockchain ledger

    Standard Chartered and HSBC have completed the first live cross-border transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger, demonstrating interoperability between the banks’ tokenized deposit systems a month after the ledger’s launch. The transaction involved …

    Source: Coin Telegraph - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 19, 2026

    South Korea’s household borrowing tops $1.4 trillion amid investment surge

    Signs for loans hang in a commercial bank in Korea. (Yonhap) South Korea’s household credit surpassed 2 quadrillion won (US$1.4 trillion) for the first time, as a surge in housing-related borrowing and stock investment drove the biggest quarterly increase …

    Source: The Hankyoreh - Pending
  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    Africa Finance Corporation issues landmark digital bond on Swiss exchange

    Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has become the first African institution to issue a digital bond to be listed, traded and settled on a regulated digital exchange. AFC is a multilateral financial institution created by African nations almost two decades …

    Source: Global Government Fintech - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 18, 2026

    Hong Kong, Japan lead APAC blockchain payments push

    Homepage > News > Finance > Hong Kong, Japan lead APAC blockchain payments push A new study of cross-border payments news coverage has revealed that blockchain technologies are most discussed in Hong Kong, where 70% of the reporting reviewed …

    Source: Coingeek - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 17, 2026

    What happens if property prices drop 20pc? Ask New Zealand or Canada

    If it's a glimpse towards a possible future you're after, it's always worthwhile taking a peek across the Tasman. For, when it comes to the economy, the Kiwis don't do things by halves. They were the first to raise interest rates in the …

    Source: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Aug 17, 2026

    AI boom meets its leverage problem after 67% fund collapse

    Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness AI hedge fund lost around 67% of its value in July. This was the result of margin calls leading the fund to sell its public portfolio. The collapse of such a fund poses a question for equity investors in regard …

    Source: Cryptopolitan - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jul 30, 2026

    Lloyds Becomes First UK Bank to Complete Live Atomic GBP/CHF Settlement in BIS Framework

    Lloyds Banking Group has completed three live tokenized deposit transactions inside Project Agorá's Real-Value Testing phase — becoming one of the first banks to publicly confirm real money moving through the Bank for International Settlements' …

    Source: Tech Times - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Are Central Bank Digital Currencies Losing the Race Before It Begins?

    Retail CBDCs are moving slowly just as stablecoins, instant-payment rails and tokenised bank money accelerate. But the apparent contest may be obscuring a deeper shift in what central banks actually need digital public money to do. Five years ago, central …

    Source: Global Banking & Finance Review - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 15, 2026

    South Korea eases offshore won trading

    Foreigners will soon be able to open won accounts at banks in their home countries and use them to make won-denominated payments to other foreign account holders. The South Korean government is moving to dismantle barriers to offshore won trading that have …

    Source: Donga Ilbo - Center-right
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    What Happens to Commercial Banks When Money Moves 24/7?

    The payments clock is becoming continuous. The harder transformation is making bank liquidity, risk controls and operations continuous as well. Banking has always relied on the fiction that a day ends. Ledgers close, treasury desks square positions, …

    Source: Global Banking & Finance Review - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Agentic Banking: When Your AI Negotiates With the Bank's AI

    The next phase of digital banking may not be a better app. It may be a market in which software agents represent customers and banks, compare terms, make offers, execute transactions and continuously optimise financial relationships. Imagine giving a …

    Source: Global Banking & Finance Review - Neutral

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