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APRIL 14, 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cautioned that COVID-19 has made “cracks” in the worldwide financial system known and “will likely” have financial institutions encounter market and credit losses that will put their reserves to the test. The IMF also pointed out emerging stress in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

India’s central bank is considering allowing payment banks and other finance companies to become lenders. A working group within the central bank is also mulling over whether to allow industrial conglomerates to set up banking units, according to Reuters. In a committee report released on Friday (Nov.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) late Friday (Jan. 15) announced that it is assessing a $390 million penalty against Capital One for engaging in what it says are “both willful and negligent violations” of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). financial system.”.

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JULY 29, 2024

Nonbanks have eaten into traditional banks’ marketplace. Can the older banks retake lost ground by simply becoming more agile? Once upon a time, banking was simple: Take deposits, use depositors’ money to make loans, and transfer payments between clients and earn a commission. All three pillars are now under assault.

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CFO News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warns that climate risks are impacting the financial system, posing systemic challenges. These include physical and transition risks, impacting assets, businesses, and loan losses. Data gaps hinder comprehensive risk assessment and access to climate finance.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

India's central bank wants stricter regulations for big shadow lenders, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The Reserve Bank of India , according to the Friday (Jan. 22) report, wants to prevent events like the collapse of a major financier in 2018 — which continues to have effects on the financial system even now.

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JULY 19, 2020

Rajnish Kumar, chairman of the State Bank of India , the country’s largest lender, said the resurgence of the coronavirus jeopardizes reform of the financial system, the Financial Times (FT) reported. “If If it were not for COVID, a bank like the State Bank of India would be in a very happy situation,” Kumar told FT. “In

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

It comes on the heels of an IMF report that raises concerns about growing momentum toward central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDCs). central bank has yet to decide whether to plunge ahead, said that issues need to be vetted, include protecting any new digital currency from cyberattacks, fraud and high-tech counterfeiters.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Global Finance presents its 31st annual list of best banks worldwide. Banks face an uphill battle as supply chains remain disrupted, regional conflicts continue to build, and the fear of bank failure returns. Industry leadership, advancements in digitalization and corporate citizenship also factored in.

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JUNE 29, 2020

FDIC) is considering nixing its quarterly reports of banks in an attempt to modernize the way data is handled. Part of the overhaul could focus on replacing the “call” reports that banks are required to file within 30 days after each quarter, which result in copious 60-page reports with thousands of data fields.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Global Finance magazine interviewed Philippines Central Bank Governor Eli Remolona, who earned an “A–” grade in the magazine’s 2024 Central Banker Report Cards. GF : The Philippines Central Bank (BSP) was the first major central bank in Asia to cut rates following the widespread regional post Covid-19 monetary tightening.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

This week SWIFT, the financial messaging service based in Belgium (and where the acronym stands for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Communications) said that it would suspend access for at least some Iranian banks. brought back financial and other sanctions against Iran, which in turn came after the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Twelve years after the housing and mortgage markets’ collapse threw the United States into financial distress not seen since the Great Depression, market watchers are again on the lookout for a possible new banking crisis spawned by upheaval in the U.S. commercial real estate sector. No Quick Fix. The Government’s Response.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Indian banks are facing a hidden threat in their unsecured credit portfolios, with banks like IndusInd Bank, Bandhan Bank, and Yes Bank showing signs of stress. However, these loans can be highly profitable if done with proper underwriting, even though deposit growth in Indian banks lags behind credit growth.

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JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This “Great Wealth Transfer” will impact millions of people around the world and could potentially open up exciting opportunities to reshape our financial systems and redistribute wealth to support both people and our planet. Crucially, banks must recognize that younger generations are far more digitally literate than baby boomers.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is looking at making corporate supply chains digital, a report from Pakistan Today stated, with an eye toward more financial inclusion. “It It is the overarching aim of the State Bank to ensure a safe and secure financial system," said SBP Deputy Governor Sima Kamil at a web conference, per the report.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Banks and FinTech companies have a complicated history. Both types of institutions contend for the same business in the competitive financial services world. But if relationships between banks and FinTechs were once icy, it looks like they are on the verge of thawing thanks, in part, to API solutions. Why the tension?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Many consumers move to new countries to pursue economic opportunities, but adjusting to these locations also requires learning the ins and outs of new financial systems — a transition that can be filled with friction. How Rayo Delivers Immigrant-Focused Financial Services. Consumers who move to the U.S.

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MAY 2, 2019

To that end, Invest In Blockchain reported that Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, said that the central bank should gear up for a “fourth industrial revolution” that includes at least some impact to payments, chiefly through blockchain and decentralized systems. Also in the U.K.,

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson, speaking during a public hearing at the Danish parliament Monday (Nov. 19), contended that a major European bank helped to process as much as $150 billion in suspicious payments, and noted that two U.S.-based based lenders were involved. are investigating $228.5

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Global Finance magazine interviewed Brazil Central Bank President Roberto Campos Neto, who has been at the helm since February 2019. In this interview, Campos Neto shares his insights on the global economy, Brazil’s economic outlook, the resilience of Latin American economies, and the importance of central bank independence.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Banks Oppose Idea Of Possible Big Tech Banking Charters. House committee started to look at the idea of letting firms like Facebook or Amazon get charters to run as banks. The banking industry, however, is against the idea. “We Last week, a U.S. European Commission To Appeal Apple State Aid Decision.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Global payments company MoneyGram announced a new partnership with HD Bank in Vietnam to provide a home delivery service, MoneyGram said in a press release on Thursday (Aug. MoneyGram is committed to enhancing our product offerings in Vietnam and we believe this is a progressive and mutually rewarding step towards that goal.”. local time.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Why this new book, focusing on central banks and their influence? Nomi Prins: Since the financial crisis, one of the themes in my books is money and power. LP: You place the roots of this trouble in 2008, a year which, you point out, increased the power of central banks. economy and Wall Street.

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JUNE 26, 2020

More than 10,000 financial institutions (FIs) around the world are implementing or exploring open banking , an emerging trend in the financial industry that allows banks and FinTechs to freely share their data, encouraging collaboration and the development of new customer-facing services. Open Banking’s Data Benefits.

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MARCH 13, 2020

ICICI Bank in India has announced it will initiate a rescue deal with Yes Bank to the tune of up to 10 billion rupees ($135 million), according to Reuters. Yes Bank is India’s fifth-largest private bank. Yes Bank had been struggling to offload a number of bad loans.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Agustin Carstens, the general manager at the Bank for International Settlements , said that banks shouldn’t issue their own bitcoin-like tokens because it could undermine global financial stability, as well as monetary policy, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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MARCH 6, 2020

The Indian government has seized control of its fourth-largest private bank as it organizes a bailout plan and temporarily limits how much depositors can withdraw, according to reports on Friday (March 6). The RBI has capped the withdrawal limit at Rs 50,000 ($676) for 30 days, sending people into a panic and emptying Yes Bank’s ATMs of cash.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

The United States Federal Reserve has passed new rules which lower the liquidity and capital requirements for most banks, as well as easing other restrictions. The Financial Times is reporting that Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell announced the new rules on Thursday (Oct. Smaller banks can now have 0.6

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

San Francisco-based FinTech company Square, known for its white card readers, has once again decided to become a banking establishment, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The company had previously asked to start a bank in September of 2017, but eventually withdrew from the process over procedural issues.

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JULY 1, 2019

The Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) has announced the launch of a BIS Innovation Hub to enable central banks around the world to collaborate on financial technology solutions and innovation. Central banks have a major role to play.

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JULY 1, 2019

Modern customers are much more likely to grow frustrated by lengthy processes and switch to other banks, after all. As such, FIs must seek more innovative authentication procedures that take less time and draw less ire than weak password and PIN systems. Biometrics and the Future of Fraud.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

.” The Bank of Canada , TMX Group and Canada’s payment system teamed up for a test to settle and clear mock stocks using the blockchain, Bloomberg reported. The system, intended to be linked with market infrastructure already in place, enabled participants to settle mock securities with mock central bank cash.

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JUNE 21, 2019

The head of Germany’s central bank warned about stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies tied to traditional currencies, according to a report by Reuters. Jens Weidmann said that if the new currency becomes widely used, it could undermine banks. This might disrupt transaction banking and financial market intermediation.”.

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JULY 13, 2020

The nation’s banks hoping to use COVID-19 as an excuse to shutter branches or get permanent concessions from regulators better think again, the Financial Times reported. Department of Treasury, told the newspaper he was not prepared to revisit the fundamentals of bank regulations as a result of the pandemic. Brooks told U.S.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

PayPal 's Xoom , an international money transfer service, has integrated with NPIL's/NPCI's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to offer inter-bank transactions in India, according to a press release. In addition, recipients of money transfers will have the option to link several bank accounts and set their default bank account for transactions.

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