Joasia E. Popowicz
Associate editor, Central Banking
Joasia E. Popowicz is the associate editor and fintech correspondent at Central Banking. She chairs the FinTech & RegTech Global Awards, and is the fintech subject specialist for the Central Banking Benchmarking Service. Previously, Joasia worked as a data journalist across Risk Quantum and Central Banking. She was a data journalism fellow at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and Enigma, a fintech in New York. The Brown Institute is a joint initiative between Stanford University and Columbia University that funds projects at the intersection of journalism and technology. Joasia graduated with an MS in investigative journalism from the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia Journalism School.
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Articles by Joasia E. Popowicz
Fed rate hikes propel ‘crypto cycle’ – IMF paper
Monetary policy more correlated with institutional investment in tech than finance
Quantum computing and AI threaten financial system, Fed says
Ransomware groups seek to “exert maximum pressure on victim organisations”
BIS attacks crypto in report to G20 officials
But report promotes DLT for use in cross-border wholesale CBDC
BIS reports gaps in CBDC cyber security modelling
Over 90% of central banks now working on a CBDC project, survey finds
BoE and BIS develop digital currency APIs
Bank of Canada, Central Bank of Hungary, Visa, Mastercard and Amazon involved
Central bankers warn of systemic cyber risk
Central Banking Summer Meetings: Officials recommend automating configuration checks
The winners of the 2023 FinTech RegTech Global Awards
Sixth annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the private sector
Ukrainian hackers claim attack on Russian banks
Cyber attack targets Bank of Russia’s interbank system, disrupting payments
SEC charges Binance and Coinbase
World’s largest crypto exchanges accused of illegal operations at expense of investors
Iosco sets out global crypto regulation
International group of regulators targets conflicts of interest in the industry
European Council adopts Mica regulation
Crypto legal framework covers issuers and service providers but not defi
Fintech Benchmarks 2023 – presentation
Specialist Joasia E. Popowicz discusses CBDCs, cyber security, AI/ML in regtech, suptech and cloud computing
BoE and BIS test synchronised DLT settlement
Prototype leaves open legality of digitised asset transfer
US Treasury releases defi risk assessment
Lax adherence to AML/CFT requirements allows criminals to launder money
CBSL requests criminal proceedings against crypto schemes
Legal action could allow investors to recoup losses
Illegal gold trade impacts Ethiopian reserves
Assosa region holds one of the greatest untapped resources of gold in the world
EU politicians back plan for new AML authority
Proposals include tougher transparency requirements and crypto transaction limits
Towards legal CBDCs
Officials at the Bank of Thailand and Bank of Jamaica on how their CBDC design choices interact with the law
Fintech Benchmarks 2023 report – the future of money
Most central banks continue work on CBDC, few jurisdictions have banned crypto. Payments innovation once again tops the research agenda
BIS Project Icebreaker proposes cross-border retail CBDC model
Central banks used smart contracts and worked with FX providers to cut costs and risk
Carstens sets out vision for future monetary system
Programmable money on shared ledger would preserve two-tiered structure
FSB outlines crypto and defi risks to financial stability
Future work will map “oracles”, “bridges” and other links with traditional finance