Fintech
AML deadline prompts FCA to warn crypto firms
Regulator says firms must not mislead customers about regulatory status and outlines deadline for registration
Bank of Canada picks MindBridge for AI fraud detection trial
Trial under central bank’s ‘Pivot’ scheme will test artificial intelligence for payment fraud detection
Bankers are ignoring crypto assets’ flaws – expert
Technologists are more worried than financiers by problems, expert tells IMF panel
G7 group warns of stablecoin risks as FSB sets out plans
Group’s final report says global stablecoins could generate “significant adverse effects”; FSB outlines plan for review of stablecoin regulation
AI use proliferating in UK financial services, regulators find
Machine learning can increase efficiency but also amplify risks, BoE and FCA say
Bank of Israel creates centre to boost fintech
Central bank and finance ministry push for more innovation as first digital lender opens
Cyber attacks on financial firms rise by 37% – survey
Eighty-eight per cent of participants report domain name system attacks over the last year
BIS and SNB co-operate on technology research hub
Swiss centre will investigate how to use digital central bank money on DLT infrastructure
Big tech: a threat to banks?
The explosive growth of financial services offered by big tech companies in China offers important lessons
Creating trust in money in a data economy
The NDB’s compliance chief, Srinivas Yanamandra, speaks about the need for new approaches to regulating digital currencies, distributed ledgers and deep-learning algorithms
Seven threats from big tech’s libra
Can central banks avoid a ‘big tech’ monetary meltdown?
BoE finds room for improvement in cyber attack exercise
Participants have made changes since previous exercise but some issues remain, central bank says
Regulators should embrace digital ID
The lack of a single ID in financial services is causing unnecessary friction, argues Dave Birch
Central banks urged to adopt DLT-based CBDC
Industry figures argue central bank money is needed for token-based securities settlement, but central bankers are sceptical
Riksbank may not use DLT for e-kronor, says Julin
The Swedish central bank plans to launch a ‘proof of concept’ e-kronor next year as an alternative to cash; no monetary policy component envisaged
Stablecoins raise ‘sovereignty challenge’, says de Galhau
French governor says rise of stablecoins highlights need for pan-European action on payments
ECB’s Cœuré weighs stablecoin risks
Executive board member calls for improved global payment systems, while preserving global policy priorities
UK cash use squeezed by rise of fintech and ATM fee changes
Accounts with fintech firms and open banking proving increasingly popular, report finds
Regulators meet in Basel to grill stablecoin backers
Conference convened by G7 stablecoins group included Libra Association, Fnality and JP Morgan
BIS paper: DLT opens possibility of ‘embedded supervision’
Distributed ledger data would be useful for supervision, but must be trustworthy, author says
DNB to start supervising crypto-asset firms
New powers result from the implementation of an EU directive tackling anti-money laundering