Category: International Banking News
China’s central bank lays regulatory foundation for CBDC
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), published a draft law this Friday that aims to provide regulatory framework and legitimac [...]
SME Finance to launch Lithuanian digital bank
SME Finance is already the biggest provider of non-banking business financing in the Baltic region.
Now it is taking the next step, preparing to la [...]
World Bank helps Mozambique mitigate impact of COVID-19 with a new $100 million grant
WASHINGTON — The World Bank approved today a $100 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) in support of the Government [...]
Abu Dhabi’s ADQ reveals $545m plan for digital bank
Abu Dhabi investment firm ADQ plans to set up a digital bank with an initial capital of AED2 billion ($545 million) after obtaining the legacy licence [...]
Risk averse banks continue to lend with caution; bank credit up marginally, deposit growth stable
Bank credit grew marginally during the fortnight ending October 9 when compared to the previous 14 days that ended September 25, hinting at risk avers [...]
Focus on the future of banking supervision in a changing world
At the 21st International Conference of Banking Supervisors, senior banking supervisors and central bankers discussed issues related to the future [...]
People’s Bank Of China Draft Law Provides A Legal Basis For Digital Currency Electronic Payments (DC/EP) And Bans All Stablecoins Backed By Renminbi Reserves
DC/EP is the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) about to be issued by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). The pilot has made “positive progress”.
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Il Brasile sta organizzando una IPO per la sua banca di Stato digitale
Durante un evento online svolto questo martedì, il Ministro delle finanze brasiliano Paulo Guedes ha affermato che il Brasile sta per entrare nell [...]
Se PayPal accetta i bitcoin come valuta di pagamento in attesa delle criptovalute delle banche centrali
Ora con PayPal si può pagare anche in bitcoin. A partire dall’inizio del 2021 negli Usa, e poi nel corso dell’anno nel resto del mondo, i 346 milioni [...]
Transizione energetica: perché le banche potrebbero perdere miliardi
Solo nelle ultime settimane si sono moltiplicati gli annunci di banche o altri istituti finanziari che hanno deciso di puntare sulla sostenibilità a d [...]