Banking Archive

Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What does this mean for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar?

Allan Flynn won a settlement with ANZ for debanking him and is headed to the tribunal to take on Westpac next week.

The head of the body in charge of overseeing U.S. banks named cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) activity among factors contributing to disintermediation of the banking …

Regulated crypto bank Avanti CEO Caitlin Long says tarring the entire crypto industry with the same brush is unfair.

“We take our duty as a responsible lender seriously and want to do everything we can to protect you,” HSBC UK reportedly wrote.

The former foreign and finance minister of Nigeria said the G20 should be looking into blockchain solutions to close the gender gap.

Banks lack an innovative streak, but cutting-edge DeFi protocols often have a usability problem. Is combining the two the answer?

According to Galaxy’s estimates, the annual energy usage of Bitcoin stands at 114 TWh, while the banking industry consumes over 260 TWh each year.

The stablecoin issuer has nabbed a banking license, but it doesn’t mean they’ll be doing any banking in the traditional sense.

Sumitomo Mitsui has partnered with Securitize to launch Japan’s first security token that complies with the country’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

Ant Group remains the world’s biggest blockchain patentee, while IBM is considered to be the most cited developer of patents in the industry.

Retail users may have to wait in much of the world, however.