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Banks Spent a Decade Building Apps. Now the Fight for the Customer Is Back in the Text Inbox.
RCS is turning the humble text message into a verified, app-like channel — and banks are being pushed back into an inbox they t...
EBICS vs. PSD2: Europe Built Two Bank Interfaces. They Were Never Meant to Compete.
Open banking was supposed to make old bank channels obsolete. Eight years after PSD2, corporates still move their money over EB...
Europe's Central Banks Want Stablecoin Reserves Out of Bank Deposits. Here Is Why.
In their response to the Commission's MiCA review, the ECB and the EU's national central banks ask Brussels to drop the rule fo...
The ECB Just Answered Tokenisation's Hardest Question: What Do You Pay With?
With Pontes, live since 21 September, banks can settle tokenised securities in central bank money for the first time. The techn...
Morgan Stanley Launched the First Bank-Issued Bitcoin ETF Today
Morgan Stanley's MSBT is live on NYSE Arca today as the first spot Bitcoin ETF from a major US bank, charging 0.14% — the lowes...
Neobanks Didn't Disrupt Banking. They Just Made It Pretty
Neobanks solved usability. They didn't change the underlying architecture. Vikram Arun argues the real disruption is the open e...
Significant Risk Transfer: Klarna Has Completed Six of These Deals. Here Is What the Architecture Actually Does.
Klarna completed its sixth and largest significant risk transfer deal on April 1, covering $1.7 billion in euro-denominated loa...
The Need for More Diverse Leadership in Banking - Women's History Month
Women hold less than a third of C-suite roles in banking. Amanda Swoverland makes the case that diverse leadership isn't a fair...
KBC Becomes the First Belgian Bank to Offer Regulated Crypto Trading. It Chose a Swiss Custody Partner to Make It Happen.
KBC, Belgium's largest bank-insurance group, has launched regulated Bitcoin and Ether trading through its Bolero brokerage plat...
The Banks Are Winning One Battle. Here Is What That Means for the Other.
The CLARITY Act is stalled in the Senate. Banks rejected the White House's own compromise on March 5. At the same time, crypto ...
How Neobanks Are Changing the Way We Use Credit and Debit Cards
Neobanks are redefining credit and debit card usage through AI, automation, and real-time controls. This analysis explores how ...
Barclays Takes Minority Stake in United Fintech Amid Rising Interest in Shared Technology Platforms
Barclays has acquired a minority stake in United Fintech, joining four other global banks as shareholders. The move highlights ...