financial innovation

CBDC Scrutiny Underscores Role of Compliance in Scaling Digital Innovations
CBDC Scrutiny Underscores Role of Compliance in Scaling Digital Innovations
May 29, 2024  |  CBDC

The technology for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) already exists. And as dozens of countries around the world have proven, in less time than it...

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China’s Regulatory Realities And Their Global Open Banking Implications
China’s Regulatory Realities And Their Global Open Banking Implications
February 21, 2020  |  Regulation

The continual spread of Open Banking means that regulators and merchants in various markets are becoming more aware of the critical importance of security as...

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Monetary Authority Of Singapore: What It Will Take To Win Digital Banking Licenses
Monetary Authority Of Singapore: What It Will Take To Win Digital Banking Licenses
January 31, 2020  |  Regulation

Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants in the European Union (EU) have had some time to get used to both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

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HKMA, BOT Team On FinTech Initiatives
HKMA, BOT Team On FinTech Initiatives
May 15, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced on Wednesday (May 15) that they have inked a deal to collaborate...

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Today In Data: The Future Of Faster Payments
Today In Data: The Future Of Faster Payments
January 22, 2019  |  Today In Data

Financial Innovation Now (FIN) submitted a public letter in December, contending that the Fed was best-positioned to operate a ubiquitous, interoperable real-time payments network. Innovation, flexibility and agility...

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How IBM Aims To Make Banks Open To Open Banking
How IBM Aims To Make Banks Open To Open Banking
November 15, 2018  |  API

In the open banking era, banks can no longer think of themselves as just banks, says Tom Eck, chief technology officer at IBM. In the...

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Oracle Brings FinTech Program To Brussels, Blockchain Poised For Growth In India
Oracle Brings FinTech Program To Brussels, Blockchain Poised For Growth In India
June 28, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Oracle’s decision to bring its FinTech Innovation Program to Brussels....

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i2c VP: For Top Performing FIs, Infrastructure Matters, But So Does Mindset
i2c VP: For Top Performing FIs, Infrastructure Matters, But So Does Mindset
May 15, 2018  |  Data Drivers

Top-performing FIs foster a culture of innovation that helps them lead the way in customer relationships — the sticky kind — as noted in our...

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Why Credit Unions Should Take Comfort in Risk
Why Credit Unions Should Take Comfort in Risk
September 01, 2017  |  Credit Unions

As the saying goes, no risk no reward. For the credit union market, the message is clear in terms of innovation: Put on your wingsuit...

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