Direct connectivity is expected to streamline dollar settlements for institutional clients Kraken’s banking arm has secured ...

The guidance supports that blockchain-issued assets fit existing bank capital framework US banking regulators have moved to ...

Ringfencing growth in a milieu of evolving risks Banks around the world have started articulating a clear set of resolutions for 2026 in a macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape marked by persistent ...

A national trust bank charter would allow direct oversight of digital assets Morgan Stanley has applied to the Office of the ...

The initiative seeks to modernize settlement for digital and traditional assets BNY has partnered with global financial messaging network SWIFT to develop a blockchain-based ledger designed to enhance ...

Coinbase and Circle shot up about 10% on Wednesday morning Bitcoin rallied back by 7% on Wednesday as the digital currency rose back over $70,000 on Wednesday. President Trump made positive comments ...

Percentage of moderate-income families invested in the markets has increased by close to 200% since the start of the decade According to a new report by the BlackRock Foundation, the percentage of ...

The central bank is exploring faster, round-the-clock reserve transfers The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has launched a sandbox experiment to test blockchain-based settlement of current account deposits held ...

Banks risk “pilot purgatory” without fully scaling agentic AI McKinsey & Company has said banks are among the businesses best positioned to benefit from the rise of agentic AI, given the scale of ...

JP Morgan Chase has moved AI spending into its core infrastructure budget, underscoring a shift in how the bank views the technology as it becomes central to day-to-day operations. The world’s largest ...

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are front and centre for the US’ biggest banks, as shown by a wave of announcements in recent days. JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has outlined new details for ‘Project Crypto’, confirming that a dedicated innovation exemption for crypto companies will come into force in January 2026.