France’s PM turns to YouTube to sell his budget cuts – POLITICO
Last month, during a two-hour press conference billed as “a moment of truth,” the French prime minister unveiled…
Earmarking in Programmable Payments – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
As programmable payments become more common, an old-school budgeting idea is making a comeback: earmarking. At its core,…
Meet Stéphanie Riso, the EU’s budget brain and ‘toughest cookie’ – POLITICO
A French Commission veteran with scars from the eurozone crisis, Brexit and the EU’s pandemic recovery, Riso has…
Japan’s Defense Force and Shipbuilders Colluded in Fraud Payments and Gifts
Japan’s Ministry of Defense issued a final report detailing a more than 40-year scheme in which the…
Europe must provide more support for stablecoins or face subservience to the US dollar
Jürgen Schaaf, an economist and advisor to the European Central Bank’s Market Infrastructure and Payments division, says more…
Bank of England mulls shelving of digital pound
The Bank of England is considering shelving plans for the creation of a digital pound amid growing scepticism…
Bank of England: stablecoins are no substitute for commercial bank money – Ledger Insights
Yesterday both the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey gave…
Labour MPs challenge UK fiscal watchdog after welfare debacle – POLITICO
“We have to understand that these are useful but limited forecasts, which should help to guide our decisions,…
Brussels pushes to block budget payouts to EU’s democratic backsliders – POLITICO
The move is likely to exacerbate tensions between the Commission and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who faces…
Australia to commence multiple trials of tokenised asset settlement and CBDC
Project Acacia, a joint initiative between the Reserve Bank of Australia and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC),…
Fed braces for impact as stagflation fears grow: By Prakash Bhudia
The Fed is sweating, even if the data says it shouldn’t be. Inflation’s cooling. Jobs are holding up.…
The Key Payment Trends to Maximise Business Value
Speaking to FinextraTV, Barry Rodrigues, EVP Payments, Finastra, explains how financial institutions can embrace the changing payment trends…