What SoftBank’s PayPay IPO float means for embedded finance in Japan
Last week
Reuters reported that SoftBank has picked investment banks Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho and…
Probe into EU farm funds fraud in Greece widens – POLITICO
She called the allegations “a targeted and slanderous attack with false claims” and also insisted in her resignation…
Tarabut secures in-principle approval from UAE central bank
Source: CW8 Communications Tarabut, MENA’s leading Open Banking and embedded finance platform, has received in-principle approval from the…
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…