Swathes of global banking business could be under threat as geopolitical instability looks set to become the norm. 

The demise of the US dollar as the world’s top reserve currency has been endlessly debated, but some observers believe that the recent sanctions against Russia might be a real turning point.

Russia has effectively been ejected from the global economy by the West — a move that will stress its banks and could have frightening unintended consequences.  

January saw a rush of announcements about central bank digital currencies, as they enter their next phase of development.

Just three leading cloud providers pose a growing challenge in terms of the operational resilience of banks and this worries financial regulators. 

The European Commission’s approach to implementing Basel III into the EU’s banking framework attempts to be faithful, but is filled with divergences and delays.

Issuers of US dollar-backed stablecoins could be nearing an existential threat as regulators clearly want to subject them to tough banking rules. 

With China’s Evergrande in deep trouble, some are wondering if it could trigger another global financial crisis.

Crypto firms have been vocal about how the US’s damaging approach to their industry is stifling innovation to the benefit of Asian and European competitors. 

International standard setters are closing in on cryptoassets and their interventions are likely to intensify in the regulated sphere of the financial services industry, but that is not necessarily bad news for banks.