Singapore’s central bank governor provides insight into its regulatory approach to the crypto sector, which aims to mitigate risks while leaving the door open for opportunities to co-create solutions with the industry.

Resilience gained through the painful post-global financial crisis restructuring has helped Portugal’s banks emerge from the pandemic with stable capital ratios, improved asset quality and ample liquidity.

Taking a hybrid approach will help retail banks grow, develop new processes and offer hyper-personalised services to customers.

The ongoing war in Ukraine is causing significant disruption to the political framework of Europe and the financial markets. However, the technology and business operations are holding up. 

Turkey’s banks are coping well with the financial, digital, economic and geopolitical risks confronting them

Sustainable finance and digitalisation helping to keep Turkey’s bankers positive

The data and intelligence satellites provide are being leveraged on a wider scale within financial services in areas such as financial inclusion and climate risk. 

Last year was the most profitable year on record for Romanian banks, but this year is set to be different.

The rapid pace of change means such questions are not out of the realm of possibility.

Banks have begun to take tentative steps into the metaverse, exploring how they can bring their services to this fully-digital channel. With questions around the use of cryptocurrencies and the form regulation may take, there is still some way to go before banks are offering a full metaverse experience.