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Egyptian financial inclusion on the rise despite economic turmoil

February 5, 2024

Mobile wallet providers are offering alternative products beyond simple payment services to help shield against the impact of inflation

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Explainer: The replumbing of US Treasury clearing

February 5, 2024

The expansion of central clearing for the US Treasury market is seismic, and the change complex

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South Korea’s banking liberalisation push shows limited success

February 5, 2024

The government is pushing to boost competitiveness, but months later, progress remains limited

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Credit to non-financial borrowers in China in decline

February 2, 2024

Credit to China remained substantially lower at end-September 2023 compared to mid-2021

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Scale of RBI response to Paytm under scrutiny

February 1, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India’s move has brought both the actions of the bank and the regulator’s response to fintechs into the spotlight

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Non-banks can be ‘too big to fail’, at least in the US

February 1, 2024

Updated guidance in the US will allow easier designation of non-bank financial institutions as systemically important. Will other jurisdictions follow?

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PSD3 tries to keep pace with open banking expansion

February 1, 2024

Open banking users are expected to exceed 100 million in 2024, but the market relies on trust building, experts say

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What departures from Ecowas mean for west Africa

January 31, 2024

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s economies will suffer following their withdrawal from the economic bloc, and are a blow to attempts to contain Islamist violence in the Sahel region

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Transition planning or just greenwashing?

January 31, 2024

No one seems to have a clear definition of what makes a robust transition plan

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US proposal on non-bank payment providers slammed by industry, consumers and bipartisan politicians

January 30, 2024

Companies facilitating more than five million transactions a year — including Apple, Google and Venmo — would be in scope

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