LONDON (Reuters) – More joined up rules may be needed across the payments sector after the collapse of Germany’s Wirecard AG, Bank for International Settlements president Augustin Carstens said. Wirecard’s demise has thrown a spotlight on payments, which is on... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Turnover on some of the world’s biggest currency-trading venues has dropped as falling market volatility prompts some global banks to route more volumes onto their internal platforms, the Bank for International Settlements said in a quarterl... More »
ZURICH (Reuters) – Central banks grappling with fast-changing financial technology and companies like Facebook (FB.O) moving into finance will aim to work together more closely through an innovation hub approved on Sunday by the Bank for International Settleme... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Politicians need to quickly coordinate regulatory responses to new risks from technology companies like Facebook moving into finance, though banks won’t be squeezed out anytime soon, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said on Sunda... More »
FILE PHOTO: An employee of GSA Austria ( Money Service Austria ) holds a wad of new 100 euro banknotes at the company’s headquarters in Vienna July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Although a better economy is helping global banks to turn the corner a decade ... More »
ZURICH Central banks are ready to cooperate to support financial stability in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, the Bank for International Settlements said on Saturday. Central bankers gathered at the organization’s global economy meeting... More »
LONDON Concerns over the world’s major emerging economies, and in particular China, are growing as financial investors reassess the outlook for global growth, the Bank of International Settlements said on Sunday. After a month of turmoil for stocks and commodi... More »
