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U.S. regulator warns of cheating risks in prediction platforms’ ‘mention markets’

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an advisory warning about the distinct dangers of markets tied to individuals’ behavior, including the risk of cheating.

CryptoBanking & financeprediction marketsCFTCmarket regulation

CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-23 00:00

U.S. regulator warns of cheating risks in prediction platforms’ ‘mention markets’
U.S. regulator warns of cheating risks in prediction platforms’ ‘mention markets’

Why newly granted federal approval won’t save these three crypto banks

The OCC has advanced Agora, Catena and Bastion toward federal trust-bank status under a repeatable framework for narrow, uninsured institutions. But final approvals, conversion work, capital, distribution, reserves and operations remain hurdles, while unfinished stablecoin rules and state-level challenges limit the charter’s value as a standalone moat.

CryptoBanking & financestablecoinscrypto banksbanking regulation

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-22 21:20

Why newly granted federal approval won’t save these three crypto banks
Why newly granted federal approval won’t save these three crypto banks

EXCLUSIVE: IDB head working on $2.5 billion Venezuela loan, faces board pushback, sources say

The head of the Inter-American Development Bank has been working to win approval for a $2.5 billion loan to Venezuela, but some members of the lender’s board have pushed back, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Banking & financeVenezuelaInter-American Development Bankloan

RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-22 21:10

EXCLUSIVE: IDB head working on $2.5 billion Venezuela loan, faces board pushback, sources say
EXCLUSIVE: IDB head working on $2.5 billion Venezuela loan, faces board pushback, sources say

Russian banks’ August profit virtually unchanged from July at $5.22 bln

Russia’s banking sector posted 440 billion rubles ($5.22 billion) in net profit in August, down 0.7% from July, the Bank of Russia said. Corporate funds rose 1.9% to 66.9 trillion rubles, while household funds fell 0.2% to 68.5 trillion rubles, possibly reflecting vacation spending and back-to-school preparations.

Macro & central banksBanking & financeCompanies & industryRussian bankingbank profitsBank of Russia

TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-22 18:06

Russian banks’ August profit virtually unchanged from July at $5.22 bln

Canada’s ‘Big Six’ banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative

Canada’s Big Six banks will launch an initiative to test tokenized deposits between banks. The initial phase will focus on transferring digital commercial deposits among participating institutions before connecting them to broader digital-asset ecosystems.

MarketsCryptoBanking & financeCanadian bankstokenized depositsdigital assets

CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-22 17:34

Canada’s ‘Big Six’ banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative
Canada’s ‘Big Six’ banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative

185 Years of Private Banking Heritage, A Legacy of Forward-thinking Stewardship

An advertising-partner feature presents the J. Safra Group as it approaches its 185th anniversary. Through Bank J. Safra Sarasin, the group combines its heritage with strategic transformation, while the acquisition of Saxo Bank provides a digital platform and drives further evolution.

Banking & financeprivate bankingfinancial servicesdigital transformation

SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-09-22 16:00

185 Years of Private Banking Heritage, A Legacy of Forward-thinking Stewardship
185 Years of Private Banking Heritage, A Legacy of Forward-thinking Stewardship

Coinbase targets stock futures, but CFTC approval standstill blocks launch

Coinbase Derivatives has proposed perpetual futures linked to individual U.S. stocks and ETFs, but the contracts still require regulatory approval. The CFTC register lists them as approval pending, meaning the filing is only a public proposal and the products are not yet available to traders.

MarketsCryptoBanking & financeCoinbasestock futuresCFTCregulatory approval

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-22 14:50

Coinbase targets stock futures, but CFTC approval standstill blocks launch
Coinbase targets stock futures, but CFTC approval standstill blocks launch

European central banks push to extend stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking

European central bankers are seeking to extend a ban on stablecoin yields to crypto lending and staking. They argue that indirect yield structures blur the distinction between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting competition across the financial system.

Macro & central banksCryptoBanking & financeEuropean central banksstablecoinscrypto lendingfinancial regulation

CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-22 14:32

European central banks push to extend stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking
European central banks push to extend stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking

Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform

Kalshi has asked the CFTC to permit margin trading on its platform, allowing users to buy contracts with borrowed funds. The move is the latest effort by Kalshi and other event-contract exchanges to attract greater participation from institutional traders.

MarketsCryptoBanking & financeKalshiMargin tradingCFTCInstitutional traders

CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-22 12:28

Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform
Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform

SoFi begins stablecoin settlement on Mastercard network as card program targets over $25 billion in annualized volume

SoFi has launched live settlement using its SoFiUSD stablecoin on Mastercard’s network. The company’s card program is targeting annualized volume of more than $25 billion.

CryptoBanking & financeSoFistablecoinsMastercardfintech

TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-22 12:00

SoFi begins stablecoin settlement on Mastercard network as card program targets over $25 billion in annualized volume
SoFi begins stablecoin settlement on Mastercard network as card program targets over $25 billion in annualized volume

Ukraine receives $841 million from World Bank under Canada’s guarantees

The World Bank has disbursed $841 million to Ukraine under guarantees from the Canadian government, Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergey Koretsky said. The payment brings total World Bank funding for Ukraine backed by Western guarantees to $54.3 billion. The agreement was reached during Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Canada in early September.

Banking & financeUkraineWorld BankCanadainternational aid

TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-22 11:11

Ukraine receives $841 million from World Bank under Canada’s guarantees

CLARITY Act needs 11 more Senate votes, but four existing supporters want changes

The CLARITY Act fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance on Sept. 15, receiving 49 votes. Republican senators John Cornyn, John Curtis, Cindy Hyde-Smith and Lisa Murkowski supported the motion but also backed Jerry Moran’s bank-supported amendment, which would impose broader restrictions on stablecoin rewards and could put the coalition’s vote math at risk.

CryptoBanking & financeCLARITY ActstablecoinsUS Senatebanking

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-22 10:30

CLARITY Act needs 11 more Senate votes, but four existing supporters want changes
CLARITY Act needs 11 more Senate votes, but four existing supporters want changes

Developing countries attract 40% of global data centre investment: World Bank

Developing countries are attracting 40% of global investment in data centres, the World Bank says. However, rising electricity demand from AI data centres could drive up energy prices for households and businesses.

MarketsEnergy & commoditiesBanking & financeTech & AIdata centersartificial intelligenceenergy pricesdeveloping countries

TTRT WorldOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-22 10:17

Developing countries attract 40% of global data centre investment: World Bank
Developing countries attract 40% of global data centre investment: World Bank

Hong Kong regulators to flesh out new yuan strategy after Beijing meetings

Beijing and Hong Kong are preparing for a new phase of offshore yuan development and related goals. After Hong Kong unveiled its first five-year plan, banking and securities regulators are expected to give more details on Wednesday, with SFC chairman Kelvin Wong Tin-yau and HKMA chief executive Eddie Yue Wai-man set to elaborate.

MarketsBanking & financeHong Kongoffshore yuanfinancial regulation

SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-22 09:30

Hong Kong regulators to flesh out new yuan strategy after Beijing meetings
Hong Kong regulators to flesh out new yuan strategy after Beijing meetings

Hong Kong stocks eye fresh inflows from mainland China’s insurers sitting on US$6 trillion

Hong Kong stocks are gaining optimism from mainland China’s 41 trillion yuan (US$6.1 trillion) insurance industry. Insurers are widely speculated to have bought Hong Kong-listed ETFs a month after regulators approved such purchases, with observers pointing to a Monday surge in trading volumes as evidence.

MarketsBanking & financeHong Kong stocksChinese insurersETFscapital inflows

SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-22 04:20

Hong Kong stocks eye fresh inflows from mainland China’s insurers sitting on US$6 trillion
Hong Kong stocks eye fresh inflows from mainland China’s insurers sitting on US$6 trillion

ECB launches ‘digital euro for banks’ and prepares to buy tokenized bonds

The Eurosystem has launched Pontes, giving banks a live route to settle tokenized assets in central-bank money. The ECB is also preparing to invest a small share of its own funds in euro-denominated tokenized securities, with purchases to settle through the new system. Pontes will expand over time, with full implementation targeted for 2028.

Macro & central banksMarketsCryptoBanking & financeECBdigital eurotokenized securitiescentral-bank settlement

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-21 21:00

ECB launches ‘digital euro for banks’ and prepares to buy tokenized bonds
ECB launches ‘digital euro for banks’ and prepares to buy tokenized bonds
  • ECB plans to buy tokenized bonds with its own funds
    ECB plans to buy tokenized bonds with its own funds

    The European Central Bank has introduced a system linking its payment infrastructure with blockchain-based financial markets and plans to purchase tokenized bonds using its own funds.

    European Central Banktokenized bondsblockchain

    CCoinDesk★★★☆☆2026-09-21 15:00Original

Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks

The Financial Times found that thousands of Russian payments were handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international financial groups in a vast leak from inside fintech company A7, revealing a forgery scheme that moved $6.9bn through global banks.

Banking & financeRussiaglobal bankingfinancial fraud

FFinancial TimesOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-21 20:00

Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks

EXCLUSIVE: IDB drafts two-year Venezuela plan focused on electricity and social needs

The Inter-American Development Bank is preparing a two-year engagement plan for Venezuela that will focus in part on electricity and social protection, IDB President Ilan Goldfajn said Monday.

Energy & commoditiesBanking & financeVenezuelaInter-American Development Bankelectricitysocial protection

RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-21 17:50

EXCLUSIVE: IDB drafts two-year Venezuela plan focused on electricity and social needs
EXCLUSIVE: IDB drafts two-year Venezuela plan focused on electricity and social needs

IN BRIEF: Key takeaways from Finance Minister Siluanov’s speech at Moscow Financial Forum

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Russia’s draft federal budget for the next three years will be challenging, with next year’s deficit set at about 2% of GDP but posing no risks. He said defense and security will be priorities in the 2027–2029 budget, while the country has developed immunity to US “sanctions from hell.” The ministry is building reserves and targeting the shadow economy.

Macro & central banksBanking & financeRussia budgetfiscal policyAnton Siluanov

TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-21 14:44

IN BRIEF: Key takeaways from Finance Minister Siluanov’s speech at Moscow Financial Forum
  • Russia’s 2027 budget deficit to be set at around 2% of GDP — Finance Minister

    Russia’s federal budget for 2027 will carry a deficit of about 2% of GDP, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said, adding that it poses no risks. He said the Finance Ministry had prepared several fiscal consolidation measures. The deficit reached 5.79 trillion rubles, or 2.5% of GDP, in January-August 2026.

    Russiabudget deficitfiscal policy

    TTASS★★★☆☆2026-09-21 13:58Original

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: Truly decentralized DeFi needs no legal exemption

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said investors do not need an exemption to use permissionless smart contracts for peer-to-peer trading. SEC actions on tokenized securities and crypto interfaces outline separate limits on intermediary control, but “truly decentralized” remains undefined under a unified federal test.

CryptoBanking & financeDeFiSECcrypto regulation

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-21 14:35

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: Truly decentralized DeFi needs no legal exemption
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: Truly decentralized DeFi needs no legal exemption

Digital ruble and cryptocurrency transactions available in Russia

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said transactions using the digital ruble have been available in Russia since September 1, when cryptocurrency circulation also became legal. Legislation signed by the president establishes rules for crypto exchanges, digital depositories and market participants, along with conditions for investors to buy cryptocurrencies.

MarketsCryptoBanking & financeRussiadigital rublecryptocurrencyfinancial regulation

TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-21 11:39

Digital ruble and cryptocurrency transactions available in Russia

ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money

The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, a wholesale platform linking distributed-ledger market infrastructure to its payment rails for settlement in central-bank money. It is separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027.

Macro & central banksMarketsCryptoBanking & financeECBtokenized assetsDLTdigital euro

CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-21 11:18

ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money
ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money

New licensed participants may enter Russia’s crypto market by year-end — Central Bank

New participants with expanded powers could enter Russia’s crypto market by the end of the year, Bank of Russia First Deputy Governor Vladimir Chistyukhin said. A transition period runs until mid-2027. The law governing digital currencies took effect on September 1, while domestic crypto and stablecoin settlements are treated as illegal currency transactions and can incur fines of up to 40% of the transaction amount.

Macro & central banksCryptoBanking & financeRussiacryptocurrencycentral bankfinancial regulation

TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-21 10:58

New licensed participants may enter Russia’s crypto market by year-end — Central Bank

Financial service center for Taiwan compatriots opens in Hefei

A financial service station for Taiwan compatriots and young people has opened in Hefei, offering account opening, cross-border settlement, currency exchange, credit advice, financing matchmaking and entrepreneurship activities. An Anhui-Taiwan cooperation meeting also saw 36 projects signed, with total investment of 13.44 billion yuan.

Banking & financeHefeiTaiwan compatriotsfinancial servicesAnhui-Taiwan cooperation

CChina News ServiceOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-21 06:41

Financial service center for Taiwan compatriots opens in Hefei
  • Financial service center for Taiwan compatriots opens in Hefei

    A financial service station for Taiwan compatriots and young people has opened in Hefei during an Anhui-Taiwan cooperation promotion meeting. It will offer account opening, cross-border settlement, currency exchange, credit consulting, financing matchmaking, policy briefings and entrepreneurship activities. The meeting also produced 36 signed projects worth 13.44 billion yuan in total investment.

    HefeiTaiwan compatriotsfinancial servicesAnhui-Taiwan cooperation

    CChina News Service★★☆☆☆2026-09-21 06:41Original

Kalshi faces ‘fake crypto volume’ allegations as critic flags identical $5,500 trades

Kalshi is facing allegations of fake crypto trading volume after a critic pointed to identical $5,500 trades. The company said its inflated headline volume reflects an industry convention that counts maximum potential payouts rather than cash actually spent, and stressed that public regulatory filings provide absolute transparency.

MarketsCryptoBanking & financeKalshicryptocurrencytrading volumeregulatory transparency

CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-21 06:20

Kalshi faces ‘fake crypto volume’ allegations as critic flags identical $5,500 trades
Kalshi faces ‘fake crypto volume’ allegations as critic flags identical $5,500 trades

Hong Kong Weighs Tougher Climate Finance Disclosures for Banks

Hong Kong’s financial regulator will examine whether banks should provide more information about climate finance as it introduces an updated version of guidelines for funding projects that reduce carbon dioxide emissions or protect against weather risks.

Banking & financeHong Kongbanksclimate financefinancial regulation

BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-21 04:00

Hong Kong Weighs Tougher Climate Finance Disclosures for Banks
Hong Kong Weighs Tougher Climate Finance Disclosures for Banks

Fed and BoE intensify scrutiny of banks’ trading-firm exposure after Jane Street loss

The Federal Reserve and Bank of England are stepping up scrutiny of banks’ exposure to trading firms and intensifying questions for prime brokers after losses at Jane Street and the blow-up of AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness.

Macro & central banksMarketsBanking & financeCompanies & industrybank regulationtrading firmshedge fundsJane Street

FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-21 04:00

Fed and BoE intensify scrutiny of banks’ trading-firm exposure after Jane Street loss

Moscow to host financial forum on Monday

The 11th Moscow Financial Forum will take place Monday at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall, organized by Russia’s Finance Ministry and the Moscow government. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and Central Bank Deputy Governor Alexey Zabotkin are among the speakers, alongside officials, business leaders and economic experts.

Banking & financeMoscowfinancial forumRussia Finance Ministry

TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-21 00:26

Moscow to host financial forum on Monday

Betting on People-First Banking

Wendy Yuen, head of the Personal and Business Banking Group at China CITIC Bank International, says finance will not be won by technology alone. She argues that banks must pair digital speed with human trust, cross-border insight and lifelong learning, while working across retail banking, SME support, fintech innovation and cross-border growth in Hong Kong.

Banking & financebankingfintechHong Kong

SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-20 21:00

Betting on People-First Banking
Betting on People-First Banking

Why Russia’s harsh 1% crypto cap could protect bank customers’ assets

The Bank of Russia has proposed a 1% capital ceiling for banks’ crypto and foreign-digital-instrument exposure through ratios N31 and N32. Customer custody assets would count when the bank bears losses from seizure or restricted transactions, but could remain outside the ratios when it does not—while still receiving prudential treatment. The rules are still in draft form.

Macro & central banksMarketsCryptoBanking & financeBank of Russiacrypto assetsbank regulationcapital limits

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-20 13:35

Why Russia’s harsh 1% crypto cap could protect bank customers’ assets
Why Russia’s harsh 1% crypto cap could protect bank customers’ assets

Mogadishu hosts Somalia Development Finance Forum

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joined officials, financial-sector leaders, businesses and development partners in Mogadishu for a forum on mobilizing long-term funding for sustainable development. Participants highlighted using public finance to attract private investment and expanding financing for agriculture, energy, infrastructure and businesses.

Banking & financeSomaliadevelopment financeeconomic development

CCGTNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-20 12:46

Mogadishu hosts Somalia Development Finance Forum
Mogadishu hosts Somalia Development Finance Forum

Analysts say Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle could be early winners of SEC tokenized-stock push

Analysts at Goldman Sachs and Citizens said the SEC’s move could create new opportunities in custody, tokenization infrastructure and stablecoin settlement, while giving brokers room to expand their onchain products.

MarketsCryptoBanking & financeTokenized stocksSECCryptocurrency

CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-20 12:00

Analysts say Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle could be early winners of SEC tokenized-stock push
Analysts say Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle could be early winners of SEC tokenized-stock push

US Treasury Secretary Bessent to meet China's He at JPMorgan headquarters

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sunday at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York, a person familiar with the planning said. The talks are expected to cover AI security, trade and other economic matters.

Trade & sanctionsBanking & financeTech & AIUS-China relationstradeAI security

RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-19 18:40

US Treasury Secretary Bessent to meet China's He at JPMorgan headquarters
US Treasury Secretary Bessent to meet China's He at JPMorgan headquarters

Consumer sentiment is in the dumps despite a solid economy. Goldman Sachs blames ‘lower happiness’

Goldman Sachs economist Joseph Briggs said broader pessimism in society may be weighing on consumer sentiment, even as the economy continues to perform solidly.

Macro & central banksBanking & financeCompanies & industryconsumer sentimentGoldman Sachseconomy

CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-19 12:50

Consumer sentiment is in the dumps despite a solid economy. Goldman Sachs blames ‘lower happiness’
Consumer sentiment is in the dumps despite a solid economy. Goldman Sachs blames ‘lower happiness’

Why Wall Street giants are building tokenized money for institutions, not regular consumers

JPMorgan and Citi are moving billions of dollars in tokenized deposits between their own branches, rather than offering them to ordinary consumers. A U.K. challenger bank is about to pursue an approach neither bank has tried.

MarketsCryptoBanking & financeCompanies & industrytokenizationbankinginstitutional finance

CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-19 12:00

Why Wall Street giants are building tokenized money for institutions, not regular consumers
Why Wall Street giants are building tokenized money for institutions, not regular consumers

Brazil blocks stablecoins from key cross-border payment rail as $1.1 trillion market faces new limits

Brazil’s central bank will prohibit virtual assets, including stablecoins, from settling a specific payment leg between regulated foreign-exchange providers and overseas counterparties from Oct. 1. Individual international transfers using virtual assets remain allowed. Resolution 561 closes an ambiguity around bulk stablecoin settlement and could shift costs to conventional FX, correspondent banks and SWIFT fees.

CryptoBanking & financeBrazilstablecoinscross-border paymentscrypto regulation

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-19 10:40

Brazil blocks stablecoins from key cross-border payment rail as $1.1 trillion market faces new limits
Brazil blocks stablecoins from key cross-border payment rail as $1.1 trillion market faces new limits

Banks Hit Data-Privacy Wall as They Comb Books for Weather Risk

European banks are facing growing regulatory pressure to manage extreme-weather risks, but privacy barriers around client data are complicating efforts to assess exposure and protect against losses.

Banking & financebanksdata privacyextreme weatherEuropean regulation

BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-19 10:00

Banks Hit Data-Privacy Wall as They Comb Books for Weather Risk
Banks Hit Data-Privacy Wall as They Comb Books for Weather Risk

Bolivia cuts diesel subsidies as Congress approves $1.9 billion IMF deal

Bolivia has cut diesel subsidies as Congress ratified a $1.9 billion deal with the IMF to help ease the country’s deep economic crisis. La Paz hopes final approval by the IMF executive board will unlock additional financing from institutions including the World Bank and help restore its struggling credit standing.

Energy & commoditiesCompanies & industryBoliviadiesel subsidiesIMFeconomic crisis

EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-19 06:54

Bolivia cuts diesel subsidies as Congress approves $1.9 billion IMF deal
  • Bolivia’s Congress approves $1.9bn IMF loan amid protest threats
    Bolivia’s Congress approves $1.9bn IMF loan amid protest threats

    Bolivia’s Congress approved a $1.9bn IMF loan, a major win for President Rodrigo Paz. Unions warn that the agreement’s required fuel-subsidy cuts and spending restraint will raise living costs and could trigger renewed unrest. The loan still requires approval from the IMF’s Executive Board.

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    AAl Jazeera★★★★☆2026-09-19 04:22Original

Why SBI just put millions behind a Singapore startup’s stablecoin push

Singapore payments company dtcpay has completed a $25 million Series A, with Japan’s SBI Group joining as a strategic investor. The funding will support a revamped enterprise portal, new consumer features and merchant-network expansion as dtcpay seeks to broaden stablecoin use in everyday commerce. Individual investment amounts and the company’s valuation were not disclosed.

CryptoBanking & financeTech & AIstablecoinsfintechSingaporeSBI Group

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-18 19:50

Why SBI just put millions behind a Singapore startup’s stablecoin push
Why SBI just put millions behind a Singapore startup’s stablecoin push

FCA draws UK boundary for offshore crypto platforms ahead of 2027 rules

The UK Financial Conduct Authority says overseas crypto providers serving UK consumers may fall under the incoming authorization regime even when based abroad. The new cryptoasset activities enter the regulatory perimeter on Oct. 25, 2027, with transitional applications opening Sept. 30, 2026.

MarketsCryptoBanking & financeUKcrypto assetsfinancial regulation

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-18 18:45

FCA draws UK boundary for offshore crypto platforms ahead of 2027 rules
FCA draws UK boundary for offshore crypto platforms ahead of 2027 rules

'We simply don't know': JP Morgan struggles to forecast oil prices amid Trump's Iran war

JPMorgan says it is struggling to model how the US-Iran war will affect oil prices, admitting it has no baseline view of the conflict’s endgame. The bank had assumed economic red lines would prompt a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but several thresholds have now been crossed while the exit strategy remains unclear.

Energy & commoditiesBanking & financeUS-Iran waroil pricesJPMorganStrait of Hormuz

BBBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-18 17:57

'We simply don't know': JP Morgan struggles to forecast oil prices amid Trump's Iran war
'We simply don't know': JP Morgan struggles to forecast oil prices amid Trump's Iran war

EU officials say banks need more scale and deeper capital markets to compete with US

Senior European officials said on Friday that European banks need greater scale and deeper capital markets to compete with US rivals, as the European Union seeks to strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive global economy.

MarketsBanking & financeEUEuropean bankscapital marketsUS competition

RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-18 17:45

EU officials say banks need more scale and deeper capital markets to compete with US
EU officials say banks need more scale and deeper capital markets to compete with US

Court sheds further light on who was at fault in SVB’s collapse

A federal judge rejected claims that criticism of the bank’s executives was based on hindsight, offering further clarity on responsibility for Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion.

Banking & financeSilicon Valley Bankbankingcourt ruling

FFinancial TimesOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-18 15:34

Court sheds further light on who was at fault in SVB’s collapse

CFTC sends crypto rules to White House as Congress stalls on Clarity Act

The CFTC is advancing cryptocurrency market rules by sending them to the White House for review while Congress delays action on the Clarity Act. The SEC has also opened a new route for trading tokenized stocks.

CryptoBanking & financecryptocurrencymarket regulationCFTC

CCoinDeskOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-18 15:16

CFTC sends crypto rules to White House as Congress stalls on Clarity Act
CFTC sends crypto rules to White House as Congress stalls on Clarity Act

As Russia targets Ukraine’s economy, keeping businesses alive takes priority

As Russian attacks on Ukrainian businesses intensify, Kyiv’s effort to attract investment to the wartime economy is being overtaken by the need to keep companies operating. Businesses report destroyed equipment, burned inventory and deaths. The government is considering expanded financing and state-backed war-risk insurance, funded partly by raising VAT from 20% to 21%, a plan businesses oppose.

Macro & central banksBanking & financeCompanies & industryUkraine economyRussian attacksbusiness supportwar-risk insurance

TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-18 14:33

As Russia targets Ukraine’s economy, keeping businesses alive takes priority
As Russia targets Ukraine’s economy, keeping businesses alive takes priority

Fed's Bowman says changes to bank stress test coming soon

The Federal Reserve’s top regulatory official, Michelle Bowman, said Friday that an overhaul of the central bank’s stress test for major banks is imminent. She said the changes would make the process more transparent and outcomes more predictable for lenders, addressing reforms long sought by the industry.

Macro & central banksBanking & financeFederal Reservebank stress testsfinancial regulation

RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-18 14:15

Fed's Bowman says changes to bank stress test coming soon
Fed's Bowman says changes to bank stress test coming soon

SEC and CFTC bypass Congress to open crypto access after CLARITY fails — with a catch

Two days after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, the SEC and CFTC opened narrower crypto-market access routes under existing law. The SEC created a five-year, capped framework for permissioned venues to trade tokenized US stocks, while the CFTC expanded no-action relief for qualifying software providers connecting users to regulated derivatives markets. The measures support limited products but do not replace market-structure legislation.

CryptoBanking & financecryptocurrencySECCFTCCLARITY Act

CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-18 12:46

SEC and CFTC bypass Congress to open crypto access after CLARITY fails — with a catch
SEC and CFTC bypass Congress to open crypto access after CLARITY fails — with a catch

Hong Kong sees remarkable economic growth under One Country, Two Systems: FM

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Hong Kong has achieved remarkable economic growth under the safeguards of One Country, Two Systems. The Global Financial Centres Index 40 ranked it third worldwide and first in the Asia-Pacific, while its IPO market raised about HK$203.3 billion in the first half of the year, ranking second globally.

Macro & central banksMarketsBanking & financeHong KongOne Country, Two Systemsfinancial centreIPO market

CChina News ServiceOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-18 10:30

Hong Kong sees remarkable economic growth under One Country, Two Systems: FM

SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round

Stablecoin payments company dtcpay has completed a $25 million Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Japan’s SBI Group.

CryptoBanking & financeCompanies & industrydtcpaySBI Groupstablecoin paymentsfunding

CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-18 07:37

SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round
SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round

Senior HSBC bankers face double blow from school-fee subsidy cut and job risks

Senior HSBC bankers are set to lose a key employment benefit while also facing possible job cuts as the lender pursues cost reductions and what it calls fair treatment for staff. An internal memo says the bank will end its education subsidy programme for newly hired or promoted senior executives from Friday.

Banking & financeCompanies & industryHSBCHong Kongbankingjobs

SSouth China Morning PostOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-18 06:51

Senior HSBC bankers face double blow from school-fee subsidy cut and job risks
Senior HSBC bankers face double blow from school-fee subsidy cut and job risks
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