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Austrian central bank Governor Martin Kocher delivered concluding remarks at a Vienna conference examining the persistent challenge of setting unified monetary policy across a structurally diverse eurozone.…
OeNB Governor Martin Kocher opens a Vienna conference probing whether structural divergence across eurozone members is constraining the ECB's single monetary policy.…
Deutsche Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel argued at Frankfurt's International Bankers Forum that a digital euro is essential to protecting European monetary sovereignty and driving payment innovation.…
A practical solution to Bitcoin's quantum computing vulnerability has emerged, yet the shadowy founder's estimated holdings remain dangerously exposed to future quantum attacks.…
Veriff's 2026 Identity Fraud Report reveals AI-assisted fraud is surging, yet traditional methods remain the dominant threat across 3,000+ businesses.…
Gabriel Makhlouf opened the 10th Annual Macroprudential Conference in Dublin, co-hosted by the central banks of Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.…
The argument over bank branches persists into 2026, but the real story lies between the two extremes — and the stakes for retail banking are high.…
Public market narratives shifted meaningfully for leading banks and fintechs during the week of July 2-9, 2026, as price action reflected evolving company strategies.…
J.P. Morgan Payments processed 480 million checks in 2025 and eliminated 13 billion keystrokes annually by automating the paper infrastructure surrounding payments.…
Bernstein raises its Robinhood Markets price target from $130 to $160, maintaining an Outperform rating and citing prediction markets as the firm's most compelling growth driver.…
Jamie Dimon threatens consequences over bank taxes as Revolut eyes Australia's Big Four — a week of high-stakes moves reshaping global finance.…
Veteran fintech analyst Chris Skinner argues agentic AI represents a genuine structural transformation for payments and finance, not another passing technology trend.…