Long-form coverage of cards, IBANs, payment rails, regulation and the technology that moves money — in seven languages, written by working operators.
Every missile fired and every drone launched must be financed. The real engines of modern warfare are not armies — they are banks, debt markets, and central bank liquidity.…
J.P. Morgan Payments processed 130M+ checks in 2025, and is now deploying AI and robotics to solve payments' paper-bound last mile.…
A new Brookings study finds federal banking enforcement actions have dropped sharply over ten years, with the Federal Reserve notably standing out among regulators.…
Blue Hill and Merion are pushing United Bancorporation of Alabama to act on its $123M cash infusion as expenses balloon and deposits stagnate.…
Swift's blockchain ledger is ready for use, with 17 banks across 6 continents set to pilot 24/7 tokenised cross-border payments on regulated global infrastructure.…
Binance co-CEO Richard Teng warns MiCA is backfiring, with 70% of departing EU users moving to self-custody wallets beyond regulators' reach.…
The Federal Reserve has enlisted venture capital heavyweight Marc Andreessen to advise on how artificial intelligence may reshape inflation, interest rates, and monetary policy.…
Federal Reserve official Lorie Logan is championing voluntary central clearing for Fed open market operations, citing gains in liquidity, cost efficiency, and policy transmission.…
One year after House passage, the CLARITY Act remains trapped in Senate debate, prompting a pro-crypto senator to warn the window for landmark crypto market legislation is closing fast.…
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has appointed tech titan Marc Andreessen and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to lead a sweeping monetary policy review with far-reaching market implications.…
Crypto exchange AscendEX ceased all operations on July 1, 2026, offering users no timeline or guarantee that their deposited funds will be returned.…
The White House says it received no Democratic reply regarding open commissioner seats at the SEC and CFTC, leaving both agencies critically understaffed at the top.…