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South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago delivered remarks to heads of foreign diplomatic missions at the SARB's annual Pretoria dinner on 9 July 2026.…
After years of heavy investment, banks and fintechs face mounting pressure to prove that artificial intelligence delivers measurable financial returns.…
Bitcoin crossed $75,000 for the first time since early June as US Treasury Secretary Bessent's bond market intervention rattled global investors and drove a flight to alternative assets.…
In 2019 Trump dismissed Bitcoin as volatile and dangerous. By 2026 he is arguably the single most consequential figure shaping the global cryptocurrency landscape.…
After years of strategic contraction, Citigroup has reached the end of its downsizing era. Now the real test of Jane Fraser's transformation begins.…
Citigroup has committed $647.2 billion to sustainable financing since 2020 and is now setting new 2030 targets, with CEO Jane Fraser framing resilience as a competitive imperative.…
Crypto executives left a White House meeting more confident the long-stalled Clarity Act can clear the Senate, despite bipartisan concerns over Trump family crypto ties.…
Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. Treasury is already seeing early results from Operation Economic Outcast, a new campaign of sanctions and financial actions targeting Iran.…
The Sandbox suffered a critical bridge exploit allowing unauthorized SAND token minting on Base and BNB Smart Chain, exposing systemic risks in cross-chain infrastructure.…
US federal regulators are weighing which wallets and exchanges must verify stablecoin users under a proposed Customer Identification Program, raising fundamental questions about compliance architecture.…
Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank, a Philadelphia institution founded in 1873 with $68 million in assets, has collapsed — marking the fifth U.S. bank failure of 2026.…
The SEC has charged two former investment bankers, including an ex-Bank of America employee, with insider trading tied to a pending deal that generated an $18.5M profit.…