January 12, 2016
Bitcoin’s Strength May Be Exercise in Folly

Should we be comforted or unnerved by the fact that bitcoin was the top performing currency last year? Probably a bit more of the latter than the former. The Money...

January 11, 2016
China Crashes The Market, Apple Stalks P2P, Kanye Owns eBay

While the first week back in the new year is always somewhat exciting, 2016 has certainly started with a bang. Unfortunately, not the sort of bang most finance, stock, tech...

January 08, 2016
BoA Jumps On China’s Looser Treasury Management Rules

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is looking to take advantage of more lenient regulations in China regarding corporate treasury management. The FI announced Wednesday (Jan. 6) that it has created...

January 07, 2016
‘Interesting Times’ For China, Stocks And Payments

“May you live in interesting times,” an old Chinese proverb wishes – and the “interesting” is not necessarily meant as a compliment or a blessing. For the Chinese stock market...

December 30, 2015
For Investors, Then And Now, All Eyes On Central Banks

2015 saw stocks gyrate on central bank policy switch ups around the globe. The trend is likely to persist as bankers seek to fine-tune monetary policy to suit their respective...

December 22, 2015
Moving Payments To The ‘Next Gen’

Fraud and risk control, and real time payments dominate the “must haves” for financial institutions, yet many FIs lack the technology in place to meet those needs. Here’s how IBM...

December 20, 2015
CPI (9)1

In this issue: In the Spring 2013 issue of Competition Policy International we present a Symposium on Vertical Restraints, a Colloquium on Antitrust and Regulation, and a pair of articles...

December 20, 2015
Regulatory Interventions Involving Depository Accounts: Pressing on the Balloon

David Evans, Jan 23, 2013 The checking account—aka demand depository account or current account—is one of the most common financial services products. In developed countries almost every household has one...

December 18, 2015
Making SWIFT Swifter

Liquidity, transparency and compliance will be the hallmarks of SWIFT’s new drive to improve customer experience globally. Here’s how B2B stands to benefit, in 2016 and beyond, according to CEO...