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The General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board held its 45th regular meeting on 24 March 2022

March 31, 2022

At its meeting on 24 March 2022, the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) expressed its full solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The General Board noted that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to heightened uncertainty and a multiplication of tail risk scenarios, implying a perceptible increase in financial stability risks in the European Union (EU).

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State Street Appoints New Country Head of State Street Bank International in France

March 29, 2022

London, 29 March 2022 – State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) today announced the appointment of Christophe Baurand as country head of France. Reporting to Denis Dollaku, Executive Management Board member of State Street Bank International GmbH, Christophe began his new role on 1st February 2022.

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ECB agrees euro liquidity lines with non-euro area central banks until 15 January 2023

March 28, 2022

The European Central Bank (ECB) and Narodowy Bank Polski have agreed to set up a precautionary swap line to provide euro liquidity to financial institutions in Poland.

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ECB clarifies common approach to policy choices offered by European banking rules

March 28, 2022

The European Central Bank (ECB) today updated its policies outlining how it exercises options and discretions when supervising banks, following a public consultation which ended on 30 August 2021.

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Chase launches new saver account with market-leading 1.5% rate

March 28, 2022

Digital bank, Chase, has today launched a new savings option for UK customers.

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ECB takes decisions related to RCB Bank phasing out its banking operations

March 24, 2022

The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken the following decisions related to RCB Bank Ltd’s decision to voluntarily phase out its banking operations.

Banking News

Airbnb’s Hryvnia support makes up for Ukraine’s War Bonds

March 14, 2022

Last week Bloomberg suggested that Ukraine's War Bonds were not selling well. Airbnb is doing far more to help prop up Ukraine's Hryvna

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ECB sanctions Bank of Cyprus for transferring liquidity to subsidiaries without approval

March 11, 2022

The European Central Bank (ECB) has imposed an administrative penalty of €575,000 on Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd (Bank of Cyprus) after it transferred liquidity to its operating subsidiaries without seeking prior approval from the supervisor.

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Thought Machine raises $200m in Series C funding to bring world’s banks to the cloud

November 29, 2021

Founded in 2014 by former Google engineer Paul Taylor, Thought Machine provides modern, cloud native core banking technology to some of the largest and most ambitious banks in the world. Many of Thought Machine’s investors are also clients, including Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Chartered, SEB and others – signalling to the market Thought Machine’s critical role in the future of global banking technology.

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Klarna launches the Money Talks card game to encourage open conversations around money

November 11, 2021

Klarna, the leading global banking, payments and shopping service, has launched the Money Talks card game to spark genuine and meaningful conversations around spending, saving and shopping to help break the stigma around money.

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Klarna acquires PriceRunner to strengthen banking offer for its 90m global consumers

November 2, 2021

Klarna, a leading global retail bank today announces it has signed an agreement to acquire PriceRunner. PriceRunner will bring new features in the form of product reviews, rich product discovery and price comparisons to the Klarna app to enhance the shopping, payments and banking experience for consumers globally.

Events Fintech

FintechDigital Congress – The Showcase Event for Polish Fintech

September 28, 2021

Having successfully run so many Fintech events in Poland, it’s always hard to build on the successes of the past. So what have the organizers planned for this year? Fintech 2.0 and more.

Banking Events

#Money2020eu, Open for Business with CBDCs and more

September 21, 2021

Moderated by Carline Emch, Director of Government Affairs at American Express, the discussion focused on ‘How should CBDCs be designed and what function should they perform to become a trusted medium for payments’:

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Mt Pelerin launches crypto investment with zero fees

April 21, 2021

With its mobile app Bridge Wallet, Mt Pelerin brings a radical solution by letting its users buy and sell cryptocurrencies straight from their bank account at the actual market rates, with no other costs.

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AAAccell/LPA and Swisscom partner to provide simplified access to investment risk analysis

April 20, 2021

AAAccell, an LPA Group company, today announced an enhancement of its suite of AI-based investment risk analysis and portfolio optimization through a partnership with Swisscom, a major Swiss IT provider.

Banking Regulator

Why are Banks spending so Much on Tech?

April 19, 2021

“‘Operational resilience’ is the ability of firms and the financial system as a whole to absorb and adapt to shocks, rather than contribute to them… Extending beyond business continuity and disaster recovery, firms must have plans in place to deliver essential services, no matter what the cause of the disruption.”

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