Weekly Transaction Banking Industry Insights

1. Modernising banking in Romania: the Raiffeisen Bank approach - The Paypers

Bogdan Popa, VP of Operations & Technology at Raiffeisen Bank Romania, delves into the Romanian banking landscape, focusing on how technology enhances banking services...

2. Central banks must raise game in face of AI - BIS - Finextra

Central banks should embrace artificial intelligence to sharpen their analytical tools in pursuit of financial and price stability, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

3. De-banking in cross-border payments: Why the system needs reform - The Payments Association

Tensions in the cross-border payments sector are rising. Traditional banks are increasingly withdrawing banking services from other payment providers like money transmitters and fintech companies...

4. Spain’s BBVA to launch digital bank in Germany by 2025 - CoinGeek

Spain’s second-largest bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) (NASDAQ: BBVA), is set to launch digital banking services in Germany, joining other global giants targeting Europe’s largest economy..

5. Trade finance to play major role in $30 trillion tokenised assets market - Finextra

Demand for tokenised real-world assets could reach $30.1 trillion by 2034, with trade finance assets making up a significant part of the market, predicts a paper from Standard Chartered and Synpulse...