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Econometric Models and Machine Learning Models in the Banking Industry From Regulatory Perspective
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Swedish Central Bank Calls on Banks to Restrict Dividends as Risks Rise
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EU Eases Bank Capital Rules as ECB Warns of ‘cracking’ Stability
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EU Backs Watering Down of Final Basel Bank Capital Rules
ECB Supervisors Show Dark Side of Higher Rates for Banks
Date: November 8, 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Two European Central Bank supervisors highlighted on Tuesday some of the risks that banks face as borrowing costs rise and financial markets swing widely. With the ECB raising interest rates at a record pace, banks are looking forward to bigger profits after a decade in which low or negative rates and modest growth...
Polish Central Bank Seen Hiking Rates by 25 Bps Despite Slowdown Fears – Reuters Poll
Date: November 7, 2022
By Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s central bank is expected to raise its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% on Wednesday, a Reuters poll showed, as analysts bet that forecasts of rising inflation will outweigh fears over slowing growth. The National bank of Poland (NBP) surprised markets in October by leaving...
Weaker Franc Helps Swiss National Bank’s Forex Reserves Rise
Date: November 7, 2022
ZURICH(Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank’s foreign exchange reserves rose in October, central bank data showed on Monday, as the Swiss franc’s depreciation helped reverse a sharp drop in September. The SNB held 817.16 billion Swiss francs ($821.27 billion) in foreign currencies at the end of October, compared with 806.11 billion francs in September, revised...
Nearly 80% of Banks Globally Remain in Nascent Stages of Their Hybrid Cloud Adoption
Date: November 4, 2022
By Hans Tesselaar, Executive Director, Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) and Shanker Ramamurthy, Global Managing Partner Banking & Financial Markets and Industry Academy President, IBM Findings from the First Study in a New Multi-Year Research Collaboration, IBM and BIAN Identify Challenges and Best Practices Impacting Bank Financial Performance In the years since the 2008 financial crisis,...
Banking in the Metaverse
Date: November 4, 2022
By Rajashekara V. Maiya, VP, Global Head for Business Consulting, Infosys Finacle Although still in the early stages, gaming, media and the entertainment industries have already started to branch out into the metaverse. However, the heavily regulated and data-intensive banking industry has lagged behind with adoption of this new platform. But now, banks are also...
Santander to Block UK Transfers to Crypto Exchanges in 2023
Date: November 4, 2022
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Santander will block UK customers from sending real-time payments to cryptocurrency exchanges next year as part of measures to protect customers from scams, the bank said in an emailed statement on Friday. At an unspecified point during 2023, the bank will introduce a block on all real-time payments to cryptocurrency...