The new chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) believes the emergence of crypto-assets could be a major hurdle for the agency as it plans to review its current frameworks for assessing global financial vulnerability.

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International Master in Fintech, Finance and Digital Innovation

Digital Transformation has led to significant changes in all business models and sectors, particularly in the financial industry. New technologies and new methodologies are changing the way to do business. Today, it is necessary to... more »

Robo-for-advisor: il ritorno degli ottimizzatori poco ottimizzanti

di Raffaele Zenti

Tra le “buzzword” del momento, troviamo certamente “robo-for-advisor”. Ovvero strumenti d’analisi e costruzione di portafoglio in dotazione ai relationship manager.... more »

Swiss Startup to Produce ‘Banknotes’ for Marshall Islands’ Official Cryptocurrency

Switzerland-based crypto hardware wallet maker Tangem says it has been selected by the Republic of the Marshall Islands to produce the “physical blockchain notes” for the nation’s planned national digital... more »

BIS: “proof-of-work” in cryptocurrencies

The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) published a paper focusing on how Bitcoin and related cryptocurrencies verify that payments are final, that is, irreversible once written into the blockchain. It points to the high costs of achieving... more »

ESMA: survey to NCAs on legal qualification of crypto-assets

The European Security and Markets Authority (ESMA) undertook a survey of National Competent Authorities (NCAs) in the summer of 2018 in order to better understand the circumstances under which crypto-assets may qualify as financial... more »

BIS: a survey on central banks digital currencies

The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) issued a research paper addressing the hypothetical benefits and risks of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), which are being widely discussed in recent times. The paper adds to these discussions... more »

ECB: Euro Cyber Resilience Board for pan-European Financial Infrastructures

Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, informed the audience  of the second meeting of the Euro Cyber Resilience Board for pan-European Financial Infrastructures on the latest development in cyber finance... more »

Chatbot: il miglior modo di trovare la risposta prima ancora di cercarla

a cura di Deloitte Italia

“Può una macchina pensare come un essere umano? Molti dicono di no. Il problema è che è una domanda stupida. È ovvio che le macchine non possono pensare come... more »

ESMA: Developments in RegTech and SupTech

Patrick Armstrong, Senior Expert of the European Market and Securities Authorities (ESMA), described the the latest feedbacks in the field of Regtech and Suptech at  Paris Dauphine University, Paris, 27 November, Background A number of supply-based... more »