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Inspired by a wave of disruptive digital innovation, the last decade has witnessed perhaps the most rapid evolutionary change ever within the global banking system. Thanks mostly to a combination of greatly heightened expectations from banking customers and the sustained development of the financial-technology (fintech) sector,

By now, it is clear that the global coronavirus pandemic and the government-mandated lockdowns that have resulted have had an unprecedented impact on the global economy. But perhaps what has not been sufficiently illuminated to date is just how critical the situation has become for those groups most at risk from this downturn.

While banks are easy targets to blame, the recent leaks of suspicious-activity reports—revealed by BuzzFeed News in September—instead confirmed that they are fulfilling their roles in the fight against international money laundering. Rather, it is the whole system that is on the verge of collapse and needs to be rethought.

Due to the unique challenges that have arisen from the pandemic-induced lockdowns, 2020 has been a tough year for many industries around the world—not least for the auto industry. As COVID-19 cases continue to emerge in earnest, government restrictions that remain in place to this day throughout much of the world

In June, The Atlantic published “The Looming Bank Collapse”, a piece by University of California, Berkeley law professor and ex-Morgan Stanley derivatives structurer Frank Partnoy, which generated significant debate over whether a banking crisis in the same mould as that witnessed during the global financial crisis (GFC) is just around the corner.

Middlemen. They have long played an important role in the sustained functioning and revenue-generating ability of the global finance industry. By operating as a crucial link between the providers of capital and the end-users of capital, these intermediaries have been pivotal in enabling financial and monetary systems to operate effectively.

When examining the success of the world’s biggest companies, it is astounding to chart just how quickly many of them have been able to create value for their users and, in doing so, attain their status of “apex predator”. More often than not, moreover, it has been their skills at exploiting network effects that have enabled them to achieve such dominance.

The last decade or so has seen concerns grow significantly over the long-term health of the dollar. Those concerns have only grown in urgency since the coronavirus arrived on the shores of the United States in February, triggering a nationwide shutdown of the world’s biggest economy.

Those who look ahead, get ahead. Today, banks that are searching for the next growth opportunity may find it in the up-and-coming virtual economy. This economy is as confusing as it is varied, so banks need to build institutional understanding before plunging into the virtual asset market. Like any new frontier, this one carries risks, but the potential rewards are vast—and the opportunity to start building a leadership position is now.

The Bank of England (BoE) announced on Thursday, September 17, that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had voted unanimously to leave its benchmark bank rate at 0.1 percent whilst also maintaining the target for the total stock of asset purchases under its quantitative-easing (QE) programme at £745 billion.