Sinan Yilmaz, account and content manager at OMFIF, sits down with Lewis McLellan, editor of the Digital Monetary Institute, to discuss everything related to FTX and its downfall. Their conversation covers the domino effects, whether MiCa would have prevented this and how it compares to Enron in the early 2000s. If you have any requests, […]
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Wenbin Wong, head of GrabFin Singapore, and Lewis McLellan, editor of the Digital Monetary Institute, discuss ‘buy now, pay later’ — a rapidly growing form of consumer lending. The ease of use and accessibility that BNPL offers could make it a valuable tool for economic empowerment, but as consumer exposure grows, it is vital that
Responsible lending with BNPL Read More »
Geopolitical tensions were apparent even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, clearly evident in the US-China trade war and exacerbated by prolonged supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic and surrounding policy measures. Some economists have argued that we’re entering – or that we have already entered – an era of multipolarity and global economic fragmentation.
Is this the end of globalisation? Read More »
Christian Kopf on liquidity and volatility in the European SSA bond market Read More »
The Bank of England’s intervention in September to restart gilt purchases to support markets and pension funds troubled by rising rates and unfunded fiscal expansion is a warning that fiscal considerations are becoming a more potent force in monetary decisions. It could also be an early test case for other quantitative easing countries grappling with
Avoiding a debt crisis Read More »
With only days to go until COP27 takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, there is hope that it will focus on priority issues for the African continent, including addressing Africa’s climate challenges and the deadlock on climate finance. The Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2022, published by OMFIF, found that more African countries are implementing
Countdown to COP27: More African countries implementing sustainability-focused policies Read More »
Tammo Diemer on weak demand for Bunds, the repo market and EU joint debt Read More »
While announced as a temporary measure, the Bank of England’s purchases of long-dated gilts is another reminder of how central banks will struggle to reduce bloated balance sheets. Japan’s quantitative easing rumbles on, and the US and euro area are still at the nascent stage of addressing their central bank’s finances. QE globally has been
Can central banks normalise their balance sheets? Read More »
Lewis McLellan, DMI editor, is joined by two representatives from Promontory, a digital asset advisory service within IBM consulting. Elizabeth Severinovskaya, senior principal at Promontory specialising in anti-money laundering, and Lorena Rosero, principal at Promontory focusing on information risk management and the mitigation of cyber risks, discuss the challenges of policing the increasingly popular digital
Combatting money laundering and payments risk in digital assets Read More »
