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North Korea cybercrime capabilities are evolving

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NORTH KOREA

This campaign is part of a broader escalation of cyberattacks that aim to generate financial and non-financial rewards for the state.

China cross-border finance system will not aid Russia

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INT

One of these is SWIFT, the global interbank messaging system from which Russian banks have been largely excluded since the invasion. This issue has drawn attention to China’s…

Isolation from West will bring Russia and Iran closer

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RUSSIA/IRAN

The two countries have turned to each other amid increasing isolation from international banking systems, export markets, and foreign resources and technologies. Deepening their…

Smart contracts are likely to have limited application

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INT

These experiments are testing the technology for its potential to save time and money, and for its capacity to boost transparency of the financial sector. However, these trials…

China's blockchain network has strategic implications

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CHINA

The BSN's most immediate objective is to promote international trade by enabling smart contracts and supply chain tracing. It is often mentioned alongside other Chinese…

Digital currencies hold much promise for central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

Central bank digital currencies.

Cybersecurity risks will rise in Mexico

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MEXICO

Cybersecurity risks.

Foreign banks to bet on Mexico despite risks

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MEXICO

The contraction is Mexico’s first in ten years and marks President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)’s first full year in office. Foreign banks nevertheless continue to bet on…

Ukraine conflict alters the role of cyberspace in war

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INT

Biden and other Western officials have not made any specifics public. Nonetheless, the advice underlines the risks to global geopolitical stability from cyberspace, an unstable…

US payment innovation may hurt bank profits

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UNITED STATES

Although the volatility of virtual currencies has limited their utility, New York's Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky has pledged to implement regulation of…