Japan’s central bank says a sandbox is underway to examine settlement using current account deposits, while warning of smart contract design risks.

Japan’s central bank is running blockchain settlement experiments and advancing tokenized central bank money initiatives ...

Bank of Japan unveils blockchain sandbox for testing central bank digital settlements, tokenized money, and smart contracts in wholesale and retail systems.

NCC Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Unisoft Systems Limited, a Dhaka-based software company, to launch a digital loan management system (DLMS) across all its branches nationwide.

Ameriprise Financial has scored a significant win for its institutional business, announcing Wednesday that it has reached a deal to provide brokerage services, technology, and other support to ...

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Travis Hill. Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust failed Friday, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., marking the first bank failure of 2026. Processing ...

The World Bank approved a $43 million Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPRR) project for Botswana. The project targets drug shortages, epidemic preparedness, and real-time ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) (“CFSI”) announced today that its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A., has entered into an agreement to ...

Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) (“CFSI”) announced today that its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A., has entered into an agreement to acquire ClearPoint Federal Bank & ...

In an earnings call transcript shared on X, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan pointed to studies suggesting yield-bearing stablecoins could draw trillions from the banking system. Bank of America CEO Brian ...

Brian Moynihan, Chairman & CEO, stated that Bank of America reported net income of $7.6 billion for the fourth quarter, up 12% from the same period in 2024, with EPS at $0.98, an 18% increase. He ...

Bank of America’s wealth management unit saw a double-digit increase in net income in the fourth quarter and continued increases in new clients, while asset inflows fell off during the period but were ...