Future Proofing Central Banks through Leadership Practices

Future-ready central banks In the words of Christine Lagarde, ‘central [...]

The Basel Framework and Climate-related Financial Risks

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS or the Basel [...]

Loss Absorbency of Additional Tier 1 Capital Instruments under Basel III: The Credit Suisse Case

Background: Additional Tier 1 (AT1) Capital Instruments under Basel III [...]

Fast Payments and Combating the Evolving Threat of Frauds and Scams in Asia

The purpose of this blog is to share how fast [...]

Silicon Valley Bank and Central Bank Digital Currencies

The swift downfall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) amidst the [...]

Data Privacy and Financial Services: Understanding the New Normal

Due to the expanding utilisation of technology, the digital economy’s [...]

Dollar Strength and its Implications for Emerging Market Capital Flows – A Macro-Financial Perspective

Predominance of the US dollar (USD) funding market, notably post [...]

Stablecoins, Market Integration and Contagion

Stablecoins are a type of digital asset that purports to [...]

The Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies in the Caribbean

Despite the relatively widespread adoption of mobile and internet technology [...]

Central Bank Digital Currencies and Financial Inclusion

Despite the fact that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are [...]

To Bail-In or not To Bail-In: A Question for Asian Financial Policymakers

The Great Financial Crisis (GFC), which began in 2007 and [...]

Reality Bites: Bitcoin’s Recent Successes and Setbacks

The month of June 2021 was an extremely eventful month [...]

Towards a Better Evaluation of Our Training Courses

One of the main activities of The SEACEN Centre is [...]

What about “Terms and Conditions”? Going Back to the Code of Hammurabi

What matters is not so much the money supply or [...]

Buy Now, Cry Later? A Look Into a New Phenomenon in Digital Payments and E-Commerce

Over the last few years, the growth of ‘buy now, [...]

Bitcoin’s 2021 Bull Run: What has Changed since 2017?

In February 2021, the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed to over [...]

Four Praises and a Funeral: In Defence of Short Selling

Everyone loves a good underdog story in which an unlikely [...]

Wall Street Bets Vs. The Street

The big story at the moment is how a community [...]