Future Proofing Central Banks through Leadership Practices
Future-ready central banks In the words of Christine Lagarde, ‘central [...]
Dec
The Basel Framework and Climate-related Financial Risks
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS or the Basel [...]
Nov
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 [...]
Oct
Fast Payments and Combating the Evolving Threat of Frauds and Scams in Asia
The purpose of this blog is to share how fast [...]
Oct
Silicon Valley Bank and Central Bank Digital Currencies
The swift downfall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) amidst the [...]
Jun
Data Privacy and Financial Services: Understanding the New Normal
Due to the expanding utilisation of technology, the digital economy’s [...]
Mar
Revolutionising Payment Services: The Impact of the Payment Services Directive (PSD) in the European Union and beyond
The rise of internet and mobile payments has drastically altered [...]
Feb
Dollar Strength and its Implications for Emerging Market Capital Flows – A Macro-Financial Perspective
Predominance of the US dollar (USD) funding market, notably post [...]
May
Stablecoins, Market Integration and Contagion
Stablecoins are a type of digital asset that purports to [...]
May
The Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies in the Caribbean
Despite the relatively widespread adoption of mobile and internet technology [...]
May
Central Bank Digital Currencies and Financial Inclusion
Despite the fact that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are [...]
Feb
To Bail-In or not To Bail-In: A Question for Asian Financial Policymakers
The Great Financial Crisis (GFC), which began in 2007 and [...]
Aug
Reality Bites: Bitcoin’s Recent Successes and Setbacks
The month of June 2021 was an extremely eventful month [...]
Jul
Bitcoin Accepted Here – Should Other Emerging and Developing Countries Follow El Salvador and Make Bitcoin Legal Tender?
Central banks are increasingly taking actions that may cause harm [...]
Jul
Towards a Better Evaluation of Our Training Courses
One of the main activities of The SEACEN Centre is [...]
May
What about “Terms and Conditions”? Going Back to the Code of Hammurabi
What matters is not so much the money supply or [...]
Apr
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, [...]
Mar
Bitcoin’s 2021 Bull Run: What has Changed since 2017?
In February 2021, the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed to over [...]
Mar
Four Praises and a Funeral: In Defence of Short Selling
Everyone loves a good underdog story in which an unlikely [...]
Feb