Global flows in a digital age: How trade, finance and data connect the world economy
Global flows have been a common thread in economic growth for centuries, since the days of the Silk Road, through the mercantilist and colonial periods Read More
Month: February 2024
G20 should create central bank led blockchain consortium
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has urged G20 members to take control of blockchain technology by building an international, regulatory framework. Blockchain is key Read More
Instant payments: lessons learned from early adopters
The ability to offer instant payments has become a necessity for banks around the world as they keep up with customer expectations and set themselves Read More
PSR annual – Access and governance report on payment systems
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) was established to promote effective competition and innovation in payment systems. Ensuring open access to participants and potential participants is Read More
Goodbye WFH, hello WFP (that’s working from pub) this winter
In the historic Cutty Sark pub in Greenwich, south-east London, the cat Mahela purrs and curls up by the bar, a coffee machine hisses and Read More
Wish you were here? Greece and Spain offer older Britons escape from soaring bills
It is mid-January, the new year has begun and Heraklion, the Cretan capital, is abuzz with tourists – most of them silver-haired. Over in Rhodes, Read More
Thames Water bills woman, 98, for enough water to make 1m cups of tea
A bedridden 98-year-old woman was billed £215 a month for water after “heavy usage” which was later found to be caused by a leak, and Read More