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Facebook tries new approach in payments

Facebook’s ambitious plans for a new cryptocurrency called Libra may be bogged down by heavy government scrutiny and the withdrawal of key partners from the project. But that isn’t stopping […]

BIS boosts digital currency response

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is boosting its response to innovative financial technology such as cryptocurrency by appointing European Central Bank board member Benoît Cœuré as the head of […]

Benchmark risks

Financial index data help drive the revenues of many stock and futures exchanges. But calculating an index from market inputs, apparently a straightforward activity, can still be a risky one. […]