Globalscape 2025: Race for Compute
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang estimates that $2T worth of data centers will power software globally over the next four to five years [p.4].
Global Reports & Market Data (2026)
442 documents
Central Bank Exploration of Tokenized Reserves
The note categorizes single-ledger arrangements into 4 operating models: integration, distribution, separation, and permissionless.
The Impact of Central Bank Digital Currency on Payments Competition
Over 90 percent of surveyed central banks are engaged in some form of CBDC work, with more than half involved in experiments or pilot projects.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
Eight G20 members achieved the highest score of 5/5 for direct access of non-bank payment service providers (NBPSPs) in 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Scorecard report on direct access and price transparency
A total of eight G20 members achieved the highest 5/5 rating for direct access of non-bank payment service providers in 2025, including Brazil, China, Indonesia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
G20 Report 2025: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
Eight G20 members achieved the highest rating of 5/5 for direct access of non-bank payment service providers in 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Indonesia
Bank Indonesia launched BI-FAST on 21 December 2021, providing instant payments with transaction limits up to IDR 250 million.
G20 Report 2025: Mexico
A total of 8 G20 members achieved the highest score of 5/5 for direct access of non-bank payment service providers in 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: South Korea
Major South Korean banks demonstrate foreign exchange markups that are typically less than 1% over mid-market rates.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
Research by Consumers International indicates that 57% of consumer bodies cite a lack of fee transparency as a primary reason behind consumer distrust in digital finance.
G20 Report 2025: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
The United Kingdom was the only market to achieve a 5/5 rating for price transparency following FCA guidance published in May 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
A total of eight G20 members achieved the highest 5/5 score for direct access of non-bank payment service providers (NBPSPs) in 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Scorecard report on direct access and price transparency
Eight G20 members achieved the full 5/5 direct access rating for non-bank payment service providers (NBPSPs) in 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
Canadian consumers are projected to lose $1.2 billion (C$1.7 billion) in 2025 due to hidden foreign exchange markups.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency - China
A total of 8 G20 members achieved the highest 5/5 rating for direct access of non-bank payment service providers (NBPSPs) in 2025.
G20 Report 2025: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
Eight G20 members achieved the maximum score of 5/5 for direct access for non-bank payment service providers in 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments One year on: Scorecard report on direct access and price transparency
A total of 8 G20 members achieved the highest rating of 5/5 for direct access to payment systems for non-bank payment service providers (NBPSPs) in 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
A total of 8 G20 members achieved the maximum 5/5 score for direct access of non-bank payment service providers (NBPSPs) to payment systems in 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
A total of 8 G20 members achieved the maximum 5/5 direct access rating for non-bank payment service providers in 2025.
G20 Report 2025: Türkiye
Türkiye maintained a direct access rating of 5/5 in 2025, permitting non-bank payment service providers (NBPSPs) to access domestic payment systems.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
A total of 8 G20 members achieved the highest 5/5 direct access rating for non-bank payment service providers in 2025.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross Border Payments: Japan Scorecard Report
Japan retained a 4/5 score for direct access in 2025, with an expected upgrade to 5/5 following the planned onboarding of its first non-bank provider in November 2025.
Banking Barometer 2025
In 2024, Swiss real gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to 1,0 %, while the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) forecasts a slight recovery to 1,3 % for 2025.
Pulse of Fintech H1 2025
Global fintech investment reached $44.7 billion across 2,216 deals in H1’25, down from $54.2 billion across 2,376 deals in H2’24.
Technology Solutions to Support Central Bank Digital Currency with Limited Connectivity: A Review of Existing Approaches
In a 2023 BIS survey, almost all surveyed central banks reported considering offline CBDC payments to be vital or advantageous.
Banking Transformation: The New Agenda
Only 24% of surveyed banks report being highly successful in achieving their cost reduction goals.
Growing Retail Digital Payments: The Value of Interoperability
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processes more than 18 billion transactions per month in India.
Investing in an Equal Future
Globally, 48% of women are active in labour markets compared to 73% of men, with the global gender labour gap falling by only 1 percentage point annually over the past three decades.
Emerging Risks in the Context of Liability Insurance
More than 93 percent of the material requirement for the Swiss economy originates from primary materials rather than recycled sources.
Payments Report 2025
In a survey of 1,553 small retail and service businesses conducted in autumn 2024, card payments were the most accepted payment method.