Cyber Resilience of the Central Bank Digital Currency Ecosystem
Over 100 central banks around the globe are exploring central bank digital currencies to modernize payment systems.
Regulation Reports & Market Data (2026)
656 documents
Sustainability Regulations and Their Impact on Private Capital in Spain
The CSRD applies to all EU companies meeting two of three criteria on two consecutive balance sheet dates: over 250 employees, total assets exceeding €25 million, or net turnover exceeding €50 million.
Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity 2023
Total fundraising in Europe during 2023 reached €132.9bn, representing a 3% decline from the previous five-year average, with 744 funds raising capital.
Cross-Border Payments with Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies: Design and Policy Considerations
The framework analyzes cross-border retail CBDC payments across 5 core elements: access, communication, currency conversion, compliance, and settlement.
Payments Report 2024
In 2023, 63 per cent of survey respondents paid by debit card for their last in-store purchase, while 9 per cent paid using a card in their mobile phone.
Central Bank Digital Currency and Other Digital Payments in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Regional Survey
Thirty of the 33 central banks in sub-Saharan Africa responded to the regional survey on digital currencies and payments.
Authority, Attention, and the Origins of Monetary Policy Surprises
A speech by the Chair or Vice Chair draws about 65 distinct Reuters articles, whereas a speech by another Board governor draws about 10.
The Bitwise/VettaFi 2024 Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Crypto Assets
Only 39% of financial advisors believe a spot bitcoin ETF will be approved in 2024, compared to Bloomberg ETF analysts who estimate a 90% chance of a January approval.
Life Sciences Mergers and Acquisitions Firepower Report
Total life sciences M&A deal value reached US$191 billion by mid-December 2023, representing a 34% increase compared to 2022.
Long-term Investment Outlook 2024: Pathways to Post-growth
The average individual worldwide is estimated to be 1.5 times wealthier than in 2000, but global poverty is rising and sustainable development progress has stalled.
IFZ FinTech Study 2024
reached 483 companies by the close of 2023, reflecting a yearly growth of eleven percent, while Liechtenstein hosted 22 FinTech companies.
Swiss Insurance Industry Sustainability Report 2024
The Swiss insurance sector generated CHF 28.1 billion in direct gross value and managed investments totaling CHF 528 billion.
Yearbook 2024
Global private market total assets under management reached US$ 13.1 trillion mid 2023, following 20% annual growth over the prior five years.
From Income to Wealth Inequality: Trickle-Down vs. Capital Gains
By 2020, general-equilibrium price changes caused by rising U.S. earnings inequality alone raised the average wealth of the top 0.1% by 25%.
Macro-Financial Implications of Foreign Crypto Assets for Small Developing Economies
Total crypto asset market capitalization peaked at around $3 trillion in November 2021 before falling below $1 trillion.
EIF VC Survey 2023: Market sentiment, scale-up financing and human capital
Pessimistic perception of the current fundraising environment was shared by 70% of VC respondents in 2023.
Central Bank Digital Currency's Role in Promoting Financial Inclusion
Financial inclusion is a top priority, with about 60 percent of emerging and low-income countries considering it one of their top three motivations for issuing a retail CBDC.
How Should Central Banks Explore Central Bank Digital Currency? A Dynamic Decision-Making Framework
Central banks must develop a long-term vision for monetary and payment systems spanning a time horizon of at least 5 to 10 years as economic digitalization accelerates.
Capital Flow Management Measures in the Digital Age (2): Design Choices for Central Bank Digital Currency
Central banks are exploring retail and wholesale CBDCs to complement traditional cross-border payment rails and lower transfer costs.
Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies for Monetary Policy Transmission
According to a 2022 BIS survey, 93 percent of central banks are actively exploring CBDCs and 58 percent report being likely to or possibly issuing a retail CBDC in the short or medium term.
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Finance: Risk Considerations
ChatGPT acquired more than 100 million active users within two months of its launch on November 30, 2022.
The Resilience of Early-stage European Healthtech
Total funding for Pre-seed to Series B European healthtech companies grew 49% YoY from 2020 to 2021 and remained resilient in 2022 with an 8% YoY growth, reaching $4.4 billion.
Institutional Arrangements for Fintech Regulation: Supervisory Monitoring
In Ghana, the growth of mobile money increased access to financial services for unbanked demographics, with 35 percent of adults in rural areas reporting having used the service between 2014 and 2017.
The Rise of Payment and Contracting Platforms
The IMF mandate is governed by the central banks and finance ministries of 190 member countries.
Taxing Stablecoins
Tether and USD Coin attempt to maintain a stable value by being purportedly backed one-for-one in value to underlying assets.
The Rise and Impact of Fintech in Latin America
In 2021, there were more than 300 million users of digital payments and more than 30 million users of digital banks across Latin America.
Cumulative Regulatory Burden: EU Requirements Affecting Insurers Since March 2023
In March 2023, the European Commission committed to reducing reporting requirements by 25% to reduce red tape and strengthen European competitiveness.
The Insight: State of the European Private Equity Industry 2023
Invest Europe's preliminary data shows European private equity funds raised €33 billion in the first half of 2023, representing a 63% decline compared to the prior six months.
Payments Report 2022
In the 2022 survey, 34 per cent of respondents stated they paid with cash in the past month, down from 50 per cent in spring 2020.
Long-term Investment Outlook 2023
The global economy faces a polycrisis arising from interconnected ecological, economic, and social-political strains after ending a 40-year period of macroeconomic moderation.