Tag: IMF
Bangkok Blueprint sets global playbook against cyber fraud
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), the global institutions supporting monetary stability and economic development, have unveiled the Bangkok...
Cyber fraud threatens trust in money, warn BoE and IMF
The Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), two of the world’s most influential financial authorities, have cautioned that a growing wave...
Why toxic culture is now a financial crime risk
When banks fail to stop money laundering, fraud or sanctions evasion, the coverage usually centres on penalties, technology gaps and broken processes. What rarely...
Q1 2026 wealth trends: resilience over risk
The first quarter of 2026 largely vindicated earlier predictions for the wealth management sector, with less noise, more execution, and a sharper focus on...
The role of UBO transparency in fighting tax crime
Tax evasion remains one of the most costly crimes in the global financial system, depriving governments of an estimated half a trillion dollars every...
How geopolitics is reshaping global markets, trade and investment
At the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in April 2025, LSEG and Eurasia Group convened a closed-door roundtable to examine the reshaping of...
BIS considers multilateral platforms for cross-border payments
A joint report by the CPMI, the BIS Innovation Hub, the IMF and the World Bank is considering the possibility of multilateral platforms for cross-border payments.
IMF calls for regulation of the cryptoasset ecosystem
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for the greater regulation of the cryptoasset market.
World Bank rebuffs El Salvador with Bitcoin currency integration
The World Bank has declined to help El Salvador with the integration of Bitcoin into its currency system highlighting concerns around the environment and transparency.
New IMF report lays down the risks of e-money becoming more...
As e-money rises in popularity, a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has looked into the rise of cryptocurrencies, e-money and i-money like Facebook’s Libra and what the associated risks to the economy are.










