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Forex News

  • Dollar heads for worst day since April after U.S. and Iran agree to ceasefire
  • Dollar falls as US-Iran ceasefire emboldens investors
  • Sterling today: Pound gains as Iran ceasefire sparks dollar retreat
  • BofA favors AUD/JPY on oil prices and yen weakness outlook
  • U.S. dollar slips as key Iran deadline approaches with no breakthrough yet

Federal Reserve News

  • Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, March 17–18, 2026
  • Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposal that would allow U.S. banks and credit unions to use intermediaries to transfer funds through the FedNow Service
  • Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of United Bank
  • Federal Reserve Board announces it has made the joint findings with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency required for the OCC to approve a request by Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., for an exemption under section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act
  • Federal Reserve Board releases annual audited financial statements

WSJ Markets News

27 January 2025

  • Stocks Sink in Broad AI Rout Sparked by China's DeepSeek
  • Comex Gold, Silver Settle Lower
  • DeepSeek Won't Sink U.S. AI Titans
  • Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
  • Arabica Coffee Prices Hit Record on U.S., Colombia Tariff Spat
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Hurry up with that EMV upgrade. Replacing debit cards with smartphones may be next!

Written by: Matthew S Daye
Category: ATM

Just when you thought the latest round of upgrades to your ATM fleet were finished along comes the next big idea - ATM Cash using a Smartphone. Several banks in the US and Australia, and some pretty big players in the ATM manufacturing and transaction processing space have been testing - and rolling out - the latest ATM cash withdrawal technology. So... will your smartphone one day replace your ATM card?

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INFOGRAPHIC: The Incredible Growth of Fintech

Written by: 16 Best
Category: Banking

As a truly modern trend, Fintech stretches out to all major aspects of life. Get to know the most fascinating numbers and facts about one of the most booming industries of our days in the infographic that follows. Thanks to our friends at 16BEST and another big shout out to Josh Wardini and his team at WebmastersJury for putting together this incredible infographic.

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Where do bankers' children bank?

Written by: Banking Exchange
Category: Banking

Much has been written about millennials and the way they bank, but what of those with a banker in the family? Does having an insider’s view change the way this select set of millennials bank? What we found after talking to several bankers with adult millennial children (and some with slightly older Gen X kids) is that the answer, in short, is “No.”

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Singapore's journey to cashless and cardless transactions

Written by: Channel News Asia
Category: Cards & Payments

As we move towards transacting without cash and cards, what are the implications for tech-enabled disruptors, as well as incumbents with a vested interest - like banks and card issuers?

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Smartphone Payments Are India's Best Spark for Modern Banking

Written by: Payments Source
Category: Cards & Payments

In many emerging markets, daily financial transactions—buying groceries, paying a utility bill, cashing a paycheck or billing a customer—are notoriously difficult. Banking institutions are few and far between, and large swaths of the population have little or no access to them.

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Microsoft versus Google. Will Android take over the ATM from Windows?

Written by: Matthew S Daye
Category: ATM

Software that runs the internal operation of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) has seen several waves of adaptation since the first ATMs were introduced more than forty years ago. And now the ATM industry finds itself once again at a crossroads where the next king of the hill of ATM software will be crowned. Will it be another version of Windows? Or will Google Android step in to steal Microsoft's thunder in yet another venue?

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Possible Futures for Forecasting Cash Demand

Written by: Matthew S Daye
Category: Currency

We're reading some interesting things these days--some old and some new--and wanted to share a few tidbits. While new technology might do away with the actual cash itself, forecasting cash demand will always be necessary even if the cash, literally, no longer exists!

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Bitcoin News

  • Treasury Proposes Stablecoin AML Rules as Bessent Vows to Protect US Financial System
  • Bitcoin Shatters $72,000 as Middle East Ceasefire Sparks Relief Rally
  • South Korea Implements Unified Crypto Withdrawal Rules to Combat Phishing
  • TRON Network Integrated into Hyperlane, Expanding Interoperability to Over 150 Chains
  • AOC Slams Trump Over Iran War Chaos, Prediction Market Insider Trading Allegations After Ceasefire

Coin Telegraph News

  • Bitcoin price chart targets $90K as traders ‘aggressively’ buy on Binance
  • Bitcoin demand returns, giving bulls fuel to turn $72K to support
  • Iran is weighing crypto tolls for ships using Strait of Hormuz: Report
  • Here’s what happened in crypto today
  • Bitcoin fades three-week highs as BTC price shrugs off Iran war ceasefire

Coin Journal News

  • Hyperliquid outperforms other major coins, eyes further gains
  • Bitcoin recovers as US and Iran Agree a Ceasefire Deal
  • Zcash surges 24% to $336 as crypto rally gains momentum on Iran truce
  • Solana price forecast: is $150 next amid US-Iran ceasefire?
  • Shiba Inu price outlook turns bearish as SHIB struggles below $0.0000060
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