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Forex News

  • South African rand weakens as US strikes Iran amid truce talks
  • Major forex option expiries set for Tuesday New York cut
  • Sterling today: Pound slips as dollar holds firm amid ceasefire jitters
  • Dollar holds steady after U.S.-Iran strikes dent hopes for imminent peace deal
  • USD/KRW: BofA sees Korean won vulnerable despite strong trade surplus

Federal Reserve News

  • Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting on April 20 and 29, 2026
  • Kevin Warsh takes oath of office as chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selects Warsh as its chairman
  • Agencies publish resolution plan feedback letters for certain domestic and foreign banking organizations
  • Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Commerce Bank
  • Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on a proposal to establish a "payment account," which legally eligible financial institutions could use for the specific purpose of clearing and settling their payments

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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Do You Have a Generic Banking Brand? Or a Niche Focus?

Written by: Kevin Tynan, The Financial Brand
Category: Banking

Community-based institutions must serve a specific niche in order to survive. Do you know what your unique position is in the market? Or do you have a generic brand? A marketing plan is just not enough.

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An Explanation of What Bitcoin Is

Written by: Nasdaq
Category: Digital Currency

When most people hear about Bitcoin, whether for the first or the tenth time, they ask one simple question: “What is it?”

Like an automobile, Bitcoin is technically advanced, and it can appear complicated, depending on how much you want to know about it. But also like an automobile, it doesn’t require you to be a technical expert in order to use it—and for it to change the way you interact with the world.

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Wall Street's Obsession With Blockchain And the Future Of Banking

Written by: Fortune
Category: Banking

Anyone who sends money abroad knows how inconvenient it is. Banks take days, sometimes weeks, to clear payments, and they collect a hefty fee in between. And God forbid, when errors occur, money vanishes into thin air.

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Top 4 Things Most People Don’t Know About Bitcoin

Written by: The Merkle
Category: Digital Currency

Ever since the inception of Bitcoin, there have been several misconceptions related to this popular cryptocurrency. Seven years later, and quite a few of these misconceptions are still present today. There are some very basic things that very few people seem to know about Bitcoin, even though they are all vital pieces of information.

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Millenials are Embracing the Idea of Branchless Banking

Written by: Matthew S Daye
Category: Banking

When it comes to new ideas in currency, banking and ATMs, the concept of branchless banking seems to be growing in popularity. According to a survey performed by Accenture, consumers in the U.S. and Canada are now more likely to consider branchless banking or non-traditional providers. What's more, millenials, are more likely to consider branchless banking than other segments of the population. What does this mean for the future of banking, and what can financial institutions do to survive the trend?

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Why does money transferred online take days to turn up?

Written by: News.com.au
Category: Banking

In the age of the instant everything, why does the money I transfer electronically disappear from my account immediately, but take up to five business days to reach its destination?

I can’t help but imagine a giant multinational conglomerate conspiracy as I watch my funds fly off into the abyss of nothingness for days before my debts are settled at the other end. Where did they go? And importantly, who is earning interest off of them while they’re unavailable?

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What Does a Little Blue Box Have to do With ATM Channel Management?

Written by: Matthew S Daye
Category: ATM

Do you remember the 1960's infamous little blue box? That plaything of the technically inclined from long ago was a pre-cursor to some of the security challenges faced by the ATM industry today.

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Bitcoin News

  • Tom Lee Backs Ethereum Supercycle as Bitmine ETH Holdings Reach 5.39M
  • HTX is Bringing Wall Street Into the Crypto World: Breaking Time Barriers and Reshaping Global Finance
  • Stable and Theo Open Morpho Vault for USDT Holders Seeking Real-World Asset Yield
  • Analysts Flag $79K Resistance After $766M Bitcoin Liquidation Wipes May Gains
  • Bitcoin Burn Wallet Absorbs $8.2M as Unknown User Destroys 107 BTC in Mystery Transfer

Coin Telegraph News

  • Spanish authorities block Polymarket and Kalshi over gambling laws
  • Bitcoin 'liquidation hunts' control BTC at $77K amid new Iran peace deal doubts
  • NEAR token price has 'potential to grow 20x,' says Arthur Hayes
  • Here’s what happened in crypto today
  • AI guardrail removals raise questions over limits of open-source model regulation

Coin Journal News

  • Render crypto price prediction: why RENDER is rising today
  • ONDO price drops 4% as community mourns Nathan Allman’s death
  • TrapDoor attack targets crypto wallets, AWS keys and GitHub tokens
  • Bitcoin price prediction: BTC faces critical resistance at $78,000 as ETF outflows mount
  • Pi Network holds above $0.1500 as exchange outflows hint at recovery
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