AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCyber & Fraud Crackdowns: The FBI says U.S. citizens lost a record $20.9B to cybercrime over the past year, with crypto fraud driving more than half; it also highlights wallet freezes and expanded recovery efforts. Regulation & Capital: Canada’s OSFI cut the domestic stability buffer to 3%, aiming to free capital for lending, while Europe’s ECB chief economist Philip Lane argues for more cross-border banking to share risk. Banking System Stress Tests: The Supreme Court flagged a “deep-rooted nexus” between banks, asset reconstruction companies and borrowers, pushing for probes into how loans are handled. Market Structure & Trading Rules: India’s SEBI approved faster, simpler securities transmission to legal heirs and revived open-market buybacks, alongside mutual fund liquidity reforms. Core Banking M&A: Pollen Street Capital will acquire Finastra’s Universal Banking core banking software business, signaling continued PE appetite for specialist banking tech. Digital Banking Expansion: Cuba moves to privatize state firms and open banking to private and foreign capital, including creating private corporate banking. Crypto Infrastructure Adoption: Tether says 100,000 self-custody wallets were created using its Wallet Development Kit, pointing to broader wallet tooling adoption.
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