Modernizing financial regulation
The financial system is constantly evolving, and the regulatory and supervisory framework must keep pace. Michelle Bowman discusses the work of the US and urges global financial watchdogs to be flexible
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Finance
Reforming EU banking regulations
EU banking rules are under pressure for simplification. Jesper Berg and Hans Geeroms argue that reforms should cut complexity without weakening financial safeguards
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The global financial powerhouses
The global economy is facing unprecedented geopolitical and economic challenges. Paul Stirling provides an in-depth analysis of International Finance Centres, which remain the indispensable engines of the global economy
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WCR Best Trade Finance Bank 2026
World Commerce Review is pleased to announce that Euro Exim Bank Limited has been awarded the WCR Best Trade Finance Bank 2026 for the seventh year running.
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Money in transition
Digitalisation is reshaping how financial markets operate, says Christine Lagarde. For Europe, this is above all an opportunity to deepen integration, strengthen autonomy and anchor innovation in trusted public money across markets and payments
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Strengthening operational resilience for the age of AI
Europe faces unprecedented geopolitical and economic challenges, including high dependencies on external providers for energy, technology, security, and financial infrastructure. Frank Elderson argues reducing these dependencies is essential for safeguarding the European way of life
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How the ledger controls monetary sovereignty and global power
Laurence B Mussio and Paul Samson explore how the ledger has proven more sovereign and powerful than the sword. In today’s era of digital currencies and evolving geopolitics around payment systems, they illuminate how global power will continue to rest with those who control the ledger
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Modernising money and markets
As technology evolves, Sarah Breeden sets out the Bank of England’s vision for UK finance: a robust, multi-money retail payments system that promotes greater competition and innovation, and a multi-asset, multi-currency approach to tokenising the markets of the UK’s global financial centre
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Clinical supervision
Sam Woods reflects on the nature of banking supervision. Taking stock of how supervision has evolved in the UK and internationally, he considers what the role of a supervisor is and how it might evolve in future
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Stablecoins and the future of money
Stablecoins are not an efficient way to strengthen the international role of the euro, says Christine Lagarde. The best solution to do so remains: deeper capital market integration through the savings and investment union and a stronger safe asset base
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