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Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is the common thread behind Trump's financial policies

By David Stinson / 2025.04 The Taiwan Banker NO.184

In the past, the US Republican party was known for its anti-regulatory ideology in the financial sector. In part, this was an image it cultivated for .. more

FSC
FSC empowers banks to halt cash flows from fraud

By Huang Yunwei / 2025.04 The Taiwan Banker NO.184

Modern scamming operations across the world are highly organized and possess deep technological expertise and international capabilities, presenting u.. more

Trump
Trump tariffs are a blessing in disguise

By Zheng Han / 2025.04 The Taiwan Banker NO.184

US President Trump aspires to be Clint Eastwood in the movie A Fistful of Dollars. Facing bandits, and accompanied by a soundtrack of “we can fi.. more

Singapore's
Singapore's dual-track strategy on the road to a CBDC

By Ti-Chen Chen / 2025.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.183

Singapore's ambition in digital assets is well established. The Payment Services Act (PSA), enacted in 2019, provided a clear legal framework and comp.. more

FSC's
FSC's digital insurance revolution: from catfish to wolf huskies

By Linus Fang-Shu Chan / 2025.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.183

The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has liberalized the establishment of digital insurance companies, aiming to encourage industry players to b.. more

Conservative
Conservative Japanese banks to face interest rate challenges

By Jian Yu-yan / 2025.02 The Taiwan Banker NO.182

With the announcement of an interest rate hike from -0.1% to around 0-0.1% at the Financial Policy Decision Meeting in March 2024, plus another planne.. more

AI
AI agents are already delivering massive productivity gains

By David Stinson / 2025.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.183

The fundamental technology of an LLM can be accurately described as “autocomplete”: it predicts the next word in a sequence based on what .. more

The
The slow path to a CBDC

By Zheng Han / 2025.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.183

The new Netflix series I Am Married…But!, which ranks no. 1 on the Taiwan charts, is based on a line from author Eileen Chang's novel Love in a .. more

Asian
Asian Growth Diverges Under Trump 2.0

By Alicia Garcia Herrero / 2025.02 The Taiwan Banker NO.182

In 2024, Asia faced a divergence in growth trends among the major economies. Taiwan, South Korea and Southeast Asian economies GDP bounced from 2023&#.. more

The
The AI industry chain will create family office opportunities in Taiwan

by Chang Shu-ting / 2025.02 The Taiwan Banker NO.182

In order to establish an Asian asset management center that differs from those of Singapore and Hong Kong, the Financial Supervisory Commission plans .. more