Cryptocurrency has experienced explosive growth over the past decade, with a market capitalisation surpassing trillions of dollars. Bitcoin, the pioneer cryptocurrency, remains the dominant force, but myriad altcoins and tokens have emerged, each with a unique value proposition and use case

As the digital revolution in banking has grown alongside smartphone adoption, concerns about security and regulation have brought about challenges that risk stymieing innovation

The friction costs of doing business in mature jurisdictions will drive more and more smaller players offshore, argues David Barrett

The UK’s financial services sector has been thrust into the frontline of the political battle over supply side and post-Brexit reforms

Like almost everything else over the past 18 months, the review procedures for merger control have been subject to change in order to adapt to the ongoing health crisis. Rebecca Farrington and Axel Schulz, Partners at White & Case, discuss ‘killer acquisitions’ and the issues surrounding planned mergers falling foul of competition law

Online banking helps businesses achieve efficiency and cost savings but does more need to be done to keep fraudsters away?

World Finance interviews Tom McPhail, Head of Pensions Research at Hargreaves Lansdown, about the impact of the FCA pension report on the insurance market