Joasia E. Popowicz
Associate editor, Central Banking
Joasia E. Popowicz is the associate editor and fintech correspondent at Central Banking. She chairs the FinTech & RegTech Global Awards, and is the fintech subject specialist for the Central Banking Benchmarking Service. Previously, Joasia worked as a data journalist across Risk Quantum and Central Banking. She was a data journalism fellow at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and Enigma, a fintech in New York. The Brown Institute is a joint initiative between Stanford University and Columbia University that funds projects at the intersection of journalism and technology. Joasia graduated with an MS in investigative journalism from the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia Journalism School.
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Ethiopian central bank orders branch reopening in conflict-affected areas
Banks must complete audits and collect non-performing loans
Adopting renminbi in reserve portfolios
Central Banking speaks to four reserve managers about investing in renminbi
Bahamas regulator clarifies mystery withdrawals after FTX collapse
Court documents reveal sprawling FTX subsidiaries worldwide
FTX collapse: what went wrong?
Regulators close in as downfall of major exchange rips through crypto sector
BIS tests stablecoins in its first retail CBDC project
Project Aurum with HKMA also explored a token model
Podcast: the effect of monetary policy on reserve management
Global rise in inflation is having an impact on central banks' reserve strategies
Israel, Norway and Sweden to link CBDCs in BIS project
Trial will test international retail and remittance payments
Rate rises reveal defi weaknesses – Powell
Regulating algorithms highlighted as key crypto challenge at Banque de France conference
NY court orders world’s largest stablecoin issuer to prove reserves
Defendants accused of crypto market price manipulation
Australian senator introduces bill to regulate e-yuan
International use of the CBDC viewed as boosting China’s strategic power
Navigating a new, complex economic environment
In 2021, net assets in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) stood at almost $10 trillion, after inflows of more than $1 trillion
CBDCs require increase in cyber security budget – BIS survey
Central bankers deem financial sector underprepared for cyber attacks
Managing risk with ETFs
Central Banking speaks to eight reserve managers about their thoughts on the use of ETFs, faced with market volatility, uncertainty and escalating inflation
Digital euro should co-exist with commercial bank money, BdF official says
Nicolas de Labarre highlights further details of the CBDC project
ETFs: a gateway to sustainability?
Central banks that prioritise sustainability face a complex investment landscape
Iran legalises crypto for imports
Trading crypto domestically still illegal, central bank tells citizens
Ethiopia tells crypto firms to register with cyber security agency
National Bank of Ethiopia had said transactions using crypto are illegal
PBoC launches new phase of e-yuan pilot
Consumers in some cities can use prototype CBDC for public transport and housing
Australian government will map crypto asset holdings
Move is necessary to oversee “largely unregulated” crypto sector, finance minister says
Russian banks set to use digital ruble in 2024
Cross-border integration with “friendly countries” planned to bypass Swift
UN warns against rapid adoption of crypto in developing nations
Tax evasion depletes resources for development, report finds
Central Bank of Oman warns of climate risks to financial stability
Physical and transition risks identified in the oil-exporting country