Silicon Valley Bank and the double-edged sword of digital efficiency, and more

Silicon Valley Bank and the double-edged sword of digital efficiency By Julian Jacobs

Digital finance allows for rapid dissemination of information and the ability to move funds with significant speed. While it improves financial system effectiveness, it can also allow for panic to spread, and as SVB saw, bank runs can occur at previously unprecedented rates and volumes. How best can digital technologies reconcile these trade-offs between speed and efficiency on one hand and financial safety on the other?
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MEETINGS  Gender Balance Index 2023 Thursday 20 April, In-person launch For the 10th edition of the Gender Balance Index, OMFIF and the Australian High Commission to the UK will host a special evening presenting the report findings on how the financial sector can address gender balance. ​​​​ ​​​​​​Register ​→

ON DEMAND  How are central banks adapting their data management to thrive in a digital age? Oliver Berger, head of MENA of State Street Bank discusses what central banks are facing digitally with Lewis McLellan, editor of the Digital Monetary Institute. Listen →

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