Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor regarding CPI Inflation – September 2026

Amazon Business is bringing buy now, pay later (BNPL) to business purchasing through a new partnership with Affirm, giving companies the option to finance purchases ranging from office supplies to equipment into monthly installments. The move underscores the growing demand for consumer-style payment flexibility in the B2B market. The offering is designed to give businesses…

Key insight: A consulting firm working for BMO Harris flagged the concentration of disputed charges in one of the processor’s lines of business in 2015, and the FTC says the shell accounts kept coming for another eight years. Supporting data: In the first quarter of 2015, the processor’s “Performance Marketing” business made up 25% of…

Key Points XRP has increased in price significantly in August. It could continue to gain for a while, thanks to the prospect that a bill currently heading for a Senate vote could put favorable new regulations on the crypto market. There’s still no mechanism that links the network’s success with returns for investors who hold…

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF Alexander Barzykin, Philippe Bergault, Olivier Guéant and Malo Lemmel tackle two critical risks in market making that are seldom addressed beyond stylised models: adverse selection (arising from informed traders) and price reading (where the market maker’s quotes reveal their inventory). Practitioners are well acquainted with these risks, routinely facing…

Living in London, I spend most of winter fantasizing about the sun on my skin, balmy sea swims, and the carefree mood that loosens even the most uptight urbanites. By the time spring rolls around, I’m usually plotting an escape around maximum sunshine, beautiful beaches, excellent food — ideally somewhere along the Mediterranean, like France…