China is going cashless and cardless fast, with hundreds of millions of wealthy consumers leaping ahead to mobile wallets and providing some valuable insights for the possible future of open banking in Europe.

Paraguay’s bright young things are trying to transform the country’s economy. A dogged commitment to macroeconomic stability means that a commodity slump and recessions in its two big neighbours have not derailed growth.

Three transport groups push into financial services; financial inclusion intended as a profitable mainstay.

Comments at Las Vegas conference suggest banks ‘should have the right to do the leveraged lending that they want’.

Talk of exchange-traded funds offering exposure to additional tier-1 debt may not be as worrying as it sounds