Banking
Policy Experts Talk Transparency in Bitcoin at Foreign Affairs Event
Foreign Affairs hosted an event to discuss the issues around trust where cryptocurrency is involved in global banking, payments and identity.

SWIFT Event to Discuss Bitcoin's Impact on Banking
The SWIFT Business Forum comes to New York next month with a panel of payments and cryptocurrency professionals.

Bank Suspends Polish Bitcoin Exchange's Accounts
Polish bitcoin exchange BitMarket.pl had its bank accounts suspended earlier this week due to a legal issue.

Volatility, Deflation and Manipulation: A Response to Bitcoin's Critics
Criticisms from bitcoin pundits in the press almost always boil down to a few common misconceptions, argues Jon Matonis.

UK Bank Closes Safello Accounts 6 Weeks After Entering Partnership
Only six weeks after bitcoin exchange Safello announced local deposit options for UK customers, the firm's banking partner is closing its accounts.

How Bitcoin Could Shake Up B2B Payments
Bitcoin is great for business-to-business transactions, if both sides know how to use it. What happens if they don't?

BBVA: We Wanted to Better Understand the Bitcoin Opportunity
In a new interview, BBVA Ventures' Jay Reinemann discusses his firms investment in Coinbase and what his means for its parent bank.

KPMG: Bitcoin a Threat and Opportunity for Retail Banks
KPMG has published a report which identifies bitcoin as both a threat and an opportunity to the banking sector.

US Treasury May Consider Bitcoin Industry Concerns Over Banking Access
The Chamber of Digital Commerce will present data to the US Treasury on banking problems faced by digital currency startups at a meeting next week.

India's Central Bank Could One Day Use Digital Currency, Chief Says
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan spoke out on bitcoin at a televised event late last week.
