AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoCrypto & Markets: Bitcoin steadied near $84k as the 10-year Treasury yield hovered around 5.25%, while September gains look set to break a long streak; DeFi also caught a bid with Aave leading as risk appetite improves. AI Finance: Anthropic’s IPO filing flagged “catastrophic or existential” risks, while OpenAI’s business momentum pushed annual recurring revenue toward ~$70B; regulators and banks are also leaning into agentic AI for payments and compliance. Banking Tech & Payments: The Fed’s Waller urged banks to embrace DLT, tokenization, stablecoins and agentic AI for cross-border payments; BIS Project Agorá added major banks to explore tokenized deposits and central bank reserves. Regulation & Consumer Impact: Australia’s ASIC will review how banks use AI with customer protections in mind; Cyprus kept its countercyclical capital buffer at 1.5%. Corporate Banking Moves: KKR will take a majority stake in Cisternina to build India liquid storage; Gate City Bank expanded with Alkami’s digital sales and service platform. Litigation & Risk: A judge let a lawsuit accusing FirstBank Puerto Rico of facilitating Epstein’s trafficking proceed.
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