Daniel Tost

Freelance journalist. Former Handelsblatt GE, Business Insider & Editor-in-Chief EurActiv DE. Half Korean & German, born & raised in USA

[Global Government Finance @GlobeGovFinance]

A UK central bank digital currency (#CBDC) has the potential to help overcome financial exclusion and alleviate poverty, according to speakers at a @digitalpoundfdn webinar https://t.co/10osvnGQ8F @HDisney @SofieBlakstad @iamRichardElls @dantost #Britcoin #financialinclusion

[Olafstorbeck.ft.com (on bsky.social) @OlafStorbeck]

One of the hidden gems of our Axel Springer piece is this graphics about the group's convoluted governance structure. It's remarkable that Mathias Döpfner controls 44% of the voting rights, chairs the shareholder committee and - as CEO - is in charge of the day-to-day operations.

[Daniel Tost @dantost]

The Weird, Extremely German Origins of the Wirecard Scandal https://t.co/qnnHWpBKAa

[Global Government Finance @GlobeGovFinance]

Canada’s government has released a long-anticipated report that proposes January 2023 as the ‘ambitious but achievable’ target date for launching an #openbanking system https://t.co/4p6GXX24N8 @financecanada @cafreeland @CdnBankers @FDATAnorth @SteveBoms @dantost @globegov

[Global Government Finance @GlobeGovFinance]

#Italy has become the latest major economy to launch a regulatory #sandbox as it looks to encourage growth in #fintech initiatives @bancaditalia
https://t.co/RBxGusPhKq

[Daniel Tost @dantost]

Nazis, fear and violence: when reporting from Berlin was dangerous https://t.co/LsLeEuHwkU

[Global Government Finance @GlobeGovFinance]

The European Central Bank’s (@ecb) governing council has given the green light to a multi-year project to explore the creation of a digital version of the #euro. #CBDC
https://t.co/HtGPD1XKQq

[Global Government Finance @GlobeGovFinance]

#Germany’s banking industry’s largest association @die_dk_de has for the first time laid out its vision of the design of a digital euro #CBDC cc @bankenverband @BVRPresse @DSGV @pfandbriefbanks @voeb_banken
https://t.co/ZFohrZNXOy

[Global Government Finance @GlobeGovFinance]

@UNCDF launched a programme in #Ethiopia to enhance financial resilience of women, youth and entrepreneurs hit by effects of the #Covid19 pandemic #financialinclusion cc @PressACP @MoF_Ethiopia @MinistryofInno2
@frcoupienne
https://t.co/NnrYNOPgaq

[Global Government Finance @GlobeGovFinance]

Momentum is building towards a 'jump-start' of #Pakistan's #fintech sector, according to analysis by @KarandaazPK cc @OPMglobal @gatesfoundation #financialinclusion https://t.co/nC3hQ0Nmq3

[Global Government Finance @GlobeGovFinance]

With governments increasingly championing the @fintech sector, @dantost in #Berlin examines for @GlobeGovFintech the extent to which #Germany’s public administration is itself investing in #fintech solutions https://t.co/ntXULNZG0D @senfin @bundestag @ITZBund @iwoca @viafintech

[Jonathan Swan @jonathanvswan]

When @SpeakerBoehner was recording his audiobook I was told by sources that during these wine-soaked sessions he would deviate from the book’s text and insert random violent attacks on @tedcruz. Well, here’s some tape (listen to the end):

[Jon Stewart @jonstewart]

I can’t believe they assigned Trump such a shitty Public Defender.

[Krsto Lazarević @Krstorevic]

Da wollte die Causa Felani gerade Ruhen lassen und dann hetzt die @welt ihren rechten Autor @_donalphonso auf mich und andere Autor:innen und Politiker:innen.

Hier die diffamierenden Auszüge zu meiner Person und ein paar Klarstellungen.

[Liam Stack @liamstack]

“If it wasn’t my job I would do it for free. It was absolutely my pleasure to crush a white nationalist insurrection,” he said. “And we’ll do it as many times as it takes.”

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Politico handed over its Playbook today to Ben Shapiro, who used it to (falsely) accuse Bernie Sanders of inciting the shooting of Steve Scalise and to equate Bernie’s rhetoric with Trump’s. I kid you not.
(h/t ⁦@MattNegrin⁩) https://t.co/2TtJKUdAk3

[Tiffany Ariana Trump @TiffanyATrump]

Happy Birthday @erictrump I love you and I’m so grateful to always have you by my side! ❤️ https://t.co/VKibmOQmQu