A European Financial Architecture

Friday, June 12, 2026
Artistic watercolor-style illustration depicting Europe as an interconnected network of people, institutions and digital connections surrounding a central source of light. The image symbolises trust, financial infrastructure and societal connectivity in a modern European context.

Europe’s financial future is often discussed in terms of regulation, banking and technology. Yet beneath these debates lies a deeper question: how should democratic societies organise money, trust and financial infrastructure in an increasingly digital age?

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The End of the Black Box in Banking

Thursday, March 26, 2026
a woman sitting at a table looking at her cell phone

The AI Act is forcing banks to open their algorithmic black boxes. From credit scoring to fraud detection, financial institutions must now explain, audit and oversee AI-driven decisions, transforming banking from a data-driven industry into one defined by accountability and trust.

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AI as a Motor—or a Knife?

Saturday, January 10, 2026
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For more than a decade, artificial intelligence has been presented as a promise: smarter decisions, safer systems, better services. In recent months, however, AI has increasingly appeared in a different role — as a rationale for large-scale job cuts. Few announcements illustrate this tension more clearly than the recent restructuring at ABN AMRO.

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