Global Finance Magazine

Making The Cloud Pay

The ability of cloud-based systems to deliver faster payments—and treasury insights—took on added importance during the pandemic.

AI: The Unseen Assistant

Artificial intelligence is already doing a lot for us behind the scenes, and a surge of new and better applications is on the way.

Credit Suisse: Rectifying The Situation

Credit Suisse’s new chairman will have to bring the turn-around skills he utilized at Lloyds a decade ago.

Pandemic Spurs Demand For Trade Finance Capacity In Africa

The continent's trade finance needs are expected to increase as the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement begins.

Kuwait Roundtable: Looking to Recovery

Kuwaiti banks provided crucial support through the Covid-19 crisis and will play just as important a role in nursing the nation back to full economic health. Top executives from seven of the nation’s leading financial institutions discuss the past year and look ahead to the future.

NEWS & FEATURES

Cheaper Capital For Social Responsibility

Blackrock is incentivizing the hiring and promotion of minorities and women.

Coinbase Direct Listing Steadies Crypto Industry

Coinbase’s valuation has grown exponentially in recent years—more than tenfold since late 2018, when the firm was valued at $8 billion in a private financing round.

Global Minimum Tax Proposal Faces Stiff Headwinds

Any project for introducing a worldwide global minimum tax is likely to meet opposition from countries, like Ireland, that used low corporate tax rates to attract business.

Grab Blazes Trail For Asian Super-App Listings

The Grab IPO will mark a milestone for the Southeast Asian tech sector, which is forecast by one research group to triple in size by 2025, to $300 billion.