Conferences & Awards Ceremonies

At our annual event in London, executives from banks, fintechs and companies focused on the opportunities, as well as risks, in the era of Big Data. 

Global Finance honored global and regional winners of its digital bank awards at a ceremony in London following its Digital Banking Conference.

Paul Cobban, chief data and transformation officer at DBS, shares ways banks can unlock and monetize customer data journeys. 

Bankers are turning to a new generation of technology to accelerate clearing and settlement processes.     

The post-Sibos consensus is that collaborating as partners yields better results in developing technology than battling as competitors.

SunTech founder & CEO, Nandakumar K, spoke with Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano regarding the firm's new open banking products and how Suntec is enabling banks to get a 360 degree view of their customer's needs.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank's head of Transaction Banking Haytham Elmaayergi spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano regarding the bank's plan to offer Islamic banking variation to not only people looking at Islamic banking structures, but also the wider community at large.

Standard Bank's Head of  Global Trade, Vinod Madhavan talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano at Sibos 2017 about how volatility in Africa is easing up with the rise in global commodity prices leading to a lesser degree of risk for doing business in Africa.

Societe Generale 's Global Head for Transaction Banking  Benoit Desserre spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the bank's use of blockchain technology to transform transaction banking for its customers.

Citibank's Global Head for Payments & Receivables, Manish Kohli spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sidelines of Sibos 2017 regarding the  major technological changes underway in the global payment ecosystem and Citi's plan to emerge on top.

Standard Chartered's Alex Mason, global head for Transaction Banking and Margaret Harwood-Jones, MD & global head for Securities Services talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on how the bank is solving the challenge of delivering an enhanced customer experience by adopting more digital technology solutions. 

China, China, China. Most emerging markets can’t outgrow Asia’s dynamic behemoth.

Large multinationals are edged out of Europe’s top 50 by midsize banks that are based in developed economies and offer global service.

As shariah-compliant vehicles gain traction, the agencies are increasingly willing to rate Islamic banks.

Ilan Goldfajn, governor, central bank of Brazil, one of the top-rated governors in Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards, talks with Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about the progress of reforms in Brazil and how it has impacted the country and the region politically as well as economically. 

Karnit Flug, governor of the central bank of Israel, again won an “A” grade in Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards. She speaks with editor Andrea Fiano about Israel’s economy and the challenge of getting inflation to target, as well as global conditions and the threat of rising protectionism. 

Global Finance has named the Safest Islamic financial institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council  (GCC) and the safest banks in the middle east in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2017 issue.

Global Finance is proud to present the winners of the 10th annual Stars of China Awards, honoring the best Chinese financial institutions. See the full list of winners.