Andrea Fiano

Andrea Fiano's monthly letter to you, the reader.

Thousands gather in London for this year's Sibos to discuss the evolution of the cloud-services market, the future of Swift, the role of the new nonbanks, the potential of open banking, and innovations in payments.

Andrea Fiano's monthly letter to you, the reader.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Taiwan’s economy is still strong and well diversified, according to the participants in a recent Global Finance roundtable in Taipei. In the near future, global trade tensions could be both a risk and an opportunity for the local economy.

At Sibos in Sydney, all the latest and greatest technologies were on display, and attendees delved into the topics that are shaping our financial futures.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano explains the importance and context of this year's Sibos conference.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's message to readers about what to expect in this month's issue.

Global Finance's editor Andrea Fiano explains what is at stake with China's ambitious, transnational infrastructure plan.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano explains what's new about this year's innovation awards.

Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano's monthly letter focuses on how corporate leaders are reacting and adapting to the prospect of a U.S.-China trade war.

Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano says that President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports could lead to serious economic repercussions and that corporates should take a hard look at cryptocurrencies and their underlying technologies. 

Will the latest US tax reform increase the attractiveness of the United States for foreign companies? Will companies line up to establish or increase operations in the US? And, if so, will this force other developed economies to follow suit ...

  At the start of 2018, strong economic growth and financial market outperformance seem to be hallmark of the year. One wonders, however, if there is a disconnect between the real economy and financial markets, and whether gains are a ...

JANUARY 2018 | VOL. 32 NO. 1 Good timing is sometimes just a coincidence. When we started discussing a cover story on taxes and corporates with reporter Laurence Neville a few months ago, we could not imagine how topical the issue ...

DECEMBER 2017  |  VOL. 31 NO. 11 Dear Reader, What a difference a year makes! Or does it? One year after the victory of Donald Trump, not much of his legislative agenda has been accomplished, as our cover story shows. ...

BBVA's head of Global Securities Services, Alexis F. Thomson, spoke with Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano regarding the bank's focus on innovation and the impact of digital transformation on the bank's culture, processes and customer experience.

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.

Gavin Maclean, head of Cash Management & Payments, Lloyd Banking, spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano regarding the bank is focusing on innovation and technology as the era for open banking is almost here for European banks..

Isaac Kamuta, group head, Cash Management & Client Services, Ecobank, spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano regarding the bank's mission to facilitate cross-border payments within Africa and the evolution of banking technology and regulation in African countries.

Nordea's Head of Investor Solutions & Services Oliver M. Zecevic spoke with Global Finance Editor, Andrea Fiano, on the sidelines of Sibos 2017 about how the bank is focusing on transforming its technological base and moving to open banking as it endeavors to deliver better services to its customers.

ACI Worldwide's Fraud Strategy & Solutions specialist Jay Floyd spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the massive rise in financial fraud across the world and how ACI is using machine learning technology to identify behavior patterns to detect and minimize fraud.

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.

ANZ's Head of International Banking and Financial Institution, John Campbell spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the need for the banking industry to come together to leverage emerging banking technologies.

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.

Enrique Marshall, Chairman, Banco del Estado de Chile, winner of the Safest Bank in Latin America award 2017, spoke with Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano about what he thinks of Chile's economy and the banking ecosystem in the country.

ManuelJesus Bautista, Governor, Central Bank of Honduras won an “A” grade in Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards 2017. He spoke with magazine editor Andrea Fiano about the growth prospects for Honduras' economy and how the country could see an increased rate of inflation for 2017.

Hector Valdez Albizu, Governor, Central Bank of Dominican Republic, spoke with Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano about the country's fiscal and monetary policies, relations with the IMF and the road ahead for Dominican Republic's economy.

Koos Timmermans, CFO of ING, winner of our first Best Bank In The World award, speaks with Global Finance Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about how his bank succeeded in establishing a global footprint by following its clients, and the lesson that ING took from fintechs: focus on the user experience.

NOVEMBER 2017 | VOL. 31  NO. 10 Our annual ranking of the World’s Safest Banks is one of our most widely respected awards. Intended as a working tool for banks and corporates, this ranking requires a lot of data and ...

Lutz-Christian Funke, executive director of KfW, The World’s Safest Bank for several consecutive years, discusses with GFMag editor Andrea Fiano Germany’s political balancing act and economic stability, Europe’s refugee problem, and KfW’s collaborations with other European banks and political agencies.

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. 

Carlos Fernandéz Valdovinos, governor of the central bank of Paraguay, was among the world’s top central bankers in Global Finance Magazine’s annual Central Banker Report Cards. Here, he talks with GFMag editor Andrea Fiano about how recovery in big neighboring economies is giving the Paraguayan economy a lift, and the need for reforms to continue.

Riad Salamé, governor, Banque du Liban, talks with Global Finance Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about Lebanon’s need to build infrastructure and reserves, and the central bank’s efforts to boost growth from around 2.5% to around 6% by boosting tech startups and entrepreneurship generally.

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. 

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 global economic growth and expectations going forward.

OCTOBER 2017 | VOL. 31  NO. 9 When the world’s central bankers and finance ministers arrive in Washington this month for the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings, the economic picture they will contemplate is rosier than in recent ...