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Encouraged by government stimulus programs, banks are finding new ways to finance SMEs. Once the economy recovers, will the surge of interest recede?
In 2021, the world’s companies will back off bond buying in favor of paying down debt and making strategic acquisitions.
For many trade finance banks that still relied on legacy systems and paper-based processes, the Covid crisis put them on a forced march into the future.
Household saving is defined as the difference between a household’s disposable income and its expenditures on goods and services. During the pandemic it rose to historical highs everywhere.
On October 27, Global Finance conducted a Sub-custody Roundtable, moderated by publisher and editorial director Joseph Giarraputo. The Roundtable agenda covered crucial topics in the sub-custody sector including: the global and regional impact on the COVID-19 pandemic on sub-custodians; the effect ...
Established in 2009 and commercially launched in 2012, Simple set a new standard for personal banking.
The company and its new CEO Pat Gelsinger have some kinks to iron out.
Bank tellers are being digitized.
A volatile currency environment is focusing attention on foreign exchange and day-to-day cash flow.
Anna Mikhina, VP of Lifestyle Services Development at Tinkoff, explains why the bank’s super-app has been so popular during the pandemic.
The Covid-19 pandemic has given fresh impetus to the need for paper-free international trade processes.
PNC's acquisition will make it the fifth-largest bank in the US.
Middle East regional winners of Global Finance’s Best Digital Bank awards are ramping up the shift to digital banking.
Tapodyuti Bose, managing director and global head of Digital Channels, Data & Analytics, Treasury & Trade Solutions at Citi, spoke with Global Finance about how digitization is helping businesses remain resilient and operational during the Covid pandemic.
Google Pay will be able to not only aggregate data from different banks but analyze that data and make special offers.
Banks are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic with innovations that could mark out the direction of their efforts to digitize for years to come.
For entities that have made exceptional efforts to support their communities general well-being.
For entities that delivered exceptional support for provision of medicine and medical treatment.
These banks provided financial support and more—for their employees, their clients and their countries.
British Airways has become a political football, as rose-tinted nostalgia for a flagship brand often distorts the realities of aviation today and in the future.
Gilson will join a small band of non-Japanese CEOs that includes Owen Mahoney at Nexon, Christophe Weber at Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eva Chen at Trend Micro.
NewCo will free the parent to soar in cloud services, IBM says.
While fintech was meant to democratize economic power, unconscious biases drove innovation and solutions were designed to generate revenue rather than improve everyone's lives.
Imran Khan, head of Global Digital Experience at TD and president and CEO of UGO Mobile Solutions, reveals how to make life easier for consumers.
Khaled Abbas, wholesale banking head at Gulf International Bank (GIB), shares his thoughts on how the pandemic is pushing banks to find agile methods to meet corporate needs.
The global health crisis is forcing banks to accelerate digital transformation. Customers are responding.
In a period of uncertainty, when cash is king, treasurers are looking for greater access to data to optimize liquidity management.
Our supplement looks at the rise of smart finance and the baby steps that banks are taking into cryptocurrencies.
In the face of a continuing crisis, corporate treasuries are looking for ways to improve data visibility, cash forecasting and liquidity management.
With the coronavirus crisis showing signs of continuing, contactless payments are gaining popularity.
The five-year bond will enhance Henkel’s commitment to 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025.
Digitization is remaking Islamic finance, helping banks match the demands of younger consumers and even expand banking in war-torn Yemen.
Digital leaders DBS and Triterras are accelerating innovation to meet mission-critical demand from businesses under pressure from Covid-19.
Ecobank is rolling out services to help clients manage their money anywhere, anytime—and launching a sandbox to encourage more financial innovation.
Use of data science skills to make corporate finance decisions is expanding to inform everything from IPO participation to foreign exchange to new product development.
Banco do Brasil’s investment in digital transformation has helped it maintain service to clients and keep liquidity flowing during the Covid-19 crisis.
Special honors this year go to innovators focusing on the user experience. Creativity extends from bill-payment notifications to gamification.
Covid-19 is pushing companies to improve cash forecasting and build liquidity buffers; innovators are looking to help them.
Sberbank is combining automation, AI and data analytics to create a “smart ecosystem,” while Asseco delivers a new level of customer insight.
ADCB promotes end-to-end connectivity via blockchain plat-forms as the route to resilience for trade in the MENA region.
Sheltering in place is accelerating a shift in customer banking habits, and institutions are rising to meet the demand for digital innovation.
Our innovative cash management institutions have all introduced new products and services that give customers greater flexibility and greater control over their cash.
Epidemiologists say this type of contact tracing promises to contain flare-ups of the virus, but to be part of an effective lockdown-exit strategy, contact tracing will need to be used in conjunction with rapid virus testing and mass adoption.
Governments are protecting their national interests through introducing or strengthening their FDI screening regimes.
Banks and payment processors are learning how to use the secure messaging system to facilitate and manage all cross-border payments transactions.
Banks of every stripe are exploring the cost and other benefits of connecting with third parties.
Technology and APIs will be critical to the future of treasury and cash management, as digital reshapes corporate finance.
Corporate treasurers in Latin America are looking to create a standardized transactions network to take better advantage of digitization.
Visa is investing in fintech to stay ahead of the competition.
African banks invest to keep pace with treasury clients who are embracing new technology solutions.
The line between financial firms and fintech is increasingly blurred as banks invest in digital, cloud, innovation labs, and mobile technologies.
Automation and new regulations are driving corporates to restructure treasury as never before, creating a key role for tech-savvy banks.
Payments modernization, intensifying regulation and new risks are pushing treasurers to demand new efficiencies. Is open banking part of the solution?
Real-time payments and APIs are driving a treasury services revolution for banks across Asia-Pacific.
It’s up to Middle East banks to help their corporate clients improve speed and transparency.