Gilly Wright

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.

Digitization helps banks speed up money transfer, harmonize services and develop new tools.

As businesses face difficult operating conditions, corporate treasurers need their banking partners to assist with the technology challenge. 

Foreign exchange firm gets hacked via its VPN provider.

Google executives engage in a game of musical chairs as the company faces new regulatory scrutiny.

Dariusz Nalepa, director of transaction banking, explains how mBank focuses its development on innovations that corporate clients want.

Aalishaan Zaidi, global head of digital banking for retail at Standard Chartered, talks on designing tech tools that drive customer satisfaction.

Global Finance’s Digital Bank of Distinction awards again single out banks demonstrating that innovation isn’t limited to big banks with big tech budgets.

Trade finance is moving out of the paper age. But to fully leverage digitization, banks need to tear down data silos and standardize tools and procedures.

Improving the customer journey and streamlining internal processes are at the heart of the changes this year’s Best Digital Bank award winners are making.

Uber is moving aggressively into payments.

Your friendly neighborhood UPS driver could be replaced by a flying robot sooner than you think.

The Federal Reserve now offers a real-time payment option.

Digital banks continue to evolve and grow.

Secil Watson, executive vice president and head of Digital Solutions for Business at Wells Fargo, explains how banks can add value to their corporate customers.