December 2022

Dynamism in the payments arena is driving change at banks and drawing new players into the field, expanding innovation and opportunity.

Private banks have retained their sparkle within the industry, and are investing in technological, service and product innovation to stay abreast of evolving client demands. 

More than 120 executives from digital banks and the digital arms of traditional banks were on hand in Dubai on September 20 to celebrate our annual awards for the World’s Best Digital Banks. Gathering at the Ritz-Carlton to network and congratulate each other, winners from the first round of country awards accepted their prizes, and all awaited the first public announcement of this year’s global winners.

Global Finance announces the second-round of winners of our World’s Best Digital Banks Awards.

Bank of Georgia CEO Archil Gachechiladze explains how creating a digital-first experience that puts customers at the heart of its innovation initiatives is strengthening BOG.

Naveed Anwar, Citi’s global head of Digital, Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), explains how data is helping the bank enhance the treasury tool bag.

Global Finance rates the best high-touch banks in these low-touch times.

Global Finance presents the best private banks in the Caribbean.

Global Finance presents the best private banks in the CEE region.

Global Finance names the best private banks in Latin America.

Global Finance presents the best private banks in the Middle East.

Global Finance presents the best private banks in Africa.

Global Finance announces the best private banks in the Asia-Pacific region.

Global Finance names the best private banks in North America.

Global Finance announces the best US regional private banks. 

Global Finance announces the best private banks in Western Europe.

Global Finance presents its second annual listing of the best global, regional and national banks that serve SMEs. 

According to the Bank for International Settlements, global liquidity in 2021 reached an unprecedented $175 trillion, twice global GDP. That figure set the tone for the year in investment banking, as cash-rich companies powered record deal making worldwide. The macro ...

Gabriel Motomura, partner and co-head of BTG Pactual Empresas, and Rogério Stallone, BTG Pactual corporate credit partner and co-head of BTG Empresas, discuss the best ways to serve SMEs.

Paris-based Sofinnova Partners, a life science venture capital firm, has been an early investor in companies such Genentech and Biogen, and now has over $2.5 billion invested in sciences, primarily in healthcare and sustainability. Antoine Papiernik, Sofinnova chairman and managing partner, speaks with Global Finance about the state of life sciences today and in future.

Qatar is among the countries that will reap the greatest benefits from the global energy crisis. 

Sizable energy-crisis returns lead Qatar to diversify its investments globally.

Brexit and chaotic economic policy from Westminster caused the London Stock Exchange to temporarily lose its status as Europe's biggest stock market.

While it took just 11 years for the latest billion people to be added to the Earth’s population, population growth is slowing down.

The region’s economies are also threatened by large numbers of “zombie firms" as growth slows.

Slowing inflation would pave the way for better-than-expected economic growth in the region.

Deal-making is off this year as a global recession looms, but the surging dollar offers a rare opportunity for US firms to seize overseas bargains.

While US sports deals are few and far between, investors have a better chance to score abroad.

Disney CEO Bob Iger replaces the man who replaced him as Disney CEO, Bob Chapek.

While the acquisition was driven by the prestige of Tom Ford’s beauty segment, which includes signature scents, skin care and cosmetics, the deal also brings eyewear and apparel to Estee Lauder.

The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has shaken the entire sector.

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has plunged Twitter and Tesla into turmoil and there's no end in sight.

Indonesia’s power sector emissions will peak by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, about a decade ahead of schedule.

Citi, HSBC, Mastercard and Wells Fargo are among financial companies collaborating with the New York Fed’s Innovation Center in a proof-of-concept pilot using digital dollar tokens.

Carmakers are opting to skip the middleman and invest directly in mining companies and projects.

Ripple Labs hopes to facilitate real-time crypto-enabled payments in 35 African countries.

The pullback parallels a slump for equities this year that rattled overseas asset managers and other investors forced to play by China’s rules for foreign capital. 

CFOs are particularly eager to reduce debts that are linked to floating rates. 

Now that remote work has become the new normal for some companies, they are cutting back on office space to cut costs.

To reassure markets, Credit Suisse is undertaking a radical restructuring.

Total spinoffs have already topped last year’s figures and that number looks set to keep rising in the following months.

India's economic ties with Russia continue to deepen as Russian financial institutions are shunned by Western governments.

Investors look to Zambia due to its positive economic atmosphere.