Fintech

Social distancing and lockdowns are propelling some fintech companies' fortunes.

The prospect of negative interest rates has forced Wall Street to look for alternatives to traditional foreign exchange carry trades.

A once-quiet corner of banking is harnessing new technologies to reduce paper, speed up supply chain finance and onboard new financing sources and solutions.

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.

A talk with Lisa Frazier, chief innovation officer of the Enterprise Innovation Group at Wells Fargo.

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.

Just 10 finalists make it past the pitch and the demo to gain acceptance into the Fintech Innovation Lab.

Covid-19 is pushing companies to improve cash forecasting and build liquidity buffers; innovators are looking to help them.

From QR codes and voice-activated payments to Internet of Things devices that make payments, this year’s payment innovators are pushing the boundaries.

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.

The Global Finance 2020 Innovators Awards recognize the top innovations in finance of the past year, as well as the most innovative banks and fintechs and the best innovation-boosting fintech labs. 

Covid-19 has supercharged digital innovation as banks, financial services and many other sectors adopt workarounds that are pushing them more rapidly into a virtual future.

A talk with Paul Cobban, global head of Digital Innovation and Transformation at DBS.

A talk with Toby Norton-Smith, managing director of innovation lab X15 Ventures at Common-wealth Bank of Australia.

Sheltering in place is accelerating a shift in customer banking habits, and institutions are rising to meet the demand for digital innovation.