Fintech

Blockchain technology is speeding up trade-finance transactions. But there’s more work needed to scale up and develop common standards.

Fearing loss of revenue as their business customers push to go paperless, Asia’s banking giants are forging new partnerships.

Fintech M&As broke records last year.

Sarah I. Hody, an attorney in the Palo Alto office of law firm Perkins Coie, talks to Global Finance about fintech regulation and how the blockchain is impacting corporate interactions.

Smartphone-only bank makes a splash in the US.

James Stickland is CEO of Veridium, a company focused on an authentication platform that uses biometrics. He speaks with Global Finance about fintech, cybersecurity and the wisdom of border walls.

India allows some crypto technologies but not others.

Cryptocurrencies and associated technologies are welcomed by the Swiss.

Lithuania establishes a regulatory regime fit for fintechs.

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.

Max Evdokimov, head of digital and mobile strategy and chief UX (user experience) officer at Tinkoff Bank, talks about how Tinkoff is making digital banking work in Russia.

Africa may be underbanked but fintechs are changing that.

At Sibos 2018, bankers look to new partnerships to emerge from open banking, and Australia prepares for a related change in consumer data ground rules.

Tapodyuti Bose, global head of Channels and Enterprise Services for Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions, talks about how consumers are driving changes in corporate banking, and how Citi collaborates with both fintechs and clients.

Despite being a developing country, India is racing ahead to a cashless world.

The winners of Global Finance’s Best Digital Banks awards are leveraging APIs and building an ecosystem of partners to deliver ever-more-tailored services—anywhere, anytime.

Collaborative international fintech meets regtech.

Crypto comes to Swift's annual conference.

Chad Cascarilla is CEO and co-founder of Paxos, a fintech startup that is regulated as a trust company. He spoke with Global Finance about the current state of blockchain, common misconceptions and why uptake among corporates seems slow.

How far will MENA banks go in embracing digital innovation? Global Finance’s Dubai conference explored various approaches to rapid change in the banking sector.