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  In June, Johannesburg-based Standard Bank officially launched OneHub, a digital platform that helps the bank’s clients and partners interact. OneHub gives clients access to eight built-in solutions (and growing) along with six APIs, all with one password. “It’s a ...

Disruptive forces are increasingly defining Russia’s banking landscape. Amid the rapid pace of digitalisation, business models – and customer expectations – are changing. Corporate initiatives to create their own ecosystems have focused on identifying synergies and new niches, developing products ...

As companies globally are developing ESG strategies to address climate change, Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) has put environmental protection at the center of its banking, governance, and operational strategy, with significant initiatives for developing green finance and reducing ...

Prime markets for FinTech in the Middle East Considered an unsaturated market, the Middle East has become in recent years an attractive destination for FinTechs due to its large unbanked or underbanked young population, high cash usage, and recent regulatory ...

Home to more than 2,400 financial services firms, Palm Beach County is experiencing significant financial sector growth as major companies - including Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs – are flocking to the county. Dozens of financial firms recently relocated to, ...

Millennials expect on-demand banking as well as fast, seamless, contactless, and one-click effortless payment options. Regulatory institutions and payments industry leaders too are driving this change by putting in place measures to streamline payments standards and rein in risk. The ...

Industry Innovation In 2018 Orbian opened up the supply chain finance industry to more suppliers with the introduction of its eCard, combining a virtual payment card with a supply chain finance program free of any minimum annual procurement volume. “A ...

    Global Finance: The World Bank upgraded Tanzania’s economy in 2020 – what is driving the nation’s economic growth? CRDB Bank: Tanzania is among Africa’s fastest-growing economies, with nearly 7% GDP growth in the last decade, driven by agriculture ...

Global Finance: How are the capital-raising needs of Nigerian corporates evolving against today’s economic backdrop?   Banjo Adegbohungbe:      COVID-19 has created an urgent need for corporates everywhere to rethink how they finance their business operations. Amid the macroeconomic ...

A major retail bank with a unique endowment, Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) reported breakthrough business performance in 1H21, making gains in scale, quality and efficiency. With total assets and AUM for retail customers to RMB12 trillion respectively, a ...

This roadmap is in line with the ambition we have had for several years: to be a relationship banker for working capital needs. It focuses on specific use cases and has led to the creation of an organisational community dedicated ...

In the wake of COVID-19, companies are preparing for a post-pandemic future of remote work and telecommuting, and digitizing treasury workflows and processes is a top priority. “No longer is digitalization purely driven by commercial pressures; it is now an ...

 Technological innovation is the central driving force in the global financial industry and, until recently, many fintech products have focused on consumer finance needs. Ping An Bank FICC, the fixed income, currencies and commodities business of Pin An Bank, is ...

  Global Finance: How is DBS using APIs to accelerate digital transformation for corporates?   Ramesh Sankar: Global industries have experienced significant disruption from start-ups and technology companies leveraging digital capabilities for years. Now the pandemic has accelerated the need for corporates ...

Over the last several months, COVID-19 has undoubtedly emerged as the biggest disrupter, forcing customers (and banks) to embrace digital banking channels. However, the popularity of digital banking had been growing steadily even prior to the pandemic, driven by factors ...

Digital transformation tops the agenda of every company in Africa. As digital needs continue to evolve, transactional banks must also evolve to become innovative digital partners, providing expertise, data and connectivity clients need to run their businesses, says Crosby Mkhwanazi, Group ...

Global Finance’s Publisher and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo speaks with Sael Al Waary, Deputy Group CEO of Bank ABC. The discussion covers a number of topics on AI, the selection of ABC Labs in Global Finance’s Best Innovation Labs, Open Banking and Cloud development in Bahrain’s fintech infrastructure and ecosystem and Bank ABC’s launch of its digital-mobile only bank ila.

Global Finance’s Publisher and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo speaks with Admassu Tadesse, Group Managing Director & CEO of the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank – TDB. They discuss the development and status of TDB, the bank’s trade finance expertise across Africa including pioneering the use of a blockchain solution, and TDB’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In this article, RAJASHEKARA V. MAIYA Vice President and Head, Business Consulting Group, Infosys Finacle discusses the shifting focus in retail lending landscape, from a product-centric approach to customer-centric approach.

Digital banking is essential for reaching Africa’s underbanked markets, says Commercial International Bank (CIB) Egypt’s Chief Operating Officer, Mohamed Sultan. He discusses the competitive advantage of its digital platform as it expands in Africa and explains how early digital adoption helped the bank thrive during the pandemic.