Global Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Africa : UBA United Bank for Africa (UBA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary. With a portfolio of over a million SME clients and a loan book of $90 million, the bank has been instrumental in ensuring that SMEs remain the engine of growth. The bank also ensures easy transaction processing through its UBA Afritrade and UBA Connect.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What’s unique about Anh, though, is how, as a solo advisor, she differentiates her firm by leveraging the combination of a high-touch concierge approach to client service with a unique investment management approach through the use of very carefully chosen structured notes to differentiate her portfolio design from other advisors.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Banks have long worked to anticipate and protect against emerging tactics of cybercriminals. Bank , one of the largest commercial banks in the United States. Pre-pandemic, many banks were already headed on a path toward digital migration. Leveraging Advanced Technologies. It's all about layers of defense.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

In addition, member banks of the Fed can have a “pass-through digital dollar wallet” per the draft bills, as cited by the outlet. The central bank noted in an announcement , “The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support households, businesses and the U.S. economy overall in this challenging time.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Those ecosystems will leverage the trust that consumers have placed in traditional financial industry players and tech companies of all sizes – including Big Tech , of course. To that end, BBVA was one of six banks that said on Monday (Aug. To that end, BBVA was one of six banks that said on Monday (Aug.

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FISPAN

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Now more than ever, banks have a myriad of digital opportunities to explore a better banking future. Driven by growing consumer demands, increasing regulatory changes, and the proliferation of API integrations, Open Banking has proven to be a promising market for Financial Institutions (FIs) worldwide.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Here’s another icy factoid from the year of COVID: up to 20,000 bank branches are expected to close before the pandemic is declared done. And the new Tracker goes further, stating that 62 percent of European Union consumers are interested in nixing branch banking for a digital-only experience. Safer, Interactive In-Branch Banking.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Global Finance presents its 31st annual list of best banks worldwide. Banks face an uphill battle as supply chains remain disrupted, regional conflicts continue to build, and the fear of bank failure returns. Industry leadership, advancements in digitalization and corporate citizenship also factored in.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Migration to mobile and digital banking ramped up during the pandemic. It’s one of numerous revelations in PYMNTS’ Leveraging The Digital Banking Shift Report , a collaboration with Feedzai , based on a survey of nearly 2,200 U.S. account holders. percent of online banking customers using digital channels more. “Our

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In banking, collaboration — between the traditional players like banks and the tech savvy FinTechs bringing a slew of new apps to market — is key. Increasingly, open banking will underpin that collaboration. Access for the consumer though means access to that far-flung data is paramount for the banks and third parties.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

It’s been a busy year in digital banking as the pandemic has driven consumers online to manage as much of their day-to-day lives as possible. When Bank of America Rewards Executive John Sellers glanced at his in-house numbers over the last year, the evidence was plain to see.

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Global Finance

APRIL 4, 2025

Shayne Nelson, group CEO of Emirates NBD, Dubais government-owned bank and one of the largest banks in the Middle East by assets, shares how NBD aims to maintain last years standout performance. As the affluent population continues to grow in the UAE, we expanded our digital wealth offering onto ENBD X, our mobile banking app.

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Global Finance

JULY 16, 2024

Throughout its 30-year history, Converse Bank has been a trendsetter in Armenia. This began with it as the first bank since the country became independent to be set up with foreign investment – led by principal shareholder Eduardo Eurnekian, an Argentine-Armenian businessman. Being a pioneer seems to be in Converse Bank’s DNA.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Open banking comes in several flavors, yet its rise requires robust Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures, Zac Cohen , chief operating officer at identity verification firm Trulioo told Karen Webster in a recent interview. In recent years, we’ve seen the heavily regulated version of open banking in the E.U.,”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

With 6 in 10 financial institutions (FIs) turning to digital channels for customer acquisition and the mobile experiences those customers now expect, digital-first banking is much on the minds of consumers, regulators and, most assuredly, bad actors. It’s on banks to deter them. It’s a situation demanding action.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

We now must bank entirely online, by necessity. The stage is being set, then, for consumers to pivot away from legacy banking toward trusted brands that, increasingly, are building out financial services. But, in truth, account aggregation is largely an activity that simply moves data from financial institution (FI) to FinTech.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

For the segment of my data that is macroeconomic, my primary source is FRED, the data set maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank , but I supplement with other data that I found online, including NAIC for bond spread data and Political Risk Services (PRS) for country risk scores.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The banking industry is hardly exempt from the disruption as social distancing and stay-at-home orders have all but emptied physical bank branches to mitigate potential contagion. How 2020 Impacted Digital-First Banking. Bank branches are also closing faster than ever before.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Open banking is one of the most significant emerging trends in the financial industry, allowing banks and FinTechs to share financial data in a quick, easy and secure manner across a network of platforms. Security Risks Facing Open Banking.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Banks are continually working to provide their business customers with more streamlined, impactful services. This enables banks to support their clients’ ventures in more robust and flexible ways, according to Abdul Raof Latiff, group head of the digital institutional banking group at Singapore-based DBS Bank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Emerging markets have their own challenges when it comes to banking, where big, traditional financial institutions (FIs) are anything but efficient. Consider the fact that in Mexico it can take four to six months to open a business account — and as much as a year to get access to a debit card. Widening Debit’s Acceptance.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In Europe, the great digital shift is spurring traditional banks to play a bit of catch-up. Lilia Metodieva , managing director at Monneo , told PYMNTS platforms that link solution providers, partners, banks and merchants together can help speed that pivot toward eCommerce with agility as consumer buying patterns remain fluid — and digital.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It has pulled ahead of its EU neighbors in developing real-time payments technology and in recruiting banks to adopt it. And as Rita Camporeale , Head of Payments Systems at the Italian Banking Association ( ABI ), told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, the pandemic has accelerated the embrace of instant payments that flow directly between banks.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated social distancing and stay-at-home orders have pushed untold services online for easier consumer access, with banking serving as a prime example. Without in-person interactions with bank staff, account takeovers (ATOs) and customer impersonations are much easier for fraudsters to accomplish.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

As the world becomes increasingly digitized and more consumers embrace the speed and convenience of contactless purchases, Jim McCarthy , president of payment technology and innovation firm i2c , said banks have been left behind and should focus on what they do best — compliance. He said banks would be wise to accept that reality.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Profitability - Absolute and Relative While we may all agree with the proverbial bottom line being profits, there seems to be no consensus on how best to measure profitability, either from an accounting or an economic perspective. It is for that reason that I created my own version of an accounting class , that you can find on my webpage.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Since the onset of the pandemic, banking activities like opening new accounts and applying for loans are now being done virtually to socially distance and help curb the spread of the virus. The research further demonstrates that a significant share of consumers’ loyalty to their banks hinges on being able to access such options.

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CSC Advisors

APRIL 10, 2025

While banks may have stricter requirements, non-bank lenders can employ more flexible credit evaluation methods. Businesses with established credit lines or vendor accounts often appear more reliable. Maintaining a strong track record of timely payments showcases accountability and financial health.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

To regain some of that ground, Connie Davis, senior vice president at FIS , told PYMNTS in a recent interview, FIs — particularly credit unions (CUs) and community banks — must transform the way they think about digital offerings and connected experiences. That means they can compete more effectively against digital-only competitors.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

Open banking developments were impacting customers’ interactions with their banks before the COVID-19 pandemic. have passed laws or implemented programs over the past two years to put more focus on digital banking and data security, fundamentally changing how online transactions work. Consumer Trust Drives Open Banking .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Customer service is the lifeblood of financial services, just as much as credit cards, debit cards and checking accounts. But as banking becomes ever-more mobile, and account openings and activities are done through digital channels, the very definition of support – and how it should be provided – is changing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

And as Lisa Shields , founder and CEO of FISPAN , told Karen Webster in a recent PYMNTS TV conversation, embedding banking products and services within enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can pave the way for chief financial officers and treasurers to do far more than simply track cash balances and pay bills.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion. While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

With more and more FinTechs introducing their own banking services, the competition is heating up. Small business lending platform BlueVine is the latest FinTech to take this path, having taken the wraps off of its banking solution this week with the launch of BlueVine Business Banking. First Horizon Bank Adopts NCR Technology.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

And according to five observers across the spectrum of traditional financial institutions (FIs), payment networks and digital-only banks, opportunities are there for digital-first and hybrid models alike to succeed — so long as they harbor a relentless focus on identifying and solving customer problems. The Great Stress Test.

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Global Finance

JANUARY 9, 2025

Incorporated in Hong Kong in 1918, BEA is a leading global bank listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, and operates one of the largest local branch networks. In the Chinese Mainland, BEAs presence dates back to the opening of the Banks Shanghai branch in 1920. Morgan, BlackRock, Janus Henderson, Schroders, and BEA Union Investment.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In this week's roundup of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, Citi embraces the unlocking of account data to third-party FinTechs, while WEX weighs in on opportunity for banks to take advantage of partnerships. Plus, one FinTech offers a new spin on the open banking model to drive financial inclusion.

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