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How do banks navigate the trinity of costs, compliance, and innovation?

Global Finance

Efficiency remains at play, but compliance and innovation scores Globally, banks have been focused on reducing costs this past year. Regulatory compliance has become a top priority for banks as they navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape related to AI, resilience, and open banking.

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Driving Economic Stability: Q&A With Union of Arab Banks’ Wissam Fattouh

Global Finance

Wissam Fattouh, secretary general of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) and the World Union of Arab Bankers, talks about the issues facing the Arab banking sector and the challenges of rebuilding Syrias banking system. Global Finance: The UAB has been bringing together the Arab worlds banking sector for over 50 years.

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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2025: FX Tech Global Winners

Global Finance

DBS , a double award winner as Most Innovative Bank for FX as well as for Best AI/Machine Learning FX Tool, first deployed an AI and machine learning hyper-personalization tool across its treasury and markets businesses. Morgans global FX platform, reducing FX settlement risk and accelerating trade settlements.

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Banks shift from using AI for productivity to improving customer experience

Global Finance

Cost transformation forces banks to innovate European banks are navigating a complex landscape characterized by economic headwinds and cost pressures. This will lead banks to tighten their operational efficiencies. Historically, banks have faced high-cost pressures exacerbated by their legacy systems.

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How Hellenic Bank Transformed Its Indirect Procurement Operations With GEP Software

Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment.

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Scotiabank Pullback Signals Global Banking Shift Away From Latin America

Global Finance

With its exit from Central America and Colombia, Scotiabank follows the trend of international banks retreating amid rising compliance costs and risks. Scotiabank has officially exited retail banking in Panama, Costa Rica, and Colombia, marking the latest move by a major international lender to scale back in the region.

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Al Ahli Bank Reimagines Banking with Digital-First Strategy

Global Finance

We’re reimagining the banking experience by investing in a range of cutting-edge customer-facing and backend tools, including our mobile app, voice biometrics, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to personalize services.

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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In this new webinar, Brian Muse-McKenney of Episode Six and Matt Simester of Payments Consultancy Limited will explore the challenges regional and community banks have faced in implementing tailored credit card programs with flexible payment options as a tool to attract and retain the next generation of customers.

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Everything You Need to Know About Crypto

Speaker: Ryan McInerny, CAMS, FRM, MSBA - Principal, Product Strategy

Join this exclusive webinar with Ryan McInerny to learn: Cryptocurrency asset market trends How to manage risk and compliance to serve customers safely Best practices for identifying crypto transactions and companies Revenue opportunities with custody arrangements, brokerage fees, account maintenance fees, and lending The roadmap needed for successful (..)