Global Finance

JANUARY 31, 2025

Vista Bank, a digital-first Nigerian lender, has received regulatory approval from Frances Prudential Supervisory Authority (ACPR) to establish operations in France. Granted on January 1, this milestone marks a significant step in the banks expansion strategy to strengthen Africas trade ties with Europe.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Bank of America Securities was in the thick of it, sponsoring several of the largest deals. Among the banks landmark deals, it acted as sole arranger of Ecuadors $1 billion sovereign debt conversion, targeted at preservation of the Amazons ecosystems, one of the largest of its kind completed to date.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Major banks like Absa Bank, ICBC, OTP Bank, Bradesco BBI, J.P. AN Global, Middle East Standard Chartered Standard Chartered is a leading international bank recognized for its work in infrastructure finance. JN Asia-Pacific ICBC Two notable REIT projects positioned ICBC as the regions best infrastructure bank last year.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Anthony Noto Africa : Rand Merchant Bank Dealmaking in Africa has rebounded, due to declining interest rates and inflation. Deal activity will continue, owing to increased confidence and stable macroeconomics, says Robert Leon, co-head of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Investment Banking. billion), Hyundai Motor India in Bombay ($3.3

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Until more information becomes available, lets celebrate the investment banks that brightened up the M&A landscape in 2024. Absa Bank, a major M&A house with a presence in 10 markets, continues to facilitate most of the dealscutting across divestitures, cross-border transactions, take-privates, leveraged buyouts, and others.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Bank of Georgias Chief Marketing and Digital officer Levan Gomshiashvili reveals what it takes to win the overall Worlds Best Digital Bank. Global Finance: Having won the Worlds Best Digital Banking Award 2024, whats next for BOGs innovation efforts?

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Global Finance

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With over 100 active AI applications in production, the bank achieved an explosive 150% increase in AI usage year-over-year. CTBC aims to leverage both GenAI and traditional AI to enhance its personalized banking experience and seamlessly deliver next-gen banking services.

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Global Finance

MARCH 20, 2025

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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Global Finance

MARCH 27, 2025

Global Finance: Can you share the key tenets of your SME strategy and how it aligns with the banks overall vision? Abdullah Al Mejhem: At Boubyan Bank, our SME strategy is built on three key pillars: Customer-Centricity, Digital Innovation, and Financial Empowerment. GF: Boubyan Bank has positioned itself as a one-stop shop for SMEs.

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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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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 15, 2025

It was shortly after Eugene Wong exited the banking world to advance into a senior operations role that he realized the importance of a holistic view. Originally honing his financial acumen at Silicon Valley Bank, he gained close exposure to startup ecosystems and leveraged finance transactions.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Another sector that made a major jump is banking, which includes private equity. Van Oostende expects banking consolidation to continue, as more countries look for soft landings thanks to lowering interest and inflation rates. The GEM sectors wave of M&A was driven by the race for resource security. billion ($3.3 Morgan J.P.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The regulator of the nation’s banks has issued its first guidance on stablecoins , the cryptocurrency backed by traditional currency. . 21) clarified the authority for national banks and federal savings associations to hold reserves on behalf of customers who issue stablecoins.

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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

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Debit solutions draw on funds consumers already have in their bank accounts, and while this makes them reassuring to debt-wary consumers, it can have implications if these details are snatched by fraudsters. Leveraging Machine Learning, Rules-Based Analysis To Fight Debit Fraud. Around The Next-Gen Debit World. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

The past several years have been good times for digital banking players popping up to challenge traditional brick-and-mortar financial institutions for market share, but recent months have accelerated that trend into overdrive. After all, clients are coming at their new digital lifestyles from various starting points.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The banking sector has been known for its resilience and adaptability and must continue to innovate to thrive. With 2025 just around the corner, several key trends are reshaping the banking and financial services landscape. Banking executives must navigate a complex environment filled with challenges and opportunities.

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CFO Selections

OCTOBER 14, 2024

While this may sound more like Sci-Fi movie than a business news headline, consider the fact that a recent report by Deloitte speculated that fraud losses may hit $40 billion by 2027 due to generative AI magnifying the risk of banking fraud. Of course, that begs the question: How are you protecting your organization from fraud?

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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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Gross negligence – or evidence of a battle waged by banks that requires new, high-tech weaponry? To that end, and as reported by BuzzFeed , documents submitted by banks to the U.S. The headlines blare a chorus: Banks are not doing their jobs. In terms of dollar amounts, Deutsche led the pack at $1.3 billion in fines.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The relationship between traditional banks and the slate of FinTechs that have arisen over the past decade hasn’t always been one of enthusiastic cooperation. He added that regulatory changes — particularly things like PSD2 and GDPR — began to really push the pace of open banking worldwide. Why Work With Banks?

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Morgan US Private Bank, discusses navigating rising rates, global tensions, and technological transformation. GF : In what ways do you see the evolving geopolitical landscape affecting private banks strategies worldwide? GF: How can private banks maintain their intimate service offering while scaling globally?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

You’d be forgiven for thinking that, in banking, the deal is dead. NCR Digital Banking Senior Vice President and General Manager Doug Brown told Karen Webster there will be an acceleration of deal making on the other side of the pandemic, particularly as financial institutions (FIs) recalibrate and expand their digital efforts.

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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

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Private banks increase their technology investments to improve their high-touch offerings for the wealthy. On the other side of the equation are the global private banks, which see the current mixture of massive wealth generation and increasingly complex demands as a generational opportunity. David Frame, CEO of J.P. Morgans U.S.

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Global Finance

JULY 29, 2024

Nonbanks have eaten into traditional banks’ marketplace. Can the older banks retake lost ground by simply becoming more agile? Once upon a time, banking was simple: Take deposits, use depositors’ money to make loans, and transfer payments between clients and earn a commission. All three pillars are now under assault.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a significant number of bank branches shuttered. It’s clear that people rely heavily on their bankers and their banking relationships during crises; we’ve seen that before in prior events,” said Brown. And where there are branches, hours are staggered. Digital-First.

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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

JUNE 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most monumental crises the banking industry has faced, and the sector must stare down the dual challenges of creating safety measures at branch locations while addressing the ongoing economic downturn that has stretched their capacity for processing and deferring loans.

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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

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In an interview with PYMNTS, Avi Cohen , co-founder and CEO of FinTech company The Floor , said boosting digital offerings and bringing new ones to market demands quick decision making as banks seek to improve user experience and user engagement. Now, he said, “innovation needs to also be incorporated internally. Cohen asked.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, the European Banking Federation’s ( EBF ) Alexandra Maniati , Director of Cybersecurity & Innovation, said the European banking industry is, increasingly, embracing the cloud to pivot to new financial services and products across the Continent. Moving into the Digital Age .

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

India's central bank wants stricter regulations for big shadow lenders, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The Reserve Bank of India , according to the Friday (Jan. One proposition is a 9 percent core capital requirement on the top tier, akin to banks. It will only let them take on a limited amount of leverage.

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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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