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McKinsey’s Koller: Valuation Isn’t Broken—Expectations Are
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Manish Kohli: Innovating Payments At HSBC
Manish Kohli, head of Global Payments Solutions at HSBC, discusses the bank’s digital-payments strategy and how it is innovating in transaction banking. HSBC was named one of Global Finance’s Most Innovative Banks.
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Absa Group: Digitally Enabled
Michelle Knowles is managing executive for Trade and Working Capital (Pan Africa) at regional winner Absa Group. She discusses how innovation and technology is changing finance in Africa.
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How European Banks can Accelerate AI Adoption
Bankers across Europe are signalling a strategic shift in their operational focus, as highlighted in the latest Infosys Bank Tech Index edition.
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Galaxy Digital: Tokenization Approaches The Mainstream
Thomas Cowan, VP of tokenization at regional winner Galaxy Digital, explains why the digital asset company tokenized a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin.
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Banco Cuscatlan Driving Innovations In Latin America
Global Finance spoke with Rafael Ernesto Barrientos Interiano, Director of Technology and Digital Transformation at Banco Cuscatlan, about innovations in banking in Latin America and how Banco Cuscatlan uses technology to create a better customer experience.
Editor's Letter
Innovation In An Age of Uncertainty
Uncertainty continues to cloud the global economic horizon, with tariffs remaining a dominant con- cern in both political and financial...
Technology
Paul Brody, EY: How Blockchain Is Transforming Global Commerce
Paul Brody is global blockchain leader at professional services firm EY and co-author of a 2023 book, Ethereum for Business: A Plain-English Guide to the Use Cases that Generate Returns from Asset Management to Payments to Supply Chains. He speaks with Global Finance about blockchain technology’s impact on everything from routine payments to cross-border remittances to the future of banking and the CFO and treasurer roles.
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Financial institutions double down on AI — but will it deliver?
Financial institutions are accelerating investments in artificial intelligence, with 2025 budgets projected to rise by 25% industry-wide, according to an HFS and Infosys study — representing 16% of total technology spending.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Romania: New President Promises Moderate Course
A collective sigh of relief rippled through EU capitals on May 18 when former Bucharest Mayor Nicuşor Dan secured an unexpectedly strong mandate in round two
of Romania’s presidential elections, besting far-right opponent George Simion with 53.6% of the vote against 46.4%.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hong Kong: Pension Authority Warns Of US Debt Selloff
Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) instructed the city’s fund managers last month to prepare for possible fallout from Moody’s
recent reduction of its US Treasury debt rating from Aaa to Aa1.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Canada: Carney Crowns First-Ever AI Minister
Canada last month named its first-ever AI minister, joining a list of countries that already includes the United Arab Emirates, France, and Taiwan.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Morocco: Boom In Data Centers
The North African kingdom has adapted quickly to the digital age. In 2020, the Agency for Digital Development published a...
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How digital innovation is shaping the future of banking
As banking shifts to an increasingly digital landscape, companies are developing new tools to meet their clients’ demands and championing new ideas to pioneer this technological revolution. CaixaBank, Spain’s largest bank, has pledged to invest €5 billion over the next three years.
Technology
Latin America: Leading World Financial Innovation
By concentrating on financial inclusion, Latin America shows other parts of the world how to navigate testing times.