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Chris Skinner, founder of the Financial Services Club in Europe, and writer of Value Web and The Digital Bank, identifies technology-led change as the…
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Author and economist John Kay says banking and finance is about four things: payments, wealth management, capital allocation, and risk mitigation. Among…
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SC Lowy, independent fixed income specialist, goes head-to-head with the bulge bracket sans the multiple layers and strict regulation as experienced by…
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Kiatchai Sophastienphong, Thailand’s vice minister of finance, talks about his immediate national economic priorities under the new government, which include…
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Innovations emerging from East and West African banking hubs are enabling the sector to take a lead in reaching Africa’s unbanked population but much remains…
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China and India have been bruited about as the Asian giants most likely to go head to head. However, as China seeks low-cost countries and joint ventures,…
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Vincent Lo, chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, says as China transforms, restructures, and rebalances its economy, slowing down has become…
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Vincent Lo, chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, says as China transforms, restructures, and rebalances its economy, slowing down has become…
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Banks face high costs of maintaining extensive branch networks while having their market share eroded by the ever-growing presence of payments solutions…
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Mashreq Bank CEO Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair talks about his focus on innovation, support of SMEs, and customer centricity; and the bank’s emphasis on growth…
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The industry has to look beyond growing their market presence through traditional brick-and-mortar branches by exploring new channels like mobile banking…
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Social media, coupled with data analytics, gives a more complete picture of the customer but banks face the challenge of having to make sense of masses…
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Alex Thursby, group CEO of NBAD, highlights the importance of liquidity as he discusses the bank’s new customer-focused strategy.
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CEO Tirad Al-Mahmoud discusses his vision of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank as a top-tier transaction banking institution as the industry evolves and seeks new…
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Mobile banking in Saudi Arabia is still growing and its development is contingent upon customer needs, as the actual number of mobile transactions is low.
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With over 53 million unbanked still transacting in cash, Egyptian banks are looking to target this potentially lucrative market through mobile or prepaid…
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Increased use of electronic cash management facilities to enhance cost and operational efficiency is the dominant theme in the transaction banking industry…
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Even with the Middle East’s lifeblood, crude oil, stuck in prolonged doldrums, bankers remain optimistic about the future of the trade finance and supply…
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New payment options in the market are creating new opportunities, making competition fiercer, and reducing the use of cash and cheques.
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In the United Arab Emirates, banks have become more competitive in retaining their customers as a result of new regulations, while the rest are developing…
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State enterprises form one of the largest customer segments of Krung Thai Bank. But this does not confine the bank, as it enters the nongovernment retail…
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China attributes its slowest growth in a quarter century to uncertainties in the international economic environment, and to weak real estate investment…
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As the Philippines becomes an attractive foreign direct investment destination, the country is readying for high-value-added manufacturing. Metrobank president…
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The Single Resolution Mechanism becomes fully operational to bolster the resiliency of banks in the European Union. This is the second of three conditions…