The bank has overcome initial scepticism about its commitment to the mid-market says CMG head, David Friedland, emphasising that it remains a key focus area for the firm.
With the global economy on the brink of recession and more market volatility expected, the global banking industry is bracing for another challenging and unpredictable year.
Sandra Ro, CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council, explains how blockchain can pay a pivotal role in ensuring green targets are met.
Sergio Díaz-Granados, the executive president of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America, challenges the world’s perception of the region.
For large corporates, SMEs and banks alike there is a clear need to move forward with more sustainable global trade and trade finance, suggests the secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce, John WH Denton.
It is time to elevate the issue of financial health to a much higher level, says Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, in her capacity as the UN secretary-general’s special advocate for inclusive finance for development.
The take-away lesson from 2022 is that 2023 will offer great opportunities to expand services and grab market share, but only for those who are qualified.
As we come to the end of this year, our editors look back on their own coverage for The Banker in 2022: Here are our ‘best bits’.
Banks are moving beyond open banking to open finance, which most believe is already having a positive impact and making the industry more collaborative.
The UK government has announced plans to review the bank ring-fencing regime, with the intent to make it simpler and more adaptable. But is this a path to deregulation and divergence with the EU?
For the first time in three years, the leading lights in the global banking industry came together in London to celebrate their successes.
The “other COP” is tackling biodiversity loss and will be attempting to hammer out an agreement on a new set of goals for nature over the next decade.
Central bank digital currencies should be designed as a public infrastructure on which banks and non-banks alike can build innovative digital schemes, products and services.
Placing finance in the hands of the people is a noble cause, but there are three inherent human truths that must first be addressed to enable its success.
To fight perceptions of greenwashing we must find a middle ground between burdensome regulations and the Wild West of ESG ratings.
Setting up virtual branches may be the beginning, but there is so much more to the metaverse that banks need to explore.
There are important lessons to be gleaned from the sterling plunge and gilt market crash in September off the back of an ill-conceived “mini” Budget. Politicians should be wary of the market’s power.
Many are expecting to see consolidation in the fintech community as a result of the impending global recession and the easy money of recent years drying up.
Following September’s jump in gilt yields, overleveraged LDI strategies are potentially exposing certain funds to litigation.
According to recent research, increasing competition has replaced Covid-19 as the main driver for digital transformation.