As the Covid-19 pandemic impacts even resilient businesses, Deutsche Bank’s Linda McLaughlin-Moore and Bill Mott discuss how international banks can best adjust to the new operational environment.
Digitisation has accelerated during the pandemic lockdown, with the capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning coming to the fore. Heather McKenzie reports.
Heather McKenzie reports on the progress being made in finding cheaper, faster solutions for cross-border payments.
The global banking industry been much better placed to deal with the Covid-19 crisis than previously. Joy Macknight reports.
The global foreign exchange market has adapted to the new normal of low volatility, electronification and greater regulatory oversight.
Regulators are increasingly interested in trade-based money laundering and banks are feeling the pressure to stem the flow of illicit funds.
Saqib Sheikh, SWIFT’s global head of ISO 20022 programme, recently sat down with The Banker to outline why the migration to ISO 20022 is so important to the industry.
Technology's impact on Africa is well documented, but with rule changes in giant markets such as Nigeria enabling further incursions, how will incumbent banks react?
Facebook’s move to launch a cryptocurrency has been met with strong opposition from the gatekeepers of the global financial system. Joy Macknight explores these concerns.
The battle royal between incumbent infrastructure consortium Swift and challenger Ripple may be cooling after years of heated disagreement.
The European payments industry is coming to the end of the Payment Services Directive 2 implementation – or is it?
Swift must contend with complex geopolitics, with the US now diverging from its traditional allies. How will it fare amid plans for new international networks? Silvia Pavoni reports
Manufacturing patterns in Asia are seeing a long-term shift away from China towards its neighbouring countries. The Banker assesses the implications of this.
Active, real-time liquidity management is the way of the future. What still needs to be done to make it a reality? Heather McKenzie reports.
Migration to ISO 20022 is an opportunity for banks to improve operational efficiency, but it will require senior-level commitment. Christian Westerhaus reports.
Appetite and expectations for faster payments continue to build among consumer and corporate clients. Yet delivering the service – especially across borders – remains a challenge, writes Christof Hofmann of Deutsche Bank.
APIs provide an efficient way to enable third-party developers to build applications and services. Heather McKenzie reports.
The payments space is experiencing fundamental change, which is having a knock-on impact on what financial institutions and corporates now expect in the world of cash management.
Invisible payments are transforming the physical point of sale into a zero-effort, frictionless affair. The Banker explores why banks should have a strategy for this concept.