Where the consumer sector has led the way in payments innovation, B2B payments are still reliant on legacy systems
Mediobanca is the latest financial institution in Italy to expand its business in wealth management
Deutsche Bank-backed Taurus’s new Swiss licence is among the latest developments in the mainstreaming of digital assets
Will 2024 see sustainable finance turn a corner, or will geopolitical issues and investor reluctance persist?
The government has implemented changes to regulate non-bank payment service providers and the banking sector
The government is pushing to boost competitiveness, but months later, progress remains limited
Disruptions to shipping represent a severe blow to regional economies and beyond
Data provider DataLend has announced that lenders pocketed record-breaking revenues in 2023. What is causing the trend, and will it last?
Most financial institutions still have a sizeable knowledge gap when assessing their sustainability efforts, according to Mazars’ latest global stocktake. What can be done to buck this trend?
In spite of the new Consumer Duty guidelines, banks are still struggling to meet customers’ needs and are not working hard enough to protect their finances in the midst of a cost of living crisis. What can firms do to change that?
While tokenised assets have become important features within the finance sector, the same can’t be said for blockchain infrastructures behind them. Are financial institutions biting more off of the technology than they can chew?
The European Commission has launched a consultation on over-the-counter derivatives to determine which identifier is best suited for trade transparency across the block. Could a new system help regulate the market?
China’s growing use of currency swap agreements — most recently with Saudi Arabia — are a key part of its strategy to lessen the global influence of the US dollar.
As society transitions to more digital forms of banking, fintechs are leveraging interconnectivity between devices to facilitate streamlined customer interactions with financial service providers.
As AI permeates almost every aspect of society, financial institutions and other firms need to revisit their code of ethics to ensure that they are ethically and sustainably using the technology, experts warn.
BaaS is thriving in Latin America, where it is slowly replacing traditional banking services with new systems that put accessibility, simplicity and speed at the core.
The Gaia platform’s blended investment model aims to address the issues presented by climate change and a lack of access to credit in the world’s least developed countries.
Peru’s minister of finance and economy, Alex Contreras, explains why firms should still invest in the South American country as it regains its balance following years of social, political and economic commotion.
Does the region’s increasing usage of QR payments signal a wider shift towards digital finance?
The chairman of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru speaks about the country’s plan to lower inflation and further develop its banking sector.