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What sort of debt collector are you?

June 9, 2020

As unemployment rises, defaults are expected. But as banks struggle with debt collection, outsourcing may be a solution.

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Triple-funding whammy stalks emerging markets

June 2, 2020

What can banks and fintechs do to lower the costs of sending remittances as emerging markets face economic meltdown?

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Big government is here to stay

May 26, 2020

Banks need to switch from being profit maximisers to carving out a new role working with government to rebuild economies.

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Prepare for maximum disruption

May 19, 2020

Multinational production will be reorganised regionally, so banks need to figure out what this means for customers, especially SMEs.

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Platform banking made easy

May 12, 2020

For many banks the burden of running a platform model is out of reach. Time to think of other ways of achieving the same goal.

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Another day in home-working heaven

May 5, 2020

Technology has saved the day in allowing many workers to operate from home. But the new arrangements bring their own challenges.

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The next big US-China battle

April 28, 2020

China is pushing ahead with its digital yuan to remove itself from the dollar’s orbit

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Saving Africa is in the world’s self interest

April 21, 2020

Failure to come up with a package to help Africa through the Covid 19 pandemic will condemn everyone to a second or third wave of the disease, writes Brian Caplen.

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Will the Covid-19 response bring inflation or higher taxes?

April 14, 2020

It took the UK a decade to get its finances back into shape after the financial crisis. With the economic damage from the coronavirus looking much worse, writes Brian Caplen, drastic solutions will be needed.

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Bank CEOs must be replaceable

April 7, 2020

The hospitalisation of the UK’s prime minister with Covid-19 shows the importance of building a strong team in any organisation

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