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SEBA Bank takes its crypto banking to Asia

March 21, 2023

Amy Yu, the newly-appointed Asia-Pacific CEO at SEBA Bank, talks about the evolution of crypto in Asia, and how customers are responding to recent shocks within the sector. 

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Views on… embedded finance: “Moving fast and breaking things simply does not work in financial services”

March 16, 2023

Views on… is a new series from The Banker gathering thoughts and commentary on impactful issues shaping the future of financial services. 

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Views on… embedded finance: “Should a good brand put its customers in debt?”

March 1, 2023

Views on… is a new series from The Banker gathering thoughts and commentary on impactful issues shaping the future of financial services.

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Zenus Bank’s cross-border ambitions

February 8, 2023

Mushegh Tovmasyan, founder of Puerto Rico-based Zenus Bank, lays out its growth plans amid a changing fintech landscape.

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Digital trajectory in Nigeria, then the world for Paga

January 27, 2023

Tayo Oviosu, founder of payments provider Paga, on the further development of digital financial services in Nigeria, the challenges and opportunities in Ethiopia, and the impact of the global economic slowdown on funding opportunities for African fintech companies.

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Tokenisation: bringing the Jetsons and the Flintstones together

January 26, 2023

CEO of Securrency, Nadine Chakar, one of the most high-profile and powerful women in the global custody business, explains why she left a 30-odd-year career in banking to join a fintech. Anita Hawser interviews.

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Practical banking innovation

January 19, 2023

The head of digital, innovation and design at RBS International talks to Liz Lumley about fintech partnerships, Generation Z and the magic of working for a bank. 

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Goldman Sachs’s cross-markets group going strong three years on

January 4, 2023

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.

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WSBI aims to think globally but act regionally

September 29, 2022

The chairman of the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute shares his views on the role its members are playing in promoting sustainable and inclusive finance, as well as the economic and social well-being of their communities.

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Fixed-income markets ready for challenge and change, says ICMA chief

September 21, 2022

The markets are entering a period of disruption, both positive and negative, but ICMA chief executive Bryan Pascoe believes they can weather the storm and adapt in key areas.

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