The Banker's CIO of the Year, Andrii Hrytseniuk at Alfa-Bank Ukraine, talks to Liz Lumley about building teams and working from bomb shelters. 

Attracting tech talent is a challenge for many banks, pushing many to come up with inventive ways to engage the next generation of programmers and developers.

The war has led to difficult circumstances for the global financial system, leaving central banks with a tough choice. 

The McDonald’s franchisee married financial success with material environmental outcomes with its first SLB.

Criminals can fake almost anything online, which makes many fearful of being scammed. Can banks help embed trust in the digital world?

The Kenyan lender's acquisition of Trust Merchant Bank follows the Democratic Republic of Congo's formal entry into the East African Community.

With shareholders and financial authorities becoming increasingly focused on ESG issues, financial institutions must ensure compliance in order to protect themselves. Comment by Angelika Hellweger of Rahman Ravelli.

Africa’s forays into fintech continue apace as a new hub opens in South Africa, while sharing knowledge across the continent continues to be crucial for success.

Compensation has always been a critical issue for banks, and remains a source of public scrutiny. It consumes much management time, but it also determines relative advantage in a competitive market that is increasingly concerned about stability, conduct and purpose. 

Sustainability is becoming a fintech mainstay, with initiatives launching across the globe.

More granular disclosures and better ESG data help improve business and finance, but greenwashing efforts may be greater still.

It is plausible to imagine that the disclosure of information surrounding companies’ corporate political activities might soon be legally mandated.

Many jurisdictions are following the EU’s proposed regulation of artificial intelligence. Firms that have not begun to develop their AI systems to comply with the new regulation are being advised to do so now.

Banks have begun to take tentative steps into the metaverse, exploring how they can bring their services to this fully-digital channel. With questions around the use of cryptocurrencies and the form regulation may take, there is still some way to go before banks are offering a full metaverse experience.