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European retail banking in need of a revolution
August 5, 2020European retail banks were facing numerous challenges before the coronavirus pandemic hit and are under even more pressure now. They will need to embrace change if they are to survive.
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August 5, 2020Corrado Passera, the founder and CEO of digital bank Illimity, believes focus is important and has identified potential among small and medium-sized companies, clients he claims traditional banks have underestimated.
Is regulation fit for purpose?
August 4, 2020The acceleration to online banking and finance caused by the Covid-19 crisis is showing up gaps in regulation.
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August 3, 2020With cash falling out of favour as a result of Covid-19, the global remittances industry has seen a surge in digital transactions, improving the reach of the sector while also lowering costs.
Firing up the equity capital markets
August 3, 2020A mix of “distressed”, “insurance” and “opportunistic” transactions are driving a busy period for equity capital markets.
ESG to spark a revolution in corporate reporting
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Navigating a New Era in Commercial Lending
August 5, 2020COVID-19 continues to slam several U.S. states – sickening people, overwhelming hospitals, slashing employment and closing businesses large and small. There is another type of wave building on the horizon – and it is lining up to challenge small business lenders in the U.S. over the next few months. Here Raja Sengupta, Executive Vice President of Wolters Kluwer Lien Solutions, and Dan Massoni, former Executive Vice President of Institutional Credit Risk Management at American Express, shed some light on how lenders can apply risk management practices to set the stage for long-term growth when working with borrowers, issuing new loans, and participating in federal lending programs.
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July 31, 2020The winners of The Banker's Innovation in Digital Banking Awards 2020 have illustrated the art of the possible in digital banking.
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Yifat Oron, CEO of LeumiTech, the high-tech banking arm of Israel’s Bank Leumi, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the coronavirus lock-down's impact on the global technology start-up community.
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Glimpse of post-Brexit UK regime reveals nothing radical
The UK has given the first real look at what it intends to do with its financial regulatory regime once it leaves the EU’s economic arrangements at the end of the year – and, in short, it is not that different to now. By Justin Pugsley.
