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Monetary Authority of Singapore fintech chief seeks perfect balance
November 1, 2017Singapore’s central bank and financial authority, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, must balance fintech disruption with a safe regulatory environment. Chief fintech officer Sopnendu Mohanty talks to Joy Macknight about walking the tightrope to innovation.
Hellenic Bank’s innovation head builds open banking marketplace
October 2, 2017Joy Macknight asks the group head of digital banking and innovation at Hellenic Bank, Natasha Kyprianides, to outline her digital vision for the Cypriot bank and explain how the bank is responding to the move to open application programming interfaces.
Petrobras CEO looks beyond debt and scandal to a greener future
September 1, 2017The CEO of Brazil’s beleaguered state oil producer Petrobras, Pedro Parente, talks to Silvia Pavoni about the scandal-riven company's five-year plan to reduce its debts, how it is handling mounting environmental concerns, and what it is doing to cope in an era of low commodity prices.
CYBG COO looks to boost SME digital offering
September 1, 2017Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks’ group chief operating officer, Debbie Crosbie, speaks to Joy Macknight about how the challenger bank is better serving its SME client base by revamping its IT infrastructure.
Wirecard vice-president hails the power of paytech
August 1, 2017The vice-president for financial institutions and fintech at Wirecard, Jack Harris, talks to Joy Macknight about the European payments giant’s strategy and its post-Brexit market position.
BIL chief hails Luxembourg's fintech finesse
August 1, 2017Hugues Delcourt, CEO of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, the country's oldest private banking group, talks to Danielle Myles about the opportunities posed by the country’s fintech boom and what the arrival of Chinese banks means for the domestic market.
Colombia’s central bank governor seeks to tame the inflation monster
August 1, 2017Juan José Echavarría, governor of Colombia’s central bank, talks to Jacopo Dettoni about the impact of recent financial reforms and how the country is getting to grips with increasing inflation.
Modernising Citi’s transaction banking capability
July 3, 2017Gulru Atak, the new head of Citi’s global treasury and trade solutions Dublin lab and innovation, talks to Joy Macknight about her innovation programme for growing the bank’s global transaction banking business.
Citi EMEA chief positions for seamless Brexit
July 3, 2017Having established a Dublin headquarters, Citi's Europe, Middle East and Africa operations are well prepared for Brexit. And a strategic overhaul four years ago tightened up its risk management, leaving it leaner and safer, as the US bank's EMEA head, Jim Cowles, tells Stefanie Linhardt.