Better standardisation and more widespread use of fintech would give the industry a boost.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.