Banking and financial services have been cautious and slow with innovation and progress. But what if we are looking at our sector as we dream it to be rather than what it is?

Payments Canada CEO and president, Tracey Black, provides her top tips for leading a large-scale transformation programme at Sibos 2023.

Every era has its bank — today’s bank to watch is JPMorgan.

The hot topics at the transaction banking world’s biggest annual event are expected to be sustainability, CBDCs and tokenisation, the move to T+1 settlement and, of course, generative AI.

This year’s Innovation in Digital Banking Awards show just how far global incumbent banks have come.

Geopolitical and economic tensions have hampered expectations of a quicker economic recovery and improved market confidence, finds the World Federation of Exchanges.

Accelerated settlement cycles and digitisation are top of the agenda for securities services players and financial markets infrastructures.

While the incumbent banking industry has made some progress on gender diversity, there is still much to be done in the world of fintechs.

Whether to keep abreast of industry developments or prepare for a career change, investment professionals need to tap into continuous learning to stay relevant.

Will the proposal to “rebundle” investment research and execution services costs help to increase demand for UK equities?