In recent weeks, a few central bank experiments with wholesale digital currencies and blockchain have come to fruition, as well as private sector initiatives, all aiming to improve transaction settlement. 

The 11th edition of McKinsey’s annual banking review analyses the global industry’s profitability challenges, as well as the widening gap in market-to-book ratio between top and bottom performers.

Join us (virtually) as we raise our glasses to the banks that outshone their peers in terms of performance, strategic initiatives and response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.

Discussions around climate change and wider sustainability factors still need focus and a sense of urgency.

According to a recent report, the pandemic has lit a fuse under cloud adoption in banking. However, there are a few challenges – and perceived risks – that need to be overcome.

The non-fungible token marketplace has exploded this year. But is this akin to the Tulipmania in the 1600s or does it signal a lasting market change?

The 2021 McKinsey Global Payments Report takes the pulse of the industry as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.

On the eve of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, the UK’s leading financial centre has toppled Amsterdam in the latest Global Green Finance Index.

A new study has found that a quarter of women are more likely to leave the financial services workforce due to their menopause experience.  

While another virtual conference season may leave some feeling a little non-plussed, there is much to be gained in engaging with the networking tools.