The past 30 years has left a technological mess at many banks — now is the time to change.
While southern Africa’s payments infrastructure has been in development for more than five decades, there has been limited progress in terms of financial inclusion, according to a recent report.
A weekly look at some of the most recent and influential people moves across the global banking industry.
Deliberate, coherent and consistent application of four lessons learned from using macroprudential policies over the past decade will help to mitigate boom-bust cycles in housing markets.
Strategy is about working hard all the time, not writing lists for LinkedIn.
At an event in London, the Chartered Banker Institute announced the winner of the Young Banker of the Year 2023 award, with submissions focused on ideas to improve outcomes for customers, colleagues and communities.
Bankers shouldn’t expect to be given the benefit of the doubt.
When the anti-establishment becomes established, did it even exist at all?
Unlocking innovative financing solutions provides the opportunity to decarbonise and electrify HGVs, which could save millions of tonnes in carbon emissions.
The institutions that triumphed this year demonstrated agility in adapting to the quickly changing environment with flair and pizzazz, adeptly dealing with numerous and intertwined challenges that emerged in 2023.
Ahead of COP28 in Dubai, Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank, talks to The Banker’s Joy Macknight.
Markets have been either volatile or dead in 2023, but there is growing optimism that 2024 will be better.
CEO and president Calixto Garcia-Velez explains how the bank is dealing with current commercial real estate woes, while anticipating double-digit loan portfolio growth for 2024.
Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank, talks to The Banker’s Joy Macknight about the development bank’s new mission.
Cards remain a central part of consumer payments — is that a problem?
Informal institutions and human behavioural factors are key determinants of the development of good economic governance.
Mamo Mihretu, governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, talks about progress on the country’s debt restructuring talks, the fight against inflation and plans to encourage foreign investment in the country.
Charlie Bronks, head of ESG at Crown Agents Bank, talks to Joy Macknight about the bank’s successful B Corp certification.