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Ecobank CEO looks to a more connected Africa

December 2, 2019

Ecobank’s group CEO, Ade Ayeyemi, talks to The Banker about his priorities, which include climate change initiatives and digital developments.

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Tradle CEO sees blockchain solving KYC onboarding conundrum

November 1, 2019

Know your customer compliance is a headache for banks. Tradle’s CEO explains how blockchain technology can be used to improve the client onboarding experience.

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Tech chief explains how RBC’s future is built on data

October 1, 2019

Royal Bank of Canada's head of technology and operations tells Joy Macknight how the bank is creating a digitally enabled relationship bank driven by data insights.

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ING’s strategy matures to Innovation 3.0

September 2, 2019

Dutch bank ING is proud of its track record in innovating to improve the lives of its customers, as its chief innovation officer tells The Banker.

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Arab Bank chief looks to diversification and digitalisation

September 2, 2019

Jordan-headquartered Arab Bank is optimistic it can build on its profitability and growth record, despite regional pressures. Chief executive Nemeh Sabbagh talks to John Everington about the bank’s outlook and challenges

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Namibia's central bank governor defies rising NPLs

August 1, 2019

The governor of the Bank of Namibia, Ipumbu Shiimi, talks to Jason Mitchell about pushing up financial inclusion rates and surviving recession.

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MFS Africa CEO envisions borderless mobile money

August 1, 2019

Enabling easy and cost-effective cross-border transactions and trade through the use of technology and data is the dream of MFS Africa's CEO and founder.

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Morgan Stanley raises the innovation bar

July 2, 2019

Morgan Stanley is no lightweight when it comes to tech, but moving at the speed of a start-up takes agility and a new way of working, the bank’s head of transformation tells The Banker.

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BNY Mellon increases its collective digital IQ

June 3, 2019

Digital is not strategy only, it is strategy and a delivery vehicle, BNY Mellon’s head of digital tells Joy Macknight. 

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Dutch central bank embraces emerging technologies

May 1, 2019

Petra Hielkema, director of payments and market infrastructures at the Dutch central bank, talks to Joy Macknight about experimenting with blockchain, supporting fintechs and raising consumer awareness around the Payment Services Directive 2.

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