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Maram Al Jazireh, chair of BAFT.

Q&A: Maram Al-Jazireh of BAFT

March 23, 2023

Maram Al-Jazireh, chair of BAFT, talks to The Banker about competition, changing regulation and sustainability.

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Collaboration needed in the fight against payment fraud

March 22, 2023

In an increasingly real-time world, how can companies better fight fraud?

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Heritage, footprint and presence fuel HSBC’s promises to international customers

March 20, 2023

Taylan Turan, group head of retail banking and strategy, wealth and personal banking at HSBC, talks to Liz Lumley about the bank’s relaunched commitment to international clients.

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The Silicon Valley Bank collapse and Credit Suisse’s last minute lifeline

March 16, 2023

The world became addicted to free money, but now the party is over; what does this say about the health of the broader financial system?

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Libor’s final days

March 15, 2023

The journey to new market reference rates is reaching its destination. While many significant milestones have been hit, there are still some lingering issues to overcome, such as “tough” legacy contracts.

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China moves towards TLAC launch

March 15, 2023

China’s largest banks are preparing to increase their capital raising to meet their requirements, and are weighing up the benefits of onshore versus offshore investors in the face of rising interest rates. 

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Is painting China as the predator in Latin American activities reductive?

March 10, 2023

Experts at a think tank webinar were keen to dispel some of the myths regarding China’s relationship with Latin America.

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Large language models advance on financial services

March 9, 2023

ChatGPT is riding a hype cycle, but financial services have serious plans for natural language processing.

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The Banker Shorts March 3

The Banker Shorts – March 3, 2023

March 6, 2023

Your quick guide to the week ending March 3, 2023, on TheBanker.com.

Digital pound

Grand designs: the next phase in the digital pound build

March 3, 2023

Plans for a digital pound are moving forward as the Bank of England and UK government agree it has a use case, but a launch is still years away.

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