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‘Digital first, human always’ steers the Coventry’s finance transformation

November 13, 2023

Embracing digital, while retaining brick-and-mortar, is the Coventry’s recipe. 

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Are we entering a new era of value creation for banks?

November 9, 2023

Banking profits are up, but financial institutions will likely need to reinvent themselves as the risk landscape evolves and new drivers of growth come to the fore.

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Rapid growth of central Asia’s IT economy may change investment prospects

November 2, 2023

As global demand for tech talent grows, could central Asia become a technology hotspot? 

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Fixing one’s interest on a floating mortgage

November 2, 2023

Only brief fixed-term mortgages are offered in the UK, leaving homeowners transfixed by the Bank of England’s every move. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Monthly preview: Can India’s UPI go global?

November 1, 2023

India’s real-time payment system UPI appears to have defied the odds in becoming the digital payments channel of choice for a country of 1.4 billion.

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Cover story: India’s UPI systems look to go global

November 1, 2023

India’s real-time payment system, UPI, appears to have defied the odds in becoming the digital payments channel of choice for a country of more than 1.4 billion. As other countries look to replicate this success, there is more to it than simply adopting the technology.

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The IFC’s new approach to international development

October 30, 2023

Makhtar Diop, managing director of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, speaks about the implications of the recent partnership agreement signed with other multilateral development banks.

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RiverNorth takes stock of the SPAC market

October 30, 2023

Patrick Galley, CEO and CIO of RiverNorth Capital Management, on why there is still money to be made from SPACs.

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Jefferies raises its profile in French market

October 27, 2023

As part of its European expansion plans, the US investment bank is building momentum in France, as the recent Verkor mandate demonstrates. 

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Financial services failing disabled consumers

October 24, 2023

Disability can make it hard to access vital financial services. But technology, when employed correctly, can help lower the barrier.

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