While most of the buzz around the updated EU Payments Services Directive has centred on benefits to retail customers, its role in ushering in open banking will create new opportunities in transaction banking. Joy Macknight reports.
Taking the pain out of fintech procurement
July 3, 2017Navigating a way through a bank’s procurement process can kill a fintech start-up – or dampen its innovative spirit. Joy Macknight explores the ways banks are changing their rules of engagement specifically for this community.
Top 1000 World Banks - Global soundness improves but weaknesses persists in Europe
July 3, 2017While in general the Top 1000 banks present a better picture with regards to capital adequacy, western Europe is lagging the trend. Joy Macknight reports.
Top 1000 World Banks - US and Russia take highest mover honours
July 3, 2017The US has knocked China off top slot in the highest movers league, despite having the same number of banks in the ranking as last year. Meanwhile, Russian banks have made an impressive return to the top 25, after several years’ absence. Joy Macknight reports.
Top 1000 World Banks - JPMorgan takes trading crown from Goldman Sachs
July 3, 2017After four years at the top of the trading income table, Goldman Sachs has been relegated to second place, as JPMorgan posts a 12% increase. Joy Macknight reports.
LeumiTech CEO looks to make life easier for tech start-ups
June 1, 2017Understanding the financial needs of tech companies that lose money but grow fast is LeumiTech’s signature business, its CEO explains to Joy Macknight.
Benin designs a digital future
June 1, 2017In December 2016, Benin announced its economic transformation plan, including 45 flagship projects addressing the major components of the west African country's economy. Six of the projects are specifically focused on constructing a digital economy. Serge Adjovi, director of Benin’s Digital Economy Agency, speaks to Joy Macknight about the laying the foundations for progress.
Banks join the steady march to the cloud
June 1, 2017Banks have been slow to adopt cloud computing, mainly due to security concerns and a fear of ending up on the wrong side of the regulator. However, cloud is now seeing a groundswell in acceptance across the financial industry, as Joy Macknight reports.
HSBC brings its markets business into the innovation fold
May 2, 2017HSBC’s innovation lead for global markets, Dr Patrick Mang, talks to Joy Macknight about developing an innovation roadmap for the bank’s capital markets group, and how the democratisation of innovation is changing the way it operates.
NPP builds Australia’s faster payments future
April 3, 2017Building a real-time national payments infrastructure that promotes diversity and competition in product development may not be easy, but it is worth the effort, of NPP Australia CEO Adrian Lovney tells Joy Macknight.