Latest articles from Liz Lumley

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Bank lending to governments influenced by cultural stereotypes in Europe

January 13, 2023

Ongoing research finds “a feeling of trust in a country’s population is a vital component in a bank’s decision to lend to a government”.

Richard Brown

The practicality of blockchain

December 23, 2022

The chief technology officer of R3 talks to Liz Lumley about the speed, efficiency and privacy of enterprise blockchain. 

Anthony Scriffignano

Data with a purpose

November 16, 2022

The chief data scientist at Dun & Bradstreet speaks to Liz Lumley about data with a purpose, finding disruption in unknown things and fighting bias in AI. 

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Fostering fintech the Brazilian way

October 27, 2022

As instant payments, cross-border improvements, and open banking and open finance develop around the world, Brazil is steadily growing as a fintech hub and learning lessons from other jurisdictions along the way.

Lori Beer

Innovation comes down to people

October 20, 2022

Lori Beer, global chief information officer at JPMorgan Chase, talks about growing with speed and scale, while encouraging tech talent. 

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ISO 20022 – A love story

October 11, 2022

I will always feel a bit of affection, love even, for ISO 20022 – the humble standard, understood by but a small group of people globally, that acts as a crucial ingredient for the future of international commerce and trade. 

ATM gravestone

RIP the humble ATM?

October 3, 2022

The core purpose of ATMs is to allow the withdrawal of physical cash on a 24/7 basis. However, much of the globe is moving to cashless forms of payment. Is this the end of the road for ATMs, or will they further evolve?

Metaverse

Creating the metaverse from the inside out

September 20, 2022

Lam Chee Kin, legal and compliance head at DBS, on humanity, storytelling and the metaverse. 

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BillofLading

Solving the trade finance conundrum

September 1, 2022

In the world of digitalisation, old trade issues have new consequences. What work is being done, what will a digitised trade finance ecosystem solve and what is needed for benefits to be realised? 

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