Ahead of Sibos 2013, The Banker's technology editor, Duygu Tavan, talks about the difficulties in implementing the Target2-Securities regulation and discusses the recent developments in corporate bank messaging.
Piece of the pie: Sibos 2013 Dubai preview
August 12, 2013The Banker's Middle East editor, Melissa Hancock, reflects on how Dubai, the host of Sibos 2013, has emerged to become the Middle East and north African hub for transaction banking.
Will big data cause big problems for the banking world?
July 29, 2013The availability of big data in the finance world has gone beyond the big banks, and as other financial institutions receive this information, a whole new set of arguments are set to be heard.
Farewell to the heady days of Wall Street
July 29, 2013Fanfare over recent results from US investment banks belies the reality that Wall Street’s heyday has passed.
A poisoned chalice for China?
July 1, 2013The growth of China's banks, into the world's largest and most profitable institutions, is not necessarily a good thing for the country.
UK's popular policies are not real solutions
July 1, 2013The UK's regulators are pursuing policies that appease the public, rather than those that solve the problems that triggered the financial crisis.
Islamic Bank of the Year Awards 2013
June 4, 2013As Islamic banks continue to post impressive figures compared to their conventional counterparts, The Banker launches its inaugural awards aimed at celebrating this financial sector. With a global award, regional winners for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, as well as 13 country prizes, the awards show what an impressive geographical reach Islamic finance has established.
Plugging the global infrastructure funding gap
May 28, 2013Governments scramble to bridge the infrastructure gap.
Never mind the banking union in Europe
May 28, 2013A European banking union means little unless there is greater consultation on the regulation of cross-border banking groups between home and host nations, and not just in Europe.
