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Reimagining AI’s Role In Finance
From compliance to stablecoins to microbusinesses, fintech labs germinate next-gen uses for AI.
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Award Winners
Best Financial Innovation Labs 2025
Financial Services Company Labs (Working With External Startups and Scaleups) Many FIs host labs nurturing outside startups. These labs operate...
Executive Interviews
McKinsey’s Koller: Valuation Isn’t Broken—Expectations Are
Global Finance: To what extent does geography play a role in affecting a company’s valuation? Koller: It applies to most...
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Cybersecurity: A key focus for North American Banks
In the first half of the year, North American banking executives’ spending on cybersecurity actually outpaced that on artificial intelligence (AI). In both areas, talent has proven the most difficult to recruit. These spending insights are part of key findings revealed in the second edition of the Infosys Bank Tech Index, according to Ajay Bhandari from Infosys.
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Manish Kohli: Innovating Payments At HSBC
Manish Kohli, head of Global Payments Solutions at HSBC, discusses the bank’s digital-payments strategy and how it is innovating in transaction banking. HSBC was named one of Global Finance’s Most Innovative Banks.
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Absa Group: Digitally Enabled
Michelle Knowles is managing executive for Trade and Working Capital (Pan Africa) at regional winner Absa Group. She discusses how innovation and technology is changing finance in Africa.
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Galaxy Digital: Tokenization Approaches The Mainstream
Thomas Cowan, VP of tokenization at regional winner Galaxy Digital, explains why the digital asset company tokenized a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin.
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Banco Cuscatlan Driving Innovations In Latin America
Global Finance spoke with Rafael Ernesto Barrientos Interiano, Director of Technology and Digital Transformation at Banco Cuscatlan, about innovations in banking in Latin America and how Banco Cuscatlan uses technology to create a better customer experience.
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Converse Bank: At the Forefront of Innovation in Armenia
After 30 years of helping shape Armenia’s financial market, Andranik Grigoryan Converse Bank's CEO is continuing to prioritise innovation via an array of mobile and digital services to transform and enhance the customer experience.
Editor's Letter
Innovation In An Age of Uncertainty
Uncertainty continues to cloud the global economic horizon, with tariffs remaining a dominant con- cern in both political and financial...
Technology
Paul Brody, EY: How Blockchain Is Transforming Global Commerce
Paul Brody is global blockchain leader at professional services firm EY and co-author of a 2023 book, Ethereum for Business: A Plain-English Guide to the Use Cases that Generate Returns from Asset Management to Payments to Supply Chains. He speaks with Global Finance about blockchain technology’s impact on everything from routine payments to cross-border remittances to the future of banking and the CFO and treasurer roles.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Romania: New President Promises Moderate Course
A collective sigh of relief rippled through EU capitals on May 18 when former Bucharest Mayor Nicuşor Dan secured an unexpectedly strong mandate in round two
of Romania’s presidential elections, besting far-right opponent George Simion with 53.6% of the vote against 46.4%.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hong Kong: Pension Authority Warns Of US Debt Selloff
Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) instructed the city’s fund managers last month to prepare for possible fallout from Moody’s
recent reduction of its US Treasury debt rating from Aaa to Aa1.
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Advancing with XML: A Corporate Imperative
In today's dynamic digital payment landscape, the imperative to evolve or be left behind is starkly evident. Legacy systems have served their purpose, but the future belongs to agile, scalable solutions like XML. Embracing this transition is vital for maintaining a competitive edge as a corporate.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Canada: Carney Crowns First-Ever AI Minister
Canada last month named its first-ever AI minister, joining a list of countries that already includes the United Arab Emirates, France, and Taiwan.