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Innovators 2026: Best Financial Innovations
How Intuit, J.P. Morgan, and SAB delivered 2026's most consequential financial innovations.
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The Innovators 2026: Africa
From AI banking assistants to blockchain payments, this year’s regional innovation winners highlight the technologies reshaping global finance.
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The Innovators 2026: Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific banks are pairing AI innovation with stronger fraud controls and tokenized finance.
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Harmonised Solutions Connect Exporters and Importers in Volatile Markets
In the complex world of international business, aligning the needs of exporters and importers can be challenging.
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The Innovators 2026: Central & Eastern Europe
CEE banks are advancing AI across credit, fraud, and customer journeys, moving beyond pilots into full-scale deployment.
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The Innovators 2026: Latin America
Latin America’s financial sector is leveraging AI, open finance, and digital payments to expand access and inclusion.
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The Innovators 2026: Middle East
Middle East fintech is rapidly emerging as a government-backed, AI-driven financial hub, reshaping payments, banking, and digital ecosystems
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The Innovators 2026: North America
From agentic AI to stablecoins, North America is modernizing finance through regulated innovation.
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In conversation with Arjo Haksteen, Head of Solution Consulting, Surecomp
As the pace of digitisation accelerates worldwide, adoption of cloud-enabled solutions is set to transform trade finance. Surecomp is at the forefront of this trend, while upholding the highest standards of data protection, regulatory compliance and risk management to increase collaboration between banks and corporates and across markets and sectors.
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The Innovators 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe has moved from a phase of fintech disruption to one of institutional scale and regulatory governance.
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BNY Bridges Ecosystems With Financial Innovations
Jay Hinton, global head of Product, Data & Analytics, BNY—a global winner in the Most Innovative Banks category—explains the role of BNY’s D&A platform in an evolving financial world.
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SAB’s Blueprint for Tokenized Islamic Finance
Saeed Assiri, chief innovation officer at Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)—winner of Best Global Financial Innovation for Tokenized Islamic Repo—discusses the bank’s approach to blockchain usage and overcoming the issue of ecosystem coordination.
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Hawkish Capital CEO: How Tokenization, Sustainability Offer New Synergies
Edoardo Francesco Sabatino, CEO and founder of Hawkish Capital—a global winner in the Most Innovative Financial Technology Companies category—on using tokenization to expand the investor base for green assets.
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Protecting Your Business from AI-Enabled Cyber Threats
Cybercriminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to create convincing and hard-to-detect attacks. To stay ahead, companies need smarter defences and a clear, adaptable strategy, says Aaron Chiew, Head of Digital Channels for DBS’ Institutional Banking Group.
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Credit Squeeze Comes for Main Street as Bankruptcies Surge
Rising bankruptcies reflect a credit squeeze driven by cautious banks, higher rates, and deteriorating borrower cash flows nationwide right now.