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CIBC Mellon – World’s Best Sub-Custodian Bank For 2025
Global Finance announces its selections for the World’s Best Banks 2025, including its honoree for the World’s Best Sub-Custodian Bank,...
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J.P. Morgan – World’s Best Emerging Market Bank For 2025
Global Finance announces its selections for the World’s Best Banks 2025, including its honoree for the World’s Best Emerging Market Bank, which is being revealed here for the first time. The 2025 World’s Best Emerging Market Bank is J.P. Morgan.
Banking
Big Banks Mull Joint Stablecoin
As legislation to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins progresses in the US Congress, major banks are reportedly discussing issuing a joint stablecoin that could potentially provide commercial clients with various benefits.
Sponsored Content
CSR Strategy Drives Growth for Bridge Bank Group Côte d’Ivoire
The massive growth in digital payments in Brazil has reached yet another milestone.
Transaction Banking
Pix Becomes Brazil’s Top Transaction Method
The massive growth in digital payments in Brazil has reached yet another milestone.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Fake Goods Trade Reaches $467 Billion
Counterfeit goods accounted for an estimated $467 billion in global trade in 2021, the latest year with available comprehensive data, says a joint study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), an EU agency based in Alicante, Spain.
News
Circle IPO Underscores Investor Appetite For Crypto
Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group raised nearly $1.1 billion in its IPO, above its expected range, as investors grow increasingly attracted to cryptocurrencies.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate HQs Downsize And Decentralize
The traditional corporate headquarters—a single, centralized office—has long symbolized business power.
Sponsored Content
Ping An Bank: China’s Private Banking Leader
With M&A ramping up in Europe, Italy is leading the way with a dynamic financial sector, boasting seven active deals.
Banking
Italy Is Awash With M&As
With M&A ramping up in Europe, Italy is leading the way with a dynamic financial sector, boasting seven active deals.
Banking
Japan’s SMBC Buying Stake In Yes Bank
India’s Yes Bank expects to sell a 20% stake to Japan’s second-largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, for $1.58 billion, pending regulatory approvals from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Competition Commission of India.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel Tie-Up Could Be A ‘Game Changer’
The deal by Japan’s top steelmaker creates a formidable global competitor and helps revive U.S. Steel’s competitiveness.
Banking
Spain: Post-Pandemic Champion
Spain’s economy keeps outpacing Europe, thanks to tourism, immigration, and a budding pharma sector. But tariff threats and structural challenges loom.
