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Innovators 2026: AI Drives Finance Re-Architecture
This year’s top innovators are embedding intelligent systems at the core of banking operations.
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Innovators 2026: Most Innovative Banks—Global Winners
BBVA, DBS, and BNY are reimagining how technology, data, AI, and digital assets can transform every aspect of financial services.
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Innovators 2026: Most Innovative Fintech Companies
DeltaBlock, Embat, and Hawkish Capital are using AI, APIs, and blockchain to eliminate financial inefficiencies worldwide.
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Beyond Speed and Cost: The Push for Transparency in Cross-Border Payments
As cross-border payments evolve, Frantz Teissèdre, Head of Public Affairs for Cash Clearing Services at Societe Generale and a member of the G20 Payments, Interoperability, and Extension (PIE) Task Force, examines how the focus on transparency is raising the bar for efficiency, security, and trust in global payments systems.
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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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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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Bridging Continents: The Future of Middle East-Africa Trade Alliances
Islam Zekry, Group Chief Finance & Operation Officer and Executive Board Member at CIB, explores how GCC-Africa partnerships are driving economic growth, resilience and a transformative era of South-South cooperation, and how Egypt’s strategic location and financial expertise position it as a key player in emerging trade corridors.
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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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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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Vietnam’s New Wealth: How Techcombank is Shaping Private Banking
Jay Hinton, global head of Product, Data & Analytics, BNY—a global winner in the Most Innovative Banks category—explains the role...
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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.