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#8 High-Frequency Trading
Most of the frantic pit jobs were displaced by digital technology, which pushed trading to warp speed, well beyond the capacity of humans.
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#9 Blockchain
First developed in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto—whose identity remains a mystery—as a public ledger for all bitcoin transactions, blockchain is now outshining the cryptocurrency it underpins as it offers banks and others the benefits of a distributed ledger, i.e., an ...
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APIs Alive
This year, we have honorees across a range of product areas that all aim to either help make their clients’ lives easier or make it easier for the banks themselves to foster innovation.
Features
Bad Ideas
Reknowned economist James K. Galbraith, one of our expert panelists, pulls no punches in talking about the damage wrought by financial innovation
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bahrain Launches National E-Wallet
The Central Bank of Bahrain will launch the kingdom’s first electronic wallet by the end of June, “an important step in enhancing the financial sector by providing innovative payment solutions aimed at both public and private sectors,” says Salman bin ...
Data
Botswana: In The Zones
The sub-Saharan nation taps special zones to draw foreign direct investment.
Award Winners
Branchless Mortgages
Global Finance: What is Bidaya's business strategy? Mohamed Badat: Our business strategy involves leveraging innovation and digital infrastructure to directly reach customers in a secure, swift and seamless manner. Home finance and real estate has long been perceived as a ...
Country Report
Brexit Will Not Change UK’s Economic Fundamentals
Despite gloomy forecasts, Britain’s expected economic collapse has not materialized, and new research suggests the impact on trade will be mitigated.
Award Winners
Chain Of Crude
Global Finance talks withArnaud Stevens,Frederic Dalibard of Nexitis, and Luca Comparini of IBM about blockchain technologies and commodity trade finance.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Chinas Interbank Bond Market To Connect With Hong Kong
Paul Chan Hong Kong financial secretary Eligible overseas investors will gain access for the first time to mainland China’s massive interbank bond market through a planned hookup with Hong Kong, known as Bond Connect.
Country Report
Cyprus Rising
Cyprus is emphasizing sustainable growth and addressing problems such as high unemployment and nonperforming loans.
Editor's Letter
Dear Reader June 2017
Editor Andrea Fiano’s piece on past, present and future innovation opens the June issue of Global Finance Magazine.