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Executive Interviews

Global Salon: AI, Payments, And The Changing CFO Role

Rohini Jain, CFO of business payments platform Bill, has strong views on how artificial intelligence is transforming the role of finance, the future of cross-border payments, and the challenges facing SMBs in today’s economic environment.

Banking

Banks And Private Credit: Familiar Bedfellows

Banks are joining private equity funds in issuing private credit to corporate borrowers—despite regulators’ concerns about unseen risks.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Tougher H-1B Visa Stance Spells Global Change

President Donald Trump is pushing back against longstanding US immigration rules.

Palm Beach County Emerging as “Wall Street South”

Home to more than 2,400 financial services firms, Palm Beach County is experiencing significant financial sector growth as major companies - including Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs – are flocking to the county. Dozens of financial firms recently relocated to, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

BBVA Sweetens Sabadell Bid

Spain’s second-largest bank is edging closer to creating Europe’s third-largest lender by market value, behind only HSBC and Santander.

Banking

Mediobanca CEO Steps Down After Acquisition

Following the surprising success of Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s (MPS’) takeover of Mediobanca, Italy’s leading investment bank, Mediobanca CEO Alberto Nagel announced his resignation last month after 17 years at the helm, ending one of the longest runs for a European banking chief.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

United States: With TikTok Deal, Larry Ellison Eyes Media Dominance

September was life-changing for 81-year-old billionaire entrepreneur Larry Ellison and his family.

Banking

Egypt’s Cautious Comeback: IMF Support and Rising FDI Fuel Growth

One year after an eleventh-hour bailout, Egypt’s economy is brightening. Reforms are being implemented, inflation is declining, and FDI is up.

Modernize or Perish Incumbent Banks Must Prepare for the Future of Payments

Millennials expect on-demand banking as well as fast, seamless, contactless, and one-click effortless payment options. Regulatory institutions and payments industry leaders too are driving this change by putting in place measures to streamline payments standards and rein in risk. The ...

Transaction Banking

Citi Launches Single Event Processing Platform In North America

The new technology reduces wait times from days to minutes.

Transaction Banking

BofA Leverages GenAI To Enhance Services

New features let employees to focus on creativity, conversation, and addressing complex client needs.

Transaction Banking

Deutsche Börse Group, Circle Forge A Stablecoin Alliance

The move aims to expand digital finance across Europe.

Transaction Banking

Top Banks Say They Are ‘Drowning’ In Payment Changes

North American banks are having difficulties keeping up with the evolutionary pace in payments.

Orbian | Innovating and expanding the supply chain finance market

Industry Innovation In 2018 Orbian opened up the supply chain finance industry to more suppliers with the introduction of its eCard, combining a virtual payment card with a supply chain finance program free of any minimum annual procurement volume. “A ...

Transaction Banking

Financial Institutions’ Top Concern Is Compliance, Bottomline Report Finds

Maintaining older systems slows advancements towards real-time payment and regulatory compliance.