Transaction Banking
Finastra Unveils Intelligent Routing Module To Revolutionize Payments Processing
The new module is designed to help banks route payments faster, cheaper, and smarter across multiple rails.
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Transaction Banking
Merchants Eye PayTechs Amid Service Failures
Can banks stem the exodus of clients?
Technology
AI At Sibos 2025: From Theory To Transformation
From the bustling halls of Messe Frankfurt, Global Finance is reporting live from the opening day of Sibos 2025, where AI is dominating the conversation.
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Welcome to The New Era of Democratized Banking
More than ever, power lies in the hands of the customer. Digitally savvy consumers are driving banking evolution, forcing banks to operate like technology companies in an age of neobanks and AI-based solutions. Ellis Wang, Head of Technology, Transformation, and Information at Mashreq Bank explains why it’s ‘do-or-die’ for legacy banks.
Technology
Tata Launches Digital Battery Passport
India’s Tata Technologies joined the rush last month to make digital battery passports (DBPs) standard issue for electric vehicles and industrial batteries, with the launch of WATTSync.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Target: New Chief Begins Next Year
Starting as a summer intern while still in business school and rising through the ranks to COO, Michael Fiddelke has spent over two decades working for the US big-box retailer Target.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Uganda: Gold Mine Goes To China
Yoweri Museveni likes to profile himself as Africa’s biggest proponent of value addition.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
IKEA: First Non-Swedish Executive Named To Lead Retailer
Ingka Group, the holding company that operates most IKEA stores globally, has appointed as its next chief executive, Juvencio Maeztu, the first non-Swede to lead the group.
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Developing a Digital DNA
Digitalisation has become the cornerstone for financial services in any market but, in the race to digitise offering, many banks lack the speed, agility and creativity typically seen from fintechs. Sberbank has succeeded by making technology part of its DNA, said Kirill Tsarev, Deputy Chairman of Sberbank’s Executive Board.
Banking
Emerging Market Private Credit Steps Up
Expanding economies and bank regulatory hurdles prompt emerging-market companies to tap the private credit market.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
ASEAN: Seeking Capital and Scale
ASEAN looks to international cooperation as China and the Gulf states join its summit for the first time.
Transaction Banking
Treasury’s Strategic Weapon
Trade, tariff, and interest rate uncertainties are making effective cash management critical, rendering treasury’s role more vital than ever.
Transaction Banking
Treasury’s Strategic Role In M&A: From Deal Support To Strategic Integration
Treasury is assuming a larger role in making M&A deals successful, demanding a more proactive and strategically integrated organization.
Sponsored Content
Georgia – Strategic Hub for Business & Investment
For centuries, the small European country of Georgia has been a strategic hub between East and West, going back to the famed Silk Road trading route.
Today, Georgia consistently ranks as one of the most business-friendly countries in the world, attracting companies in diverse industries, including electronics, automotive and airplane parts manufacturing, IT and business process outsourcing.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Eli Lilly Issues Rare 40-Year Bond
Eli Lilly is making waves in the corporate debt market with a $6.75 billion multi-tranche bond sale that includes a rare 40-year note: an unusual move for a pharmaceutical company. Most corporate bonds mature in five to 30 years.