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Tariff Shock Fuels A Great Realignment Of Global Trade
Trump’s new wave of protectionism is shaking faith in the US dollar and prompting nations to rewire trade and financial relationships.
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The Innovators 2025: Africa
The banking sector saw a surge in AI integration for tasks ranging from asset tracing to debt recovery, raising the bar for innovation. Global Finance announces the 2025 Innovators from Africa.
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The Innovators 2025: Asia-Pacific
In the past year, banks prioritized innovation through digital platforms and AI, driving improved service, security, and analytical capabilities. Global Finance announces the 2025 Innovators from Asia-Pacific.
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Risk Measurement and Mitigation: Need for a New Beginning
Credit risk is defined as the probability that a bank borrower or counterparty will fail to meet their obligations in accordance with agreed terms. The goal of credit risk management is to maximize a bank's risk-adjusted rate of return by ...
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The Innovators 2025: Central and Eastern Europe
Regional Winners Most Innovative Bank in Central and Eastern Europe| AKTIF INVESTMENT BANK Aktif Investment Bank, Turkey’s largest privately owned...
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The Innovators 2025: Latin America
Regional Winner Most Innovative Bank in Latin America| BANCO BRADESCO Banco Bradesco has incorporated innovative Gen AI applications into its...
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The Innovators 2025: Middle East
Over the past year, banks embraced innovative technologies like APIs, AI tools, and mobile solutions to enhance efficiency, customer service, and risk management. Global Finance announces the 2025 Innovators from Middle East.
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The Innovators 2025: North America
Global Finance announces the 2025 Innovators from North America.
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Managing Liquidity in a Crisis
‘Stay at home. Stay safe’.
These are perhaps the words that will characterise 2020, a year dominated by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses are dealing with major disruption to their supply chains, and domestic and cross-border trade remains severely impacted by extraordinary skews in demands and government-imposed ‘stay home’ regulations in countries around the world.
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The Innovators 2025: Western Europe
Regional Winners Most Innovative Bank in Western Europe | SOCIETE GENERALE Societe Generale’s Global Transaction and Payment Services division has...
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Reimagining AI’s Role In Finance
From compliance to stablecoins to microbusinesses, fintech labs germinate next-gen uses for AI.
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Best Financial Innovation Labs 2025
Financial Services Company Labs (Working With External Startups and Scaleups) Many FIs host labs nurturing outside startups. These labs operate...
Executive Interviews
McKinsey’s Koller: Valuation Isn’t Broken—Expectations Are
Global Finance: To what extent does geography play a role in affecting a company’s valuation? Koller: It applies to most...
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E-Guarantees: Making Trade Finance Faster and Safer
Andrzej Gliski, Member of the Management Board of Bank Millennium in Poland, explains how electronic guarantees are increasingly used in trade finance to simplify the circulation of documents, reduce processing times, provide greater transparency, and cut transaction costs.
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Manish Kohli: Innovating Payments At HSBC
Manish Kohli, head of Global Payments Solutions at HSBC, discusses the bank’s digital-payments strategy and how it is innovating in transaction banking. HSBC was named one of Global Finance’s Most Innovative Banks.