Technology
SWIFT Taps Global Banking Giants to Pilot 24/7 Blockchain Ledger
SWIFT announced that its blockchain ledger is ready for initial use, enabling early adopter financial institutions to support cross-border payments...
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Banking
Citi Structures $1.1B Export Credit Framework for Enel
Citi is once again using export credit agencies as a financing engine for Europe’s energy transition. The investment bank announced...
Data
Happiest Countries In The World 2026
What does it mean to be a happy country? The UN’s World Happiness Report stresses high levels of trust and resilience when crises hit.
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Garanti BBVA: The Next Frontier of Sustainable Finance In Turkey
Sustainability is embedded in Garanti BBVA’s culture, business, financing solutions, and advisory services. Garanti BBVA’s Cemal Onaran, Commercial Banking Executive Vice President, and İrem Barzilay, Sustainability Director, explain the bank’s decarbonization journey and its contribution to Turkey’s green transformation.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Syria Taps Raslan to Lead Central Bank
Safwat Raslan, a former refugee who fled to Germany during his country’s 14-year civil war, is the new governor of...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Cuba Forced to Adopt Free-Market Reforms
In June, the Cuban National Assembly unanimously passed 176 economic reforms aimed at staving off an economic crisis partly caused...
Commentary
Menendez: The Gig Economy Has a Payment Problem
The ILC recently convened to set standards for gig workers. Discover why emerging market payouts remain fragmented—and how single APIs can bridge the gap.
Transaction Banking
Bank of America Data Show Record Fan Spending at World Cup
Exorbitant ticket prices be damned. Die-hard soccer fans are flocking to host cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for...
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Poland’s Long-Term Partner for Custody Services
Poland’s custody market is nearing a turning point. As custodians seek reliable, experienced banking partners, Bank Pekao is growing custody services in the Polish market, says Robert Smuga, Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions and Custody, Bank Pekao.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
June Jobs Data Disappoints; Financial Sector Hiring Fell in First Half
June’s employment numbers showed almost no change from the previous month, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 4.2%...
Private Credit
BlackRock’s CEO Exit Signals Private Credit Shift
The private credit market’s roughest stretch in years has claimed its first senior leader at a major asset manager. BlackRock’s...
Commentary
What if Revolut Isn’t the Only Threat? How Santander Is Quietly Targeting the US
There’s no question that the competitive threat to U.S. finance from abroad is real. What remains murky is whether U.S. banks truly appreciate how many directions it’s coming from.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global M&A Nears $4T as Megadeals Defy Geopolitics
Global mergers and acquisitions are on track to reach roughly $4 trillion in total value in 2026. That's up 13% from 2025 — only the second-highest spike to the pandemic-era peak of 2021 — that figure obscures a market increasingly defined by a handful of blockbuster transactions.
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RBI: Why Sustainable Finance Is Here to Stay
From green bonds to advisory services to data-driven tools, sustainable finance products and solutions are in growing demand among retail, corporate and institutional clients alike, according to Markus Ecker, Head of Sustainable Finance at Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI).
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ecobank Bets $450M Africa’s Biodiversity Can Be Saved
In May, Togo’s Ecobank became the first commercial bank in Africa to issue a nature bond, mobilizing $450 million that...