Andrea Fiano, Author at Global Finance Magazine

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Editor's Letter

One Year Later

DECEMBER 2017 | VOL. 31 NO. 11 Dear Reader, What a difference a year makes! Or does it? One year after the victory of Donald Trump, not much of his legislative agenda has been accomplished, as our cover story shows. ...

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Post-Sibos 2017 | Teamwork Rules

The post-Sibos consensus is that collaborating as partners yields better results in developing technology than battling as competitors.

Features

Q&A with Alexis F. Thomson, Head, Global Securities Services, BBVA

BBVA's head of Global Securities Services, Alexis F. Thomson, spoke with Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano regarding the bank's focus on innovation and the impact of digital transformation on the bank's culture, processes and customer experience.

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Q&A With Nandakumar K, Founder & CEO, SunTec Business Solutions

SunTech founder & CEO, Nandakumar K, spoke with Global Finance editor Andrea Fiano regarding the firm's new open banking products and how Suntec is enabling banks to get a 360 degree view of their customer's needs.

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Q&A With Haytham Elmaayergi, Head of Transaction Banking, ADIB

Abu DhabiIslamic Bank'shead of Transaction Banking Haytham Elmaayergi spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano regarding the bank's plan to offer Islamic banking variation to not only people looking at Islamic banking structures, but also the wider community at large.

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Q&A With Gavin Maclean, Head Of Cash Management, Lloyd Banking

Gavin Maclean, head of Cash Management & Payments, Lloyd Banking,spoke with Global Finance EditorAndrea Fiano regardingthe bank is focusing on innovation and technology as the era for open banking is almost here for European banks..

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Q&A With Isaac Kamuta, Group Head, Cash Management & Client Services, Ecobank

Isaac Kamuta, group head, Cash Management & Client Services, Ecobank, spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fianoregarding the bank's mission to facilitate cross-border payments within Africa and the evolution of banking technology and regulation in African countries.

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Q&A with Oliver M. Zecevic, Nordea’s Head of Investor Solutions & Services

Nordea's Head of Investor Solutions & Services Oliver M. Zecevic spoke with Global Finance Editor, Andrea Fiano, on the sidelines of Sibos 2017 about how the bank is focusing on transforming its technological base and moving to open banking as it endeavors to deliver better services to its customers.

Features

Q&A with ACI Worldwide Financial Fraud Solution Specialist, Jay Floyd

ACI Worldwide's Fraud Strategy & Solutions specialist Jay Floyd spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the massive rise in financial fraud across the world and how ACI is using machine learning technology to identify behavior patterns to detect and minimize fraud.

Banking

Banking Industry Must Work Together to Leverage Emerging Tech | ANZ

ANZ's Head of International Banking and Financial Institution, John Campbell spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the need for the banking industry to come together to leverage emerging banking technologies.

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Blockchain To Transform Transaction Banking For Customers | Societe Generale

Societe Generale 's Global Head for Transaction Banking Benoit Desserre spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the bank's use of blockchain technology to transform transaction banking for its customers.

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Risk Of Doing Business in Africa is Easing Up | Standard Bank

Standard Bank's Head of Global Trade, Vinod Madhavan talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano at Sibos 2017 about how volatility in Africa is easing up with the rise in global commodity prices leading to a lesser degree of risk for doing business in Africa.