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Banking

Europe’s Private Debt Boom

Traditional banks are pulling back from lending to small and midsize businesses. Just as happened in the US, funds are filling the void.

Banking

Kuwait Shrugs Off Cheap Oil

Riding a wave of government spending, Kuwait’s financial institutions are thriving despite the drop in petroleum revenues—for now.

Banking

NBK-Kuwait Speeds Ahead

The country’s dominant bank sees future growth coming from the small-business market and from regional customers.

Banking

Taking Blockchain From Development To Deployment

FinTech | Trends The launch of the blockchain-enabled asset trading platform Nasdaq Linq, Goldman Sachs’ filing of a patent for a securities settlement system based on a new virtual currency called SETLcoin, and the continued rise of blockchain banking consortium R3 all point to a race by financial institutions to harness the power of the blockchain.

Banking

Transaction Banking Is Sexy Again

Steady revenue streams make transaction banking attractive during times of volatility. But tech and upstart competitors are remaking the business.

Award Winners

A Crowning Achievement For Digital Banks

As digital banking transformation becomes a key competitive tool, Global Finance recognizes those banks making the most-effective and most-innovative changes.

Banking

A Virtual Deal-Making Machine

Capital Markets | Deal Matchmaking In this age of social media, even business matchmaking, traditionally the domain of word of mouth and handshakes, could use a little tech facelift.

Banking

Chinese E-Commerce Companies Biggest Threat To Banks

Trends | Fintech China’s Big Three Internet and e-commerce companies—Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent—are so big they are referred to collectively as BAT, and all three have received banking licenses and scaled up their e-commerce and finance platforms.
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