Transaction Banking
SWIFT, Global Banks To Expand Blockchain Use
More than 30 of the largest banks worldwide join in the design, development, and testing of the new offering, SWIFT announced at the Sibos conference.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Evergrande Delisted From Hong Kong Bourse
On Aug. 25, China Evergrande Group was delisted from Hong Kong’s stock exchange.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bullish Surges As Crypto IPO Window Opens
Peter Thiel is doubling down on crypto in public markets.
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Keurig’s Coffee Union Foams, But A Split Is Already Brewing
One wedding, one divorce. That’s how American group Keurig Dr. Pepper pitched to Wall Street its €15.7 billion (about $18 billion) takeover of Dutch coffee giant JDE Peet’s.