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The Innovators 2020: Islamic Finance
Digitization is remaking Islamic finance, helping banks match the demands of younger consumers and even expand banking in war-torn Yemen.
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Awards
The Innovators 2020: Lab Class
Just 10 finalists make it past the pitch and the demo to gain acceptance into the Fintech Innovation Lab.
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The Innovators 2020: Latin America
Banco do Brasil’s investment in digital transformation has helped it maintain service to clients and keep liquidity flowing during the Covid-19 crisis.
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The Innovators 2020: Middle East
ADCB promotes end-to-end connectivity via blockchain plat-forms as the route to resilience for trade in the MENA region.
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The Innovators 2020: North America
Covid-19 is pushing companies to improve cash forecasting and build liquidity buffers; innovators are looking to help them.
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The Innovators 2020: Payments
From QR codes and voice-activated payments to Internet of Things devices that make payments, this year’s payment innovators are pushing the boundaries.
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The Innovators 2020: Special Honors
Special honors this year go to innovators focusing on the user experience. Creativity extends from bill-payment notifications to gamification.
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The Innovators 2020: Trade Finance
A once-quiet corner of banking is harnessing new technologies to reduce paper, speed up supply chain finance and onboard new financing sources and solutions.
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The Innovators 2020: Western Europe
Sheltering in place is accelerating a shift in customer banking habits, and institutions are rising to meet the demand for digital innovation.
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The Real Deal
A talk with Paul Cobban, global head of Digital Innovation and Transformation at DBS.
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Venture Adventure
A talk with Toby Norton-Smith, managing director of innovation lab X15 Ventures at Common-wealth Bank of Australia.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Pandemic Strengthens African Bank Digitization
Within Sub-Saharan Africa, mobile money providers have waived or reduced transaction fees while governments are encouraging digital payments as a strategy to wean off person-to-person contact.