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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Central Banks Contemplate Issuing Digital Currencies

With interest rates in negative territory and quantitative easing having run its course, central bankers are thinking about turning to cryptocurrencies to solve problems.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ontario Regulator Launches Fintech Hub

As fintech becomes both partner and competitor to global and regional banks—and other financial services firms—it is increasingly coming under the scrutiny of regulators. But how that regulatory framework develops is different in each jurisdiction. In the province of Ontario, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Singapore Hones Tech To Hold Regional Financial Hub Status

Singapore chosen as a top fintech hub inConnecting Global FinTech: Hub Review 2016byDeloitte andAll Street Research.

News

Playing For Retirement

Paolo Sironi, thought leader for IBM in wealth management, talks about robot financial advisors and how they could make personal finance--from retirement planning to saving for college or a vacation--more engaging.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Danger In The Cloud

The2016 Global Cloud Data Security Study, compiled for digital security company Gemalto by the Ponemon Institute, shows that safety measures are not keeping up with Cloud data challenges, making organizations vulnerable in storage and management of confidential information.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Landmark Trade Deal Uses Blockchain Technology

Blockchain technology finally gets "real" with a letter-of-credit deal betweenOrnua, an Irish dairy company, and state-owned wholesaler Seychelles Trading Company.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Tax Clampdown Looks Beyond Apple

The EU hit Apple with a tax bill, but it's not the only company in regulators' sights.McDonalds, Facebook, Google and Amazonare being called on the carpet about tax practices too.

Features

Turkey Leapfrogs Europe In Mobile Services

Turkey, a highly wireless nation, embraces mobile technology for financial transactions.

Award Winners

World’s Best Corporate Bank: On Leveraging Digital

Yann Gérardin, head of corporate and institutional banking, talks about<span style="font-size: 14px;">how BNP stays ahead in serving corporate and institutional clients.</span>

News

Banking On Technology To Serve Customers

By aping technology firms, banks that simplify solutions and focus upon the customer experience will be the ones that survive.

News

Can Jet CEO Make Walmart.com Fly?

<strong>US</strong> | Wal-Mart’s decision to buy Jet.com, a fast-growing e-commerce company, for $3.3 billion is being viewed as a shrewd move for both companies—one that strengthens their ability to compete with Amazon.

Award Winners

Digital Banks of Distinction 2016

A new award from Global Finance recognizes banks with outstanding service and practice, but not necessarily the biggest balance sheets.