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Growing Strong And Clean
Ralph Hamers, CEO and chairman of ING Group, talks with Global Finance about how ING’s lending practices and use of fintech are bolstering the bank—and sustaining the environment.
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Features
Blockchain Voyages Of Discovery
<strong>Special Report: Fintech</strong><br />
As banks rush to find areas where the blockchain can save them time and money while creating opportunities, it’s hard to see exactly how this might shape future banking processes.
News
Can Boosting Business Productivity Unleash New Gains?
In the past century, gains in productivity and living standards were made as a result of advances in technology. But where can we expect gains to come from in this century—and are they likely to be gradual or dramatic? The answer depends on whether you believe the optimists or the pessimists.
News
Business Gets An App For That
Smart corporates are using mobile apps to collect real-time data, analyze it and feed it to employees, who can respond immediately. Companies that neglect these tools could find themselves at a disadvantage.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Editor’s Letter: Fundamentals And Contagion
The new year started with unusually negative intensity and uncertainty in the financial markets and the global economy.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Looser Rules May Spur Japanese Fintech Revolution
Japan’s Financial Services Agency is preparing legislation allowing the government to relax restrictions on fintech investment, promising a technological jolt to one of the world’s biggest financial markets.
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ECNs Boost FX Performance: David Newns, State Street
<strong>Q+A</strong><br />
David Newns, global head of State Street’s Currenex, says the diversity and liquidity provided by ECN (electronic communications networks) trading arekeenly important to banks.<br />
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Reshaping The FX Landscape
The $5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market is changing rapidly, as electronic execution platforms control the bulk of trading and bank dealers streamline operations in response to growing pressure from regulators to cut trading risks and boost capital.
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Serving Africa’s FX Clients: Richard De Roos, Standard Bank
<strong>Q+A</strong><br />
Richard de Roos, global head of foreign exchange, Standard Bank, says a deep understanding of client needs comes over time, with continuous engagement and constant feedback.
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The Fintech Revolution in FX: Michael Curran, BNY Mellon
<strong>Q+A</strong><br />
Michael Curran, head of foreign exchange, BNY Mellon Markets Group, sees blockchain technology as the FX market’s key innovation.<br />
Emerging & Frontier Markets
China: The World’s New Laboratory
Tom Manning, affiliate partner at Waterstone Management, has been advising global companies on China, and vice-versa, for years. The onetime CEO of Ernst & Young Consulting Asia, Capgemini Asia, Cerberus Asia and Indachin, and former senior partner at Bain, sat down with Global Finance to discuss the nation’s quiet innovation revolution.
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.