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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Data Wars

Global Salon At this point, it’s pretty much assumed that hackers are going to break into corporate computer networks. Global Finance talked with Michael Morris, chief Technology Officer of root9B, which offers cybersecurity services to corporate and government entities, about the war on digital attackers—and how businesses can retake some ground.

Award Winners

Defending The Digital Perimeter

In an interview with Global Finance, Asit Oberoi, chief operating officer of India’s YES Bank, talks about how banks are countering threats from hackers and cybercriminals.

Award Winners

Great Digital Expectations

In a talk with Global Finance, Merav Spektorovsky-Sasson, head of direct banking for Bank Hapoalim, Israel, lays out what banks must do to satisfy online customers.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Middle East Poised For Growth

Isaac Thomas, executive vice president and head of cash management, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, describes the region’s changes and challenges.

Award Winners

The Digital Bank Transformers

Banks are rolling out digital products at a dizzying pace—and in the process, reinventing the industry.

Banking

The Fintech Effect

Dick Oskam, global head of sales for transaction services, ING, talks virtual bank accounts and blockchain technology.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WTO: Landmark IT Trade Deal First In 18 Years

Tariffs on hundreds of information technology (IT) goods—201, to be precise—will be slashed starting next year as a result of a sweeping agreement in July by member nations of the World Trade Organization.

Banking

Big Data: The Future Is Now

As analytics aimed at helping companies make use of all their data proliferate, companies worldwide are embracing these new technologies and finding ever-more-innovative ways to use them. Those that fail to do so risk being left on the sidelines.

News

Dorsey Retakes Helm As Twitter Looks For New CEO

Newsmakers | United States An important C-suite reshuffle is taking place in the world of social networking sites, and it may offer a glimpse into the future of the industry as a whole.

Banking

FinTech: Will Blockchain Enable Better Banking?

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Fintech–Blockchain Technology Freed from bitcoin, could the blockchain, or blockchain lite, become the underlying infrastructure behind better banking?

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

First Digital Corporate Bond Uses Blockchain Technology

Capital Markets | Debt Overstock.com, a Utah-based online retailer, issued the first digital corporate bond using blockchain technology—the same technology that supports cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Fostering Fintech Innovation

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Fintech – Innovation Centers In today’s virtual world, fintech development can take place anywhere. With funding for start-ups split 50:50 between traditional financial centers and elsewhere, the race is on to attract the hottest young firms.