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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.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IT Integration Staggering To The Finishing Line

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | M&A IT Integration Merging with other companies has its financial benefits, but when it comes to IT, not joining all the dots to integrate disparate systems can have serious consequences.

Banking

SIBOS Supersection 2015

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Introduction Digital trade is a key theme for the corporate forum at SWIFT’s Sibos conference in Singapore in October.

Award Winners

Taking The Customer Digital

BBVA’s President and COO Carlo Torres Villa on the explosive growth of online banking and mobile banking.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Trade FinanceThinking Outside The Box

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Innovation In Trade Finance Alternative finance—in all its myriad forms—could prove the answer to the global trade finance gap.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Treasury Workstations Build In Bank Fee Analysis

SIBOS Supersection 2015 | Bank Relationship Management Along with understanding the value they provide their banking partners, most companies want to know what they’re spending in banking fees each year, and how this compares to the contracted rates. Bank-fee analysis software can automate the process.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Where To Draw The Line On Big Data Privacy?

Cover Story | Supplement As data sharing becomes more common, individual privacy seems to be more luxury than norm. But corporations working with big-data analytics must pay attention to how many personal details they gather about their customers, lest they cross the invisible line of what is acceptable and what is not—and anger their client base.