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Sponsored by Mashreq Bank

Using tech innovation to enhance client experience

Banks are investing heavily in technologies to improve the efficiency of their operations from the back end to the front. Mashreq is focusing as much investment on enhancing the banking experience as it is on enhancing client experience.

August 30, 2024

Foreign Exchange

Political headwinds continue to drive LatAm FX uncertainty

Having taken a hammering following Mexico’s election results and the Brazilian president's comments on fiscal consolidation, the prospects for the key Latin American currencies over the remainder of 2024 are unclear.

Paul Golden, August 30, 2024

Treasury

BaaS models buffeted by industry headwinds

Proponents of banking-as-a-service will be hoping that UniCredit’s decision to acquire Aion Bank and Vodeno marks a turning point in a sector that has experienced considerable volatility.

Paul Golden, August 29, 2024

Fintech

Will LatAm’s payment startups feel the ‘PIX-effect’?

Investing in Latin America’s payment fintechs is having a moment – but will the region’s central banks kill off their revenue model by adopting their own version of Brazil’s PIX?

Rob Dwyer, August 29, 2024

Fintech

Innovative secondary share sale puts high value on Revolut

New institutional investors are providing liquidity to longstanding Revolut employees and giving a valuation proof point to its stunning revenue and profit growth.

Peter Lee, August 27, 2024

Opinion

Union Bank may rue expensive Citi acquisition

Its acquisition of Citi’s retail banking business in the Philippines has proven to be a challenge. It has put pressure on the bank’s capital buffers, while Citi’s high-end customers have shown a preference for international players.

August 27, 2024

Sponsored by Mashreq Bank

The need for operational resilience in a turbulent world

Amid a turbulent and increasingly digital world, the need for banks to be operationally resilient has never been greater. Mashreq has been focused on building this quality over the past few years to support its growth and development.

August 23, 2024

Treasury

Digital banks play catch up in Asia

Transaction banks in Asia will have to up their game to satisfy corporates who now view a strong digital offering as a prerequisite to maintaining relationships.

Paul Golden, August 22, 2024

BANKING

UK challenger banks top customer satisfaction survey

National champion banks should worry that the latest surveys commissioned by the Competition and Markets Authority might prompt loss of more primary accounts.

Peter Lee, August 22, 2024

BANKING

Argentina banks hopeful of a return to normal

Falling inflation has sparked an early surge in credit demand, which offers the prospect of banking normalization – a potential boon given the negative real interest rates banks are earning on their government securities portfolios.

Rob Dwyer, August 22, 2024

Foreign Exchange

FX vendors: when to jump ship

Corporates, asset managers and hedge funds appear to be willing to work with FX service providers to improve the latter’s offerings despite concerns over core services.

Paul Golden, August 21, 2024

Opinion

What Xi Jinping doesn’t understand about capital markets

Guidelines published by China’s cabinet pledged to boost the quality of its capital markets. But they neither understand nor trust the vibrant-yet-turbulent nature of that financial system.

Elliot Wilson, August 21, 2024

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