Sustainable investing is redefining the traditional investing landscape. Investors have established their interest, and are now asking how their investments are making a positive impact.

A series examining how sustainable finance solutions may help us address the crisis our planet faces.

Trust matters more in banking now than ever before.

“Fintech” has become a buzzword in recent years ‒ headlining conferences and becoming a crucial investment focus for many establishment financial institutions. But fintech itself is not a new concept.

Sustainable finance, in all its forms, is where much of the innovation in the financial sector in the coming years is likely to be focused. That conclusion can be drawn from many indicators in the recent HSBC Sustainable Financing & Investing Survey on attitudes to sustainability, covering 500 investors and 500 issuers.

The correlation that exists between the adoption of best-in-class risk management practices and shareholder value offers a clear path of opportunity for companies to outperform their peers financially.

Financial services and public sector development organisations are turning to innovative technology to secure access to financial aid.

Rapid digital transformation is critical to the evolution of the banking industry. But it comes with new responsibilities to keep customers and their data safe from cyber crime.

Transaction banking has always relied on technology and digital solutions to provide value to clients. Today it is all about transforming client experience through the use of automated services and solution providers for niche services, explains Isaac Thomas, head of transaction banking at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.

Colin Fraser, group head of wholesale banking at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, explains how maintaining its commitment to small and medium-sized business lending has enabled the bank to gain market share in the face of difficult economic conditions.

The time has come to examine exactly how adoption of the ISO 20022 messaging standard will happen. To make the process as smooth as possible, banks need to understand the scope of changes required, secure resources and plan their implementation projects, according to Saqib Sheikh, global head of the ISO 20022 programme at Swift.

Cross-border payments are getting faster but some elements of friction still remain, slowing down the process. Will the industry ever achieve 100% straight-through-processing (STP) rates?

The evolution of technology continues to play a pivotal role in the creation of a digital world that is continuously being transformed – be it in the consumer space with self-driving cars or in the corporate space with distributed ledgers, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The UAE’s biggest private lender is a pioneer, embracing technology and innovation long before its peers. In retail banking, it is pushing back the boundaries in digital, finding new ways to serve customers – and to bring new clients into the fold.

A series examining how sustainable finance solutions may help us address the crisis our planet faces.

The growing use of application programming interfaces (APIs) is challenging how businesses communicate and how client solutions are developed and delivered. APIs enable new solutions that address demands for personalized services and immediate fulfilment – driving industry innovation, disruption and connectivity.

OCBC is the oldest established Singapore bank and the second-largest financial services group in southeast Asia.

Stories of corporate treasury innovating to mitigate external threats.