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Stablecoins and tokenised deposits are gaining ground in cross-border payments, business settlements and consumer spending, prompting banks to reconsider their deposit strategies, technology investments and competitive positioning. Banks risk losing…
The best digital onboarding experiences do more than move traditional banking processes online. They remove friction, eliminate unnecessary steps and make opening an account feel almost effortless. At this year’s…
At the Global Retail Banking Innovation Summit 2026, industry leaders from Trust Bank and HSBC explored how banks can move beyond transactional rewards to build lasting customer relationships. From stock-based…
Financial institutions need to connect fragmented customer data and strengthen data governance to deliver more personalised services and make timely decisions, according to Phelisa Madikane, Head of Personalisation and New…
At the Global Retail Banking Innovation Summit 2026, Lavy Stokhamer from Standard Chartered explored how deepfakes, synthetic identities and autonomous AI are reshaping banking security, highlighting the need for stronger…
From collateral-light lending in Nigeria to digital supply chain finance in Pakistan and support for women entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan, banks are finding new ways to tackle the barriers small businesses…
The World Bank is in talks with 30 to 40 countries about possible financial support to help them manage rising energy costs and price increases caused by the war in…
Nearly half of consumers across Asia Pacific could be ready to use stablecoins within the next five years, as interest shifts from cryptocurrency trading towards everyday payments, travel and cross-border…
Mastercard is turning to artificial intelligence to help businesses uncover missed opportunities in supplier payments, launching a new analytics platform that identifies which suppliers are most likely to accept commercial…
Standard Chartered is shifting its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy from experimentation to enterprise-wide execution, signalling a broader transformation that reaches beyond new technology into the bank’s operating model, data architecture…