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The New “Business as Usual”

by Prashant July 6, 2020

Global upheavals on the scale of COVID-19 inevitably change “business as usual” permanently. Once the lockdown lifts, the reboot will begin, but how will it look? New approaches to evaluating risk and return will be needed to traverse the new financial landscape and efforts to scale up investments to reach the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals even more critical. How we approach the challenge and build sustainability into the recovery plans will be of great consequence and essential to improving resilience against future global threats.

July 6, 2020

Technology

Secure Your Digital Transformation With These 3 Steps

by internationalbanker December 13, 2019

Bankers are bullish on digital transformation. According to 2018 research by the Boston Consulting Group, 86% of financial institutions agree that digitization will upend the industry and permanently transform the competitive landscape.

December 13, 2019

Banking Companies

China CITIC Bank International (CNCBI): Redefining Banking in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area

by internationalbanker November 25, 2019

Hong Kong, southern China’s special administrative region, is counted as one of the world’s foremost financial hubs, ranking high in digital transformation, and is currently rolling out virtual banks, which are keeping traditional banks on their toes. One of the well-established banks in Hong Kong, China CITIC Bank International (CNCBI), has staked claim to being a frontrunner in digitalization and is rapidly expanding its innovation footprint in China’s Greater Bay Area.

November 25, 2019

Banking

Achieving Diversity and Inclusion in the Banking Sector: a Work in Progress

by internationalbanker July 11, 2019

Diversity and inclusion have recently become top goals in the strategic policies of many banks, but how is execution matching up? Research continues to expose large gaps between good intentions on paper and good outcomes in practice. Diversity and inclusion are more than nice-sounding words; when realized, they boost profitability. Banks that go no further than prioritising these goals in mission statements miss out on playing the ace.

July 11, 2019

Finance

Bridging the $2.5-Trillion SDG-Financing Gap: Is the Private Sector up to the Task?

by internationalbanker March 26, 2019

In January 2016, the 17 SDGs of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development came into force, aiming to end such conditions as poverty, inequality, repercussions of climate change. Agreeing to these lofty goals was one thing; actualizing them is another. Further investment, to the tune of $2.5 trillion for developing economies alone, is one of the main hang-ups. Can the private sector assist its finance partners in closing the gap?

March 26, 2019

Brokerage

Five Industries in Which to Invest in 2019

by internationalbanker January 9, 2019

Despite the record-breaking highs achieved by US stock markets, 2018 is ending with virtually all those gains wiped out. And it’s not just the United States that has suffered. Germany’s DAX, the United Kingdom’s FTSE 100 and Japan’s Nikkei 225 are all ending the year firmly in the red.

January 9, 2019

Technology

Banks Risk Losing One of the Largest Generations on Earth Without More Creative Engagement

by internationalbanker June 22, 2018

How can banks and financial institutions get through to the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, the so-called “millennials”, also known as Generation Y, given their shorter attention spans and distrust of brand loyalty?

June 22, 2018

Finance

Which Countries Are Prepared for Change? A Forward-Looking View

by internationalbanker October 3, 2017

Around the world the one constant is change. How countries respond to the challenges and opportunities that change brings determines in large part how successful they will be in the future. KPMG’s Change Readiness Index reveals some expected and unexpected results about various countries’ capabilities to adapt to and take advantage of change in the areas of enterprise, government and civil society.

October 3, 2017

Banking

Software Can Pay Personalisation Dividends

by internationalbanker September 26, 2017

Imagine you walk up to an ATM to withdraw cash, and it automatically recognises you. It knows all of your personal details and remembers the sort of transactions you usually complete

September 26, 2017

Banking

Cybercrime: The Growing Threat to Global Banking

by internationalbanker November 30, 2016

With billions to be made from hacking into their networks, banks around the world are having to expend more resources to thwart the efforts of ever-more enterprising cybercriminals. Although the threat is growing especially to banks in developing countries, efforts to stop it are also strengthening through collaboration among industry partners.

November 30, 2016