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Banking Magazine May - June 2018

PSD2 is here: What does this mean for Europe’s banking future?

Bharath KumarMay 31, 2018December 13, 2019

by Bharath KumarMay 31, 2018December 13, 2019

With banking and financial organizations implementing PSD2, leaders from UK’s Metro Bank, Hungary’s Raiffeisen Bank and India’s State Bank of India put forth their thoughts about the same...

Do Indian millennials trust cryptocurrency?

Bharath KumarMay 30, 2018December 13, 2019

by Bharath KumarMay 30, 2018December 13, 2019

Despite the rise of a lucrative investment optionsuch as cryptocurrency, Indian millennials largely prefer traditional forms of investment...

Technology

Banking expert Anna Hejka named DasCoin’s Chair of the Board

International Finance DeskApril 24, 2018

by International Finance DeskApril 24, 2018

Investment and Commercial Banking, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Dragon’s Den Veteran joins InnovativeCryptocurrency...

Banking Technology

Reinventing Banking means ‘Be Innovative’

International Finance DeskApril 19, 2018

by International Finance DeskApril 19, 2018

Portugal’s fastest growing digital bank relies on technology and innovation to stay ahead of competition and establish new and improved standards for banking in the region...

Banking

Westpac pledges continued focus on getting it right for customers

International Finance DeskApril 19, 2018

by International Finance DeskApril 19, 2018

Westpac continues to work with the industry and the ABA to develop and implement reforms that better protect customer interests, increase transparency and accountability, and build trust and confidence in the banks...

Banking Event News Technology

3rd Annual Smart Tech BFSI Exchange to focus on tech and banking

International Finance DeskApril 16, 2018

by International Finance DeskApril 16, 2018

Explore Exhibitions & Conference will conduct the 3rd Annual Smart Tech BFSI Exchange from 9-11 May 2018 in Goa, India where several government and private sector entities will discuss the future of banking...

Banking Interviews

The need for risk-based capital ratios ahead of Basel III

International Finance DeskApril 13, 2018

by International Finance DeskApril 13, 2018

Prof. Steven Ongena of the University of Zurich tells us about the European Banking Authority (EBA) capital exercise, its impact on capital ratios in banks and what they can expect out of Basel III next year...

Banking

IFC helps Hamkorbank manage currency risk and expand local currency lending

International Finance DeskApril 12, 2018

by International Finance DeskApril 12, 2018

IFC will hedge Hamkorbank’s currency exposure for up to $40mn—the first international financial institution to provide such hedging instruments in Uzbekistan...

Business Leaders

Visa appoints new country manager for Singapore and Brunei

International Finance DeskApril 11, 2018

by International Finance DeskApril 11, 2018

Digital payments leader Visa has appointed Kunal Chatterjee as the country manager for Singapore and Brunei, following his 10-year stint in the company...

Banking

ACCC to review power of Australia’s big four banks

International Finance DeskApril 11, 2018

by International Finance DeskApril 11, 2018

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is planning to review the powers of the country's four largest banks amid growing concerns that lending caps have limited competition and high barriers to entry have stifled rival...