Global Finance has announced its 34th annual ranking of the World’s Safest Banks for 2025. This year, for the first time, Global Finance has expanded this signature ranking from 50 to 100 banks. This ...

The World Economic Forum 2026 Annual Meeting is currently taking place in Davos, Switzerland, and financial regulation is one ...

SWIFT is integrating blockchain-based shared ledgers into its core infrastructure to connect fragmented digital asset networks. The strategy prioritizes regulated digital assets, including tokenized ...

Global Finance also recognized BBVA as the best bank for green bonds and won the award for sustainable finance deal of the ...

Global Finance presents its 32nd annual list of the best banks worldwide. If one word described the global economy in 2024, it would be “resilient.” Growth was up slightly, with global GDP growth ...

The global banking industry in the past year has operated within an environment of significant complexity. Economic headwinds, high interest rates, persistent inflation, and geopolitical tensions have ...

Stellar CEO Denelle Dixon reveals plan to integrate XLM with SWIFT using ISO 20022 standard, positioning blockchain as bridge for global payments.

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic buzzword—it’s a present-day battleground for competitive advantage in banking. Across the globe, countries are embracing AI at vastly different speeds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I explain the impact of new financial technologies on our markets. Imagine a world where financial transactions occur instantly, ...

The U.S. Senate has taken a major step toward regulating stablecoins by advancing the GENIUS Act—a bill that could reshape the digital finance landscape. Still under discussion, the legislation ...