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The Swiss Never Miss When it Comes to Perfecting Trade Finance Solutions

Over three decades of experience in developing solutions for the trade finance community. MIT Make Intuitive Tech SA (MITech) is a Swiss-based fintech firm specialising in the development of banking software solutions for the trade finance community. Founded in 1984

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Dollar Strains — Our Currency, Your Problem: Specialised Investment Research and Analysis from PGM Global Inc.

Unlike their DM counterparts, EM central banks have started to cut rates, in some cases aggressively, to offset weakening growth amid high inflation. The rate cuts and the weaker global growth outlook have hurt EM equities and local currency bonds.

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Gimme an E! Gimme an S! Gimme a G! What Does that Spell? Future Prosperity — and a Healthy Planet

Society has always demanded that companies serve a social purpose — and Hungary’s MBH Bank has consistently stepped up to that mark… Leading Hungarian financial institution MBH Bank has lofty aims — and an ambitious strategy to match. It wants

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When Environmental Considerations Are a Driving Force, Banking Needs a Keen Eye — and Unfailing Dedication

MBH Bank and its risk assessor have taken that message to heart. MBH Bank management firmly believes it has a responsibility towards sustainability — as a financial institution, in lending and investment practices, and in day-to-day operations. It has taken

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An Acronym with History and an Eye on the Future: LBBW’s ‘Niche’ is Global, and Growing

As its name suggests, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg — LBBW to its friends — has its roots in Baden-Württemberg, in south-west Germany near the borders of France and Switzerland. With total assets of €324bn, it is one of the largest banks in

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Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser

Jane Fraser, the CEO of Citigroup, is no stranger to glass ceiling and glass cliffs. Fraser, the first woman tapped to head a major US bank, has proven that she has the grit and gumption to lead a business through

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New York — the preeminent financial district

“It was never built for the comfort and happiness of its citizens, but to astonish the world.” Susan Ertz Amsterdam may have birthed the first stock market, but it is in New Amsterdam where finance has reached its greatest heights.

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Singapore — the leading financial centre in the Asia-Pacific region

Hear the Merlion roar. Singapore is the case study for a DIY global financial centre. It punches above its weight both in terms of financial services and lifestyle. But can it maintain its global and regional importance with the continued

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Michael Saylor: How to Make Money with Bitcoin

Michael Saylor: Bitcoin is the family farm. Don’t panic! BY TONY LENNOX Michael Saylor describes his journey to bitcoin legend status as an accident. “I kind of fell off the turnip truck and hit my head on a pot of

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Dawn of a New Age in Data Control: Oasis Gives Power to the People

By HEATHER LEAH SMITH Dawn Song and the Oasis team are striving to bring about a better internet by giving users control over their own data. Users sign away the rights to their data without ever reading the fine print.

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