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Why did SVB collapse?
Paige McNamee

Paige McNamee Senior Reporter at Finextra

Why did SVB collapse?

In a spectacle brimming with action more compelling than anything seen at the Oscars, Silicon Valley Bank’s dramatic and total collapse over the weekend continues to unleash plot-twists on the beleaguered tech sector. The rapid downfall of the bank, a California darling, has dealt a terrifying blow to the industry, and the true fallout for the spac...

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Which banks are at risk after the SVB collapse?
Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

Which banks are at risk after the SVB collapse?

When Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed last week, a 40-year legacy born in the innovation and optimism of its namesake Northern California birthplace died with it. Now that the nearly $200 Billion deposit institution – which according to many analysts may have banked more than 50% of all tech companies at some point in their existence – is gone, wh...

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How is the Russia-Ukraine war impacting the financial and tech sectors?
Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

How is the Russia-Ukraine war impacting the financial and tech sectors?

With sanctions from the European Union, Switzerland, France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, ratcheting up on the Russian Federation, economic shockwaves are being felt by industries far and wide. Already, the global economy is gasping for air; energy and oil prices are climbing, shares are tumblin...

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The Marco Polo Payment Commitment moves trade finance closer to its digital future
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The Marco Polo Payment Commitment moves trade finance closer to its digital future

Digitalisation has long been regarded as the next step forward for trade finance, but the widespread adoption of technological solutions to move from paper to data has so far proven elusive. Angela Koll, Senior Business Expert for Trade and Supply Chain Finance at Commerzbank, explains why the Marco Polo Payment Commitment may well represent a dep...

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Tailoring Treasuries: How innovation is driving comparative advantage for asset-based businesses
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Tailoring Treasuries: How innovation is driving comparative advantage for asset-based businesses

In this article we examine how asset-based businesses are using innovation to gain comparative advantage through increased operational agility. Firms that employ asset-based business models – predominantly found in the real estate, transportation, infrastructure or energy industries – are transitioning to in-house bank operating models utilising v...

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The wholesale financial services firm of the future cannot survive without AI
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The wholesale financial services firm of the future cannot survive without AI

A perfect storm of pressures which has been building on the financial services industry for years has come to a head. Covid-19 has been a catalyst for change for institutions who have been facing a build-up of competitive and regulatory pressures and now have to face the urgency of making their business models fit for purpose. AI, for many years a ...

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Banking-as-a-Service: A disruptive force for good
Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith Founding CTO at RTGS & ClearBank

Banking-as-a-Service: A disruptive force for good

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) comes in many various offerings, something that was not true back in 2014 when I first started talking about BaaS. Back then, I don’t believe anyone else was talking BaaS, let alone building propositions. However, fast forward a few years and BaaS is everywhere. It seems so many appearing un-related products and service...

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