Cyber and regulation key obstacles to fintech innovation Banks’ heightened risk aversion is preventing collaboration with smaller tech firms By Lizzie Meager April 25 2017
DEAL: Middle East’s first green bond National Bank of Abu Dhabi hopes to open a new market in the region with its $587 million deal By Lizzie Meager April 23 2017
DEAL: FGB/NBAD merger The $29 billion merger of equals creates MENA’s second biggest bank and sets the stage for further consolidation in the sector By Lizzie Meager April 19 2017
DEAL: world’s first sustainable tier two bond The $300 million deal is unlikely to spark a new trend as it combines two fairly niche asset classes By Lizzie Meager April 12 2017
Kenya banks ready for licence moratorium lifting The central bank looks set to lift the controversial ban after making progress in boosting governance and financial stability By Lizzie Meager April 11 2017
Frankfurt surges in Brexit battle for London’s business Fragmentation is the clearest conclusion so far, suggesting the European banking system is set to get significantly more complicated By Lizzie Meager April 06 2017
UK/US intervention threatens dealmaking Increasingly protectionist rhetoric and the possibility of government interference not seen since the 1970s is concerning foreign investors By Lizzie Meager April 04 2017
Regtech must serve a purpose Innovative new technology like artificial intelligence is exciting but it must solve a problem that already exists, according to speakers at IFLR’s Fintech Europe forum By Lizzie Meager April 03 2017
DEAL: Kuwait’s first sovereign bond The GCC country is a late arrival to the party with its inaugural $8 billion deal and the establishment of a global medium-term note programme By Lizzie Meager March 29 2017
