Comment & Analysis

The stock market is a place where investors and companies come together. It’s where companies sell pieces of their business called “shares” to investors that see potential for future profits. In return, these companies get the capital they…

A payment of almost $5 million from Saudi Arabia suddenly arrives at the NatWest branch on Brixton High Street, transferred to an almost-dormant bank account that has never previously received more than a four-figure sum.

The growth in ransomware and other cyber attacks has revealed a hidden truth about the state of cyber security in the United States: Our nation’s critical infrastructures and supply chains are falling victim to devastating attacks because…

Given the extraordinary circumstances of the past year, the decisions of finance professionals have taken on even greater significance than had already been the case. Typically, of course, deliberated financial management can be the making…

There has been a real drive towards ‘frictionless’ banking in Western countries, giving rise to the question: why aren’t cross-border payments equally frictionless? Especially for those in emerging markets, who have everything to lose and…