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Libra is designed to improve on the slow, costly and painful process of transferring money across borders through the banking system, but Facebook faces a long fight to launch it.

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The best bank for financing in Latin America is JPMorgan. The bank’s pedigree in debt and structured products isn’t news to anyone who works in investment banking, but in recent years the breadth of its offer has been enhanced by increased depth in client and product coverage.

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DBS named world’s best bank in Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2019; JPMorgan is the world’s best investment bank; Erste’s Treichl recognized as banker of the year.

JPMorgan today dominates the global corporate and investment banking landscape. The key to success? A long-term strategy led by group co-president and CIB chief Daniel Pinto, and a management team that keeps the business in a constant state of reinvention.

Transaction services is an attractive business for banks finding it harder to make money in capital markets and M&A. This is evident in North America, where investment banks have been furiously investing in their cash management and trade finance businesses to get ahead of the game. Even Goldman Sachs is keen for a seat at the transaction banking table and is planning to roll out its own cash management services soon.

The firm’s clear global leadership today is the result of long-term strategic thinking and sustained and disciplined investment of strong earnings.

Superlatives seem tailor-made for JPMorgan Chase. It is the most profitable bank in the US, with record net income and record revenues in 2018 – a feat repeated in the first quarter of 2019. And its extraordinary overall performance is built on the unshakeable foundation of its US franchise, making it our choice this year as the US’s best bank.

The Bank of England and Federal Reserve begin to build the bulwarks against Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra.

This year’s Euromoney FX survey results show up some important multi-year trends. The main lesson? Foreign exchange is more competitive than ever.

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Euromoney magazine has released the results of its 41st annual foreign exchange survey, the most comprehensive quantitative and qualitative annual study available on the FX markets.

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Wealthy clients increasingly need international products and services. The opportunities are clear for those who can stomach the regulatory hurdles of cross-border business and who can leverage their retail or investment banking connections. Technology investments are crucial, but the competitive landscape is opening up.

A case by Hong Kong’s ICAC against an individual on bribery charges is another example of Asia-Pacific regulators targeting the person as well as the institution.

As part of Euromoney's 50th anniversary coverage, we profile some of the biggest names that we interviewed for our April capital markets focus.

After so long, private bank clients and even retail investors are no longer happy with the returns from government bonds; instead, they are searching for yield and pushing up the value of risk assets.

Firms are funding social and environmental projects on the one hand and fossil fuels on the other – it’s time to show they care.

JPMorgan's JD is still down the pay scale compared with Christianity's JC.

JPMorgan Chase to stop financing private prisons; Aspiration shows values-based banking model.

The bank confirms focus on transaction banking by strengthening ties with its investment banking unit through new appointments.

Staying committed to a region where deal flow sometimes stops overnight is tough for an international investment bank. Local firms and the few foreign competitors that have stuck around hope to benefit from any upturn in business. The in-and-outers might find it hard to get back.

JPMorgan is trying to advance its master plan for global fintech domination with a discipline that is often lacking in a sector better known for wildly over-promising than actually delivering practical solutions.

JPMorgan says that its new dollar stablecoins are collateralized against client dollar deposits but it also emphasizes its own strong balance sheet as surety.

Banks hold a lot of art, but how can they justify owning valuable collections, which have no practical use, when their previous extravagances have left their stakeholders in such pain?