Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a game-changing technology trend for the finance sector, enabling businesses to streamline their processes, unlock insights from data and deliver better and more innovative products to their customers. This short paper looks at how Deutsche Bank harnesses technology opportunities to deliver better outcomes for our clients

The pandemic has accelerated the rise of e-commerce sales and the potential for further growth is immense for companies ready to be innovative. flow reports on the third publications from Deutsche Bank Research’s series on the future of payments, which distils the realistic options from the hype

As companies transfer business processes onto the blockchain, existing payment systems are reaching their limits. Does this mean that corporate treasurers will soon need digital currencies or are payment triggers sufficient? Alex Bechtel, Head of Digital Assets & Currencies Strategy at Deutsche Bank shares his views with flow’s Desirée Buchholz

What will post-trade settlement in Gulf Cooperation Council countries look like in the future? And how can the OTC settlement process be improved? Deutsche Bank’s Manoj Aidasani proposes a blockchain-based solution, using non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and smart contracts to settle money market instruments

This Guide provides an introduction to AI in securities services, including a rundown of use case examples, insight into important governance considerations and a series of key recommendations to ensure best practice is followed

More than a decade after Tesla launched the first mass-produced electric vehicle, the end of the road is approaching for the conventional internal combustion engine. flow’s Graham Buck and Janet Du Chenne report on how an all-electric future is to be achieved

Asset-as-a-Service: The Transformation from Capex to Opex – a further step towards Industry 4.0

The pandemic has accelerated the pace of change over the past year and bank-led merchant solutions are among the responses to a huge shift in payment methods and the boost to e-commerce, reports Helen Sanders

Despite its volatility, Bitcoin can no longer be ignored and one country has made it legal tender. Where does this leave corporate treasurers and investors – and the financial services industry? Clarissa Dann reports on the prospect of a brave new tokenised world