Securing the Future of Digital Finance
As institutions and corporates stock up on digital assets, they must also ensure these are well safeguarded, says Ee Fong Soh, Group Head of Securities & Fiduciary Services at DBS.
How Central Bank Digital Currencies are Changing the Game
Historically, banks have been wary of digital currencies. As central banks begin to explore digital currencies, Naa Wilson, Head of Cross Border Payments at Standard Bank Group, says banks and treasurers who fail to get on board risk missing out.
Digital Banking for Rwanda’s Untapped Markets
Rwanda’s underbanked retail and commercial markets represent significant growth opportunities for Bank of Kigali (BK), Rwanda’s leading commercial bank. Dr. Diane Karusisi, BK’s CEO, discusses the bank’s growth, digital innovation and market expansion strategy.
Growing Digital Demand in Frontier Emerging Markets
Egypt’s fastest growing bank and the leading investment bank in frontier emerging markets, EFG Hermes has put digital innovation at the heart of its growth strategy. EFG Hermes’s Ahmed Waly, Head of Brokerage, Mohamed Fathy, Chief Information Officer and Mohamed Keshk, Corporate Product Manager, discuss the digital future of brokerage and relaunching the bank’s mobile trading app to serve increasing retail demand.
In Conversation With Nick Smith, SmartStream Technologies
Nick Smith, Global Head of Managed Services at SmartStream Technologies speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about how SmartStream are driving innovation, what technology shifts they are seeing, and the rise in adoption of cloud services and APIs.
Is Spearheading Sustainability Crucial for a Treasury?
The responsibility of treasurers to drive the ESG agenda within their organisations continues to grow. Treasury teams have a pivotal role in supporting efforts to integrate ESG standards and implement sustainability practices with business objectives. The goal is to meet ...
Sustainable Finance Roundtable
MENA Banks Driving Sustainability Regionally & Globally
Innovating Islamic Banking
Global Finance: How is Boubyan’s digital strategy setting a benchmark for Islamic banking? Abdullah Al Tuwaijri: Boubyan Bank launched a multi phase strategy in 2011 with the goal of making Islamic banking modern, appealing and digital. We aren’t just ...
Innovating a Seamless Banking Experience
Global Finance: How has CBQ’s successful tech innovation influenced your overall banking strategy? Shahnawaz Rashid: Technology and innovation has more than influenced CBQ: it is the core of our banking strategy. Client experience and innovation are two of the ...
Georgia: The next destination for building your business
Today, Georgia’s reputation as one of the easiest places in the world to conduct business, combined with generous government subsidies – including but not limited to incentives for automotive and electrical manufacturing, low taxes and operating costs, a highly educated ...
In Conversation With Andreas Lutz, CEO of Fides
Andreas Lutz, CEO of Fides Treasury Services speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the challenges facing treasury and finance professionals, how open banking and APIs are changing the bank connectivity landscape and the most important area for corporates to focus on related to cross-border payments.
In Conversation With Isaac Kamuta, Ecobank Group
Isaac Kamuta, Group Head: Payment Services, Cash Management and Client Access for Ecobank Group speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the challenges of making payments across various African nations and currencies, recent technological advances that have made banking easier for Ecobank’s clients and the strategic advantages that Ecobank offers those looking to do business in Africa.
Powering the Future of Financial Services with Cloud
As economies reopen, Financial Services (FS) organizations continue to focus on reinventing ways of working and doing business. Dennis Gada from Infosys explains how cloud is shifting from being a technology enabler to business transformation enabler.
In Conversation with Eugene Markman, COO of ION FX
ION FX won Best API Trader in Global Finance’s World’s Best FX Tech Providers for its MarketFactory futures product, which covers all FX workflows and instruments, with speeds of 5-7 microseconds, giving access to equities, energy, rates and agriculture. Following ...
In Conversation With Mudassir Amray, CEO of Titan Trust Bank
Mudassir Amray, CEO and Managing Director of Nigeria’s Titan Trust Bank, speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the challenges of banking in Africa, the impact of the pandemic, Titan’s use of technology and its recent acquisition of Nigeria’s Union Bank.
Leading Digital Banking Innovation in Bahrain and Beyond
One of Bahrain’s largest financial institutions, Ahli United Bank (AUB) is at the forefront of digital transformation. Its mass adoption of FinTech services resulted in exceptional performance despite economic turbulence, and AUB has won multiple accolades for financial performance, growth, ...
Join Your Customers' World
Social media is an indispensable marketing tool for knowing your customers. Hussein M. Ali Al-Abdulla, Commercial Bank Qatar’s Executive General Manager & Chief Marketing Officer, discusses strategies that made it Global Finance’s “Best Bank for Social Media & Marketing” for ...
Digital Banking Virtual Roundtable: Dr. Leonie Lethbridge, EGM Chief Operating Officer | Commercial Bank
Dr. Leonie Lethbridge, EGM Chief Operating Officer at Commercial Bank, speaking during Global Finance’s Digital Banking Roundtable. This event was an opportunity to discuss the effects of the pandemic on GCC banks’ digital transformation.
Digital Banking Virtual Roundtable: Wisam Mahmood, EVP, Co-Head Global Transaction Banking | Mashreq Bank
Wisam Mahmood, EVP, Co-Head Global Transaction Banking at Mashreq Bank, speaking during Global Finance’s Digital Banking Roundtable. This event was an opportunity to discuss the effects of the pandemic on GCC banks’ digital transformation.
Digital Banking Virtual Roundtable: Abdullah Al-Mehri , Chief Operating Officer | Boubyan Bank
Abdullah Al-Mehri , Chief Operating Officer at Boubyan Bank, speaking during Global Finance’s Digital Banking Roundtable. This event was an opportunity to discuss the effects of the pandemic on GCC banks’ digital transformation.