MENA’s Corporate Banking Innovator

MENA’s Corporate Banking Innovator

Dubai’s Mashreq Bank is at the forefront of the MENA region’s banking transformation. Global Finance Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo speaks with Mashreq’s Joel Van Dusen, Group Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, Amith Rajan, Head of Advanced Analytics (CIBG & IBG) & Data, and Tarek Al Nahas, Group Head of International Banking, about the bank’s corporate banking innovation and international opportunities.

Digitally Empowered Transaction Banking

Digitally Empowered Transaction Banking

As digitalization is transforming transaction banking globally, OCBC’s innovative solutions are revolutionizing the way companies of every size manage their businesses. Melvyn Low, OCBC’s Head of Global Transaction Banking, speaks with Global Finance Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the empowering impact of mobile and API technologies on transaction banking.

Accelerating digital transformation in trade finance: Navigating the "buy or build" dilemma

Accelerating digital transformation in trade finance: Navigating the "buy or build" dilemma

The world of trade finance has long been a bastion of traditional processes and systems, with many institutions relying on time-tested approaches and a web of interconnected relationships. However, as the global economy becomes increasingly digital and interconnected, the need for banks and corporates to adapt and transform their trade finance operations has never been more critical.

 

In Conversation with Elena Savitskaya | SmartStream

In Conversation with Elena Savitskaya | SmartStream

  Elena Savitskaya, Director of User Experience and Design at SmartStream Technologies, speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about why SmartStream Air has been recognised for its user experience design, how it is making back office ...

In Conversation with Dr. Adaeze Udensi, Titan Trust Bank

In Conversation with Dr. Adaeze Udensi, Titan Trust Bank

Dr. Adaeze Udensi, Managing Director of Nigeria’s Titan Trust Bank, speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the outlook for Nigeria’s economy and how the economic trends effected Titan Trust Bank’s strategy and performance, and how ...

Innovating Corporate Banking to Drive Kuwait’s Digital Transformation

Innovating Corporate Banking to Drive Kuwait’s Digital Transformation

Kuwait’s leading banking innovator, Boubyan Bank is transforming corporate banking with a fully digital one-stop corporate platform. Abdul-Salam Mohammed Al-Saleh, Chief Executive Officer, Boubyan Bank’s Corporate Banking, Financial Control, Treasury and Legal Affair, discusses the bank’s corporate banking strategy, market opportunities in transactional, trade and supply chain banking and commitment to serving as a digital transformation partner to corporates.

In Conversation with Mudassir Amray | Union Bank

In Conversation with Mudassir Amray | Union Bank

Mudassir Amray, CEO and Managing Director of Nigeria’s Union Bank, speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the role of SMEs in Nigeria’s economy growth, the challenges facing SMEs, and how Union Bank is supporting the ...

The 2022 World Cup Kicks Off Cashless Economy in Qatar

The 2022 World Cup Kicks Off Cashless Economy in Qatar

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, Joseph Abraham, Group CEO of Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) met with Global Finance to discuss the significant challenges of providing safe and convenient digital banking services for the World Cup and how digital banking is moving Qatar to a cashless economy.

BAI Awarded Best Bank in Angola 2022

BAI Awarded Best Bank in Angola 2022

A full-service bank with over US$6 billion in net assets, 1.8 million customers, nearly 500 distribution channels throughout the country, and a rapidly growing digital banking platform, BAI (Banco Angolano de Investimentos) has emerged as a strong and secure national and international banking partner in Angola. BAI was selected by Global Finance as the Best Bank in Angola in 2022.

In Conversation With Nick Smith, SmartStream Technologies

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.

In Conversation With Andreas Lutz, CEO of Fides

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

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.

In Conversation with Eugene Markman, COO of ION FX

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

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.