In late October we spoke in-person, in Dubai, to Joel Van Dusen, head of corporate and investment banking at Mashreq Bank, to understand how the bank and its clients were navigating the long journey that the pandemic has become.

One of the world’s largest banks, Bank of China has become a leader in international cash management services by continuously developing and refining its offering to multinational institutions and enterprises.

The response of Commercial International Bank (CIB) to the coronavirus crisis can be seen as validation of a long-term strategy to become a more customer-centric and sustainable organization.

Ping An’s domination as a financial services group in China has catapulted it into the global limelight, but Richard Sheng, board secretary and brand director, says its culture is what makes it important

Swift has embarked on a strategy that will enable seamless transactions between accounts with end-to-end transparency and predictability. Chief Strategy Officer David Watson explains how this transition will impact payments and securities worldwide.

The third and final live panel in our CEE Forward series focused on how banks and their tech partners have responded to changes in customer behaviour and needs during the pandemic, and how they are positioning to support their clients and the wider society in a post-Covid world.

Corporates have done an incredible job of facilitating work at home. By ensuring this is not done at the expense of cybersecurity, they can reduce their exposure to future attacks explains JF Legault, managing director and global head of cybersecurity operations at J.P. Morgan.

Correspondent banking is alive and well and has a key role to play in the future of international payments, according to Societe Generale’s Didier Balland, head of marketing for correspondent banking, cash clearing services, Jean-Francois Mazure, head of cash clearing services, global transaction banking and Frantz Teissèdre, head of interbank relationships, global transaction banking

Mouhammed Choukeir, chief executive officer of Kleinwort Hambros, explains how the bank will play a leading role in the evolution of responsible banking.

Strong growth pushes Zhengzhou Hi-tech into top 20 in China’s industrial development zone rankings

Given the widespread disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become critical that corporates improve the transparency and visibility within their treasury functions explain Priyanka Rath, EMEA head and Amy Eckhoff, APAC head of Liquidity Product Solutions Specialists, J.P. Morgan.

Eric Flour, deputy CEO of Societe Generale Factoring in charge of CSR resources and sponsors, explains how factoring, an essential lever of short-term financing for companies, has a strong impact in corporate social responsibility.

Sustainable finance is growing, offering surprising hope for investors and issuers as well as the planet

Labels can be misleading, none more so than those that try to reduce entire generations to a handful of shared characteristics. However, as technology has come to dominate our lives, its cycles also frame some of the key behaviours of particular cohorts.

On October 26, China’s top environmental and financial regulators jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting Investment and Financing in Response to Climate Change”, which says that a preliminary scheme of climate investment and financing will be in place in China by 2025, and the scale of funds invested in the field of climate change will increase significantly.

Wim Grosemans, head of product management, payments and receivables at BNP Paribas, and Steven Lenaerts, head of product management Global Channels at BNP Paribas, explain the significance for corporate clients of the bank’s recent advances in instant payments.

Harvest Fund Management believes its local knowledge and approach to research gives it an edge over international asset managers on critical market issues such as the development of ESG investing.

The second live panel in our CEE Forward series focused on the challenges of bringing Central and Eastern Europe up to speed on sustainability and the opportunities this creates.