The Egyptian banking sector has needed to demonstrate resilience amid the country’s economic volatility. CIB has showed this and delivered growth, says Omar EL-Husseiny, Head of Treasury Group.

The African continent is increasingly alive with digital innovation and development in financial services. Fintechs are at the forefront of this shift. Traditional banks are racing to respond.

Africa’s most populous country and largest economy is in the middle of a financial transformation. Uzoma Dozie, founder and CEO of digital bank Sparkle, tells Euromoney about innovation, supporting small businesses and the power of generative AI.

After a strong first half of the year, Mashreq Group Chief Executive Officer, Ahmed Abdelaal, talks to Euromoney about the importance of customer experience, the bank’s growth and expansion plans, operational resilience and his outlook for the remainder of the year.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in driving economic growth and job creation worldwide. However, accessing financing for international trade remains a significant challenge for many of these businesses.

Companies and their treasury teams are under increasing pressure to evolve, adapt and innovate new digital business models to thrive, and survive.

The bank’s digital transformation, underpinned by its vision to be the best digital bank with branches, is yielding positive results.

The central bank is expected to award its first digital banking licences this summer, adding fuel to a market already burning from ambitious fintechs.

As the economic outlook of Egypt improves, the country’s banking sector is expected to reap the benefits.

Companies are increasingly looking to transform their corporate treasury functions into a real-time operation. While this transformation is a compelling opportunity, it is complex, requiring key building blocks to support it and ensure success.

As the financial and digital landscape rapidly evolves, corporate treasurers are at the forefront of navigating emerging payment trends. To succeed, preparation is key.

The UAE’s decision to take on the mantle of global leadership on climate change by hosting the COP28 conference has galvanised the private sector to take action. Companies are aligning their corporate strategies with the country’s roadmap to achieve net zero in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and making their own commitments.

Christina Ma, Head of Global Banking for Asia Pacific at HSBC, discusses the digital revolution happening in the financial sector – and HSBC’s pivotal role in leading the transformation.

The private banking arm of OCBC is demonstrating differentiation and leadership on sustainability in the region.

The importance, opportunities and challenges of mainstreaming transition finance across the continent

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has recently made strategic moves to position itself as a corporate and investment banking leader in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, signifying a shift in the institution's focus, capabilities, and commitment to its clients.

When it comes to banking, proximity and accessibility to people matter.

In the world of finance, partnerships often hold the key to success. The relationship between HSBC and fintech innovator Saxo proves the case.

Egypt has made strides towards financial inclusion as part of the country’s Vision 2030 strategy. Commercial International Bank (CIB) is one bank that is playing an important role in supporting the issue.

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How Egypt’s economic transformation plan has enabled the country to position itself as a trade and investment gateway to Africa.

While many financial institutions support good causes and run discrete projects to promote community well-being, Iberian leader CaixaBank has taken a unique, much longer-term approach to the idea of banking with a positive social impact.

The successful integration of Alpha Bank Albania has further boosted OTP Bank Albania’s status as the rising star of the country’s banking sector.

In this third article of a series, Adrienne Bloom, head of Asia Pacific financial institutions corporate banking at Bank of America, and Jennifer Cheung, head of Hong Kong corporate banking, explain how the bank works with clients to help them re-engineer their business and achieve their sustainability commitments.

Digital transformation is a key component of Egypt’s Vision 2030 strategy. Along with other key initiatives (ICT 2030 and Digital Egypt) it is expected to further accelerate the development of the country’s digital economy and potentially provide a blueprint for other African countries.

The UAE’s Mashreq has for years invested shrewdly in growing and developing its digital banking capabilities. As that investment continues to deliver returns, group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal explains the vision behind the success and highlights the areas where the bank is investing next.

Seeking diversification and access to high-growth markets across Africa, Egyptian banks such as Commercial International Bank have pursued select investment and M&A opportunities in recent years. The investments are paying off.

Amid global economic turbulence and uncertainty, Asean is demonstrating the type of resilience and growth other regions would be envious of. There are good reasons for this and why Asean could become the world’s fourth largest economy by 2030

The metaverse is barely three years old as a business concept outside its sci-fi beginnings. Expectations ran far ahead of reality but banks that have invested slowly and wisely in all of the associated technologies are doing the right thing. The metaverse is here to stay.

Digital banking continues to be a battleground for banks as they seek to modernise, gain a competitive advantage and ultimately deliver a better and swifter experience to their customers.

The Dominican Republic’s Banreservas has had a busy and productive 12 months including delivering some record-setting financial results for 2022, and launching an ambitious international expansion plan.

While the weakness in the US commercial market remains top of mind for most investors, the story in Asia is different, argues Chew Chong Lim, managing director and global head of real estate, institutional banking group, DBS Bank

It is no secret that cloud computing technology has revolutionised the financial services industry over the last few years. Its capabilities include enabling companies to scale their resources, ensure disaster recovery, extend their reach globally and enhance testing and development environments. For banks in particular, these capabilities present significant opportunities.

Banks are prime targets for cybercriminals who are always looking for new ways to steal money, data, and customer information. Institutions are effectively in a constant battle of innovation, requiring them to invest heavily to help predict and combat emerging threats from sophisticated criminals.

BRI has set out a vision to support financial inclusion efforts in Indonesia, and the bank's digital transformation strategy is one way of helping it achieve this goal. In an interview, Agus Noorsanto, BRI director of wholesale and institutional business discusses BRI’s vision, expansion plans and how it's leveraging digital technologies to enhance the customer experience and drive growth.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will host its 32nd annual meeting and business forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 16 -18 May 2023.

There is growing hope among banking and business leaders that the country’s next government can unlock and accelerate needed transformational development and economic reform. Without it, Kuwait risks falling further behind.

In the second in a series of articles, Leo Weng, treasury director, APAC, at Avery Dennison joins Rakshith Kundha, head of trade and supply chain finance, APAC, global transaction services at Bank of America, to discuss the importance of driving ESG goals across the supply chain.

Cross-border payments are entering an exciting new era with the global introduction of the data-rich ISO 20022 standard. To find out what outcomes banks and customers can look forward to, Swift's Stephen Lindsay spoke to Isabel Schmidt, co-head of payment products, BNY Mellon.

Mashreq has been transforming its corporate and investment banking group (CIBG) over the past few years. In an interview, Joel Van Dusen, head of CIBG, explains the need for change, where investment has focused, and how how the bank is leveraging its capabilities to drive growth.

There has never been a time in the history of capitalism when an acronym has been so influential. ESG – or environmental, social, and governance – has taken the corporate world by storm, effectively reorientating how companies and investors see the world and their role in it. It’s a profound shift, which, despite encountering some push back recently, has not lost any of its inexorable momentum. It is, however, evolving, and fast, and that is needed.

In an interview with Lia Cao, global co-head of corporate and e-commerce sales and solutions at J.P. Morgan Payments, she outlines some of the key marketplace trends emerging this year, how companies can capitalise effectively from business model transformation, what this means for working capital and liquidity management, and the game plan corporate treasurers need to think about and execute to maximise this opportunity.

David López Puig, head of human resources and member of the CaixaBank management committee since January 2022, discusses people and talent management trends, as well as some of the challenges CaixaBank, Spain’s leading bank in terms of assets, clients and market shares, faces in this area after its integration with Bankia.

In the first of a series of articles, Param Thind, APAC head of digital channels at Bank of America, looks at the crucial role digitisation plays in helping clients meet their sustainability objectives and how artificial intelligence is improving analytics and automating manual processes.

In January 2020 the European Central Bank (ECB) started to study the issuance of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), or the so-called digital euro.

Corporate treasury has undergone material transformation over the last few years, impacted by everything from cyclical economic trends, and regulatory initiatives, to rising geopolitical risks, digitisation, and the drive towards greater sustainability.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been a key area of focus for Rawbank. In an interview, the bank highlights some of the CSR initiatives it is undertaking and explains how digital innovation in banking is supporting financial inclusion.

Technological advancement has revolutionised the payments industry over the past couple of decades, even as far as redefining the forms of money we use. Of all the innovations driving this transformation, blockchain technology is at the forefront, pushing the boundaries of payments as never before, says Lim Soon Chong, group head of global transaction services at DBS.

A new wave of restructuring is set to shape the healthcare industry after a decade of consolidation.

Bank of America research shows that 71% of healthcare firms expect M&A to increase in the coming year, driven by the need for scale and cost reduction

For many financial institutions it has become more crucial than ever to have a digital transformation strategy to drive growth and become future ready. If banks are to remain competitive they need to find ways to accelerate digital innovation. In an interview Abdullah Abdulkareem Al-Tuwaijri, CEO of consumer, private, and digital banking at Boubyan Bank explains how the bank's digital transformation strategy is shaping the future of the bank.

With its sights on seamless cross-border capabilities, Taiwan's largest lender is opening the door to red-hot investing opportunities in renewable energy in the region.

Under the leadership of CEO Bledar Shella, OTP Bank Albania has assertively grown and developed into one of the country’s leading banks, boasting stellar profits and the type of shareholder returns most western European peers would be envious of.

The transformation of energy, natural resource, oil and gas firms is ramping up. With a host of new entrants, many of these markets will face convergence and the development of new ecosystems.

This is the decade of the electric car, with forecasters expecting sales of electric vehicles to overtake sales of internal combustion engine vehicles in the coming years.

Euromoney and Bank of America have partnered to produce an original sponsored content series that highlights and analyses important topics for corporate treasurers.

The e-commerce growth opportunity in new markets comes with the challenges, cost and risk of foreign exchange.

Cross-border e-commerce is booming. By 2027, the value of cross-border payments could hit $250 trillion.

Ali Almakky, global head of payment solutions for the mobility sector at J.P. Morgan, looks at the key components of the automotive payments ecosystem fuelled by the evolution of the ‘connected car’.

Afghanistan International Bank provided vital lifelines to society during the challenges that gripped Afghanistan in 2021. In an interview, CEO Joseph Carasso speaks about the mission and strategies that enabled the bank to support Afghan society during one of the most difficult years for the country.

Kuwait’s Boubyan Bank is one of the leading Islamic banking institutions in the country and the Gulf Cooperation Council region. But its ambitions do not stop there, it aims to be a top five Islamic bank in the world, supported by expansion in its corporate banking business.

After a stellar year for growth in 2021, the Swiss banking group and online trading and execution provider, has ambitious plans to leverage its balance sheet and grow its FX business, according to Mohamed Hajibe, global head of institutional desk, and Maxime Mordelet, digital asset and eFX institutional liquidity manager.

Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) has played a leading role in Qatar's economic and social development since it was established as the country's first private sector bank in 1974. In an interview, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani, chairman of CBQ, discusses the bank's achievements to date, how CBQ is driving its digital strategy and the resilience of Qatar's economy amid rising political, economic and social challenges.

Accelerating digitisation and technological advancement have caused tremendous change in the global payments industry over the last decade. Yet this next decade – one destined to be super-connected and increasingly spanning physical, digital and virtual worlds – and beyond, promises to deliver a revolution, say JPMorgan’s Jeremy Balkin, global head of innovation and corporate development, and Neha Wattas, head of strategic insights, innovation and corporate development

Quantum computers are supposed to be much faster and more powerful than current supercomputers, and as such, their application could have a profound impact on any industry. As banks begin to embrace quantum computing, potential use cases for the banking industry are emerging. CaixaBank is one bank that is demonstrating these through its quantum banking programme.

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Ciaran Byrne, global head of clearing transformation at JPMorgan, looks at how all participants in the payments industry can make the most of the transition to ISO 20022.

The Indonesian bank provides corporations around the world with some innovative cash management, liquidity and payment solutions. In an interview, Adi Sulistyowati, vice president director of BNI, explains the importance of the transaction banking business to the group, what differentiates it, and highlights areas for investment this year.

Priyanka Rath, global head of liquidity and account solutions specialists at JPMorgan, and Lula Sheena, third-party money product executive at JPMorgan, explore some of the key considerations for corporates holding or processing third-party money flows.

Hong Kong property developer Sino Group not only embraces sustainability at the core of its business model, it is also at the forefront of driving the green and sustainable agenda in Asia’s real estate industry. In an exclusive interview, Mr Daryl Ng, deputy chairman, Sino Group, explains the importance of sustainability to the company and how the company is demonstrating this.

The metaverse encompasses a range of digitally enhanced environments, using virtual and augmented reality to create different types of experience for workers and consumers. So, what might a bank look like in the metaverse? And how would it enhance its clients’ experience of banking? Imagin, CaixaBank’s digital services and lifestyle platform, and its imaginLAND, offers a glimpse into a meta future.

Private banking in China is entering a new era of growth and development. Wang Yanrong, general manager of private banking at China Merchants Bank – Euromoney’s Best Overall Private Bank in China – describes the transition and the role private banks should play.

Chinese financial institutions are among those at the forefront of the global push to accelerate the transition to a low carbon future. Industrial Bank of China, a pioneer of green finance in the country, is one financial institution that is leading the charge in helping China reach its climate change goals. 

2021 was another strong year for Bank of China’s ambitious bond underwriting business, which maintained its leadership in some markets, and pioneered new transactions in others.

A bank’s technology solutions and commitment to sustainability, both in its operations and in the advice and products it provides to clients, are increasingly a competitive advantage in any banking business. For Taiwan’s CTBC Bank, its investment and commitment to these two areas is paying off and keeping it ahead of the competition, especially in private banking and wealth management.

Over the past few years, Ahli United Bank (AUB) has accelerated its digital transformation strategy – encompassing various initiatives from the back office to the front and across its operations and core banking businesses. It is a strategy designed to improve the operational efficiency of the bank and enhance the service it provides to its customers. In an interview, AUB CEO, Adel El-Labban, discusses the strategy, what differentiates it from other banks’, and the areas they are targeting for digital investment this year.

Banks have a pivotal role to play in accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy; they can direct financing towards activities that are aligned to the Paris Agreement, and away from those that are not. They are the key intermediaries of the investment required to reach net zero. And they can help their clients with strategies and products that support the transition toward a sustainable economy. Some are doing better than others.

With many obstacles facing women's financial inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, addressing them is a key priority for the Egyptian government. In an interview, Hussein Abaza, CEO and managing director of CIB discusses how Egypt's financial sector has taken steps to promote gender equality and women's economic empowerment in the country.

Sustainable finance is growing rapidly in the MENA region. With more countries entering the green bond market in recent years and global green bond investment set to double and reach $$1 trillion for the first time in a single year by the end of 2022, tackling the climate crisis is top of everyone’s agenda. CIB CEO and managing director Hussein Abaza discusses the opportunities for the MENA region to advance sustainability practices.

Commercial Bank of Qatar’s financial results across the year have been strong, capping five years of growth and development under its strategic plan. In an interview, Rehan Khan, CFO of CBQ, discusses some of the highlights from the bank’s performance, how its investment in digitisation is paying off, and what its main financial focus will be for 2022

High-net-worth individuals today demand a wide array of sustainable investment options and increasingly sophisticated digital services. Larger, integrated institutions may be best placed to benefit from these trends.

Luis Javier Blas Agüeros, chief operating officer at CaixaBank outlines how banks can ensure their future success through innovation, cloud technology and the reinvention of their products and services.

Technological advancement is revolutionising financial services, and in the next few years even more profound change is likely to happen. Blockchain – or distributed ledger technology – is one technological advance in particular that offers immense potential to completely transform areas of transaction banking, if not the entire financial industry, says Lim Soon Chong, group head of global transaction services at DBS.

Australian banks are ready to return in force to the capital markets for their fundraising activity, with investors in Asia set to play a critical role in the deals.

Digital transformation has been a core pillar of Commercial Bank of Qatar’s five-year strategic plan, initiated in 2016. After consecutive years of investment in digitising its operations and banking businesses, the bank’s operational efficiency and financial performance has strengthened, highlighting the success of the transformation so far.

Environmental, social and governance considerations have been a strategic focus for CIB for quite a few years, pushing the Egyptian lender to the forefront of the regional banking industry's embrace of ESG issues. In an interview, CIB CEO Hussein Abaza, explains the importance of these issues to the bank and how this is reflected across its operations and businesses.

Anders la Cour, chief executive officer of Banking Circle Group, talks about the payments bank’s latest research, and how chief information and chief technology officers can future-proof their businesses.

In an interview, Gautier Mouzelard, head of transformation and compliance for global trade finance at BNP Paribas outlines the key elements of the bank’s digital transformation strategy in the business.

In this article, Yves Longchamp, head of research at SEBA Bank, explains the rise of digital assets and highlights an important component to unlocking greater institutional adoption.  

Mainland China’s sustainable bond market has gone from strength to strength recently, with issuers and investors finding new opportunities – and embracing international standards.

David Newns, global head of GlobalLink execution services, talks to Euromoney about some of the factors that have enabled the multi-dealer platform to increase its market share and achieve top ranking in the Euromoney 2021 FX survey.

Sriram Muthukrishnan, group head of product management, global transaction services, DBS, explains how digitisation is accelerating the sustainability agenda.

The European banking sector is facing three key challenges: a prolonged period of negative interest rates, the pace and scale of the digital transformation of the sector, and increased competition from established and new entrants.

In an interview, Shi Bo, general manager and CIO (equity) of Southern Asset Management, warns of lower short-term stock market returns ahead, but sees plenty of opportunity for growth in investment advisory.

The CEO of one of the world’s largest banks said recently that institutions “risk losing their licence to operate”, if they fail to make green finance a priority. At a recent annual general meeting of another global bank, there were many questions about sustainability, leaving little time for discussion of more traditional financial matters. Momentum has been building for years, but now sustainable banking is coming of age.

It can be difficult to imagine a world in which real-time payments are the norm for businesses. Yet Jon Levine, co-head of institutional banking at payments bank, Banking Circle, explains why the reality is closer than businesses realise.

Rating agency Moody’s Investors Service recently assigned a B1 credit rating to Jusan Bank, one of Kazakhstan’s leading banks. The award is in recognition of the successful work and strategy of the bank's new management team. In an interview, Aibek Kayip, Jusan’s chairman of the management board, explains what has been achieved by the bank, and highlights some of the new challenges it is facing.

Digital transformation has been a core pillar of Commercial Bank of Qatar’s five-year strategic plan, initiated in 2016. In an interview, Joseph Abraham, group CEO, talks about what evolving into a more digital enterprise means for the bank and its retail and wholesale banking businesses.

Digital transformation is beginning to have a profound impact on the advice, services and products that banks such as Ahli United Bank provide to their corporate banking customers.

After a robust year, China’s securitization market is poised to reach new highs in 2021. Li Zhiming of CICC, the go-to investment bank for securitized products, highlights some opportunities and risks in this fast-growing segment.

There was a dramatic and necessary shift last year by banks to harness digital technology to execute M&A. That shift, as a result of societies in lockdown and travel restricted, has brought clear advantages and efficiencies that will have an impact on the way M&A is executed in years to come.

BNP Paribas’s Instanea instant payments initiation solution is a benchmark for how corporates can benefit from open banking, explains Carlo Bovero, global head of cards and retail payments at BNP Paribas, and Neil Pein, co-global head of Axepta BNP Paribas and head of payments transformation.

Digital transformation is beginning to have a profound impact on the advice, services and products that banks such as Ahli United Bank provide to their retail and private banking customers.

Rapid and widespread digital adoption by banking customers, and accelerated digitalisation across financial services in response to Covid-19, have expanded the opportunity for fraud, and money laundering in particular.

Dr Louise Beaumont works with legislators and regulators to create disruption, with corporates to cope with disruption, and with start-ups to exploit disruption – with open and accessible data as the guiding principle. She is an expert in innovations in Open Banking, Open Finance, Lending and Payments.

In the course of a difficult year, China Merchants Bank’s private banking business has gone from strength to strength, extending its lead over domestic rivals and solidifying its position among the international top tier.

Sustainable finance is no longer just a virtue-signalling additional option to have in the corporate toolbox. It is a core part of a broader purpose, says Societe Generale’s Alexandre Maymat, head of global transaction and payment services.

Standard Chartered’s refreshed strategy in Ghana is proving a success story.

BBVA is an organization with a transformational purpose: to create a positive impact on the lives of people, companies and society as a whole and “to bring the age of opportunity to everyone.”

Digital transformation is a long term, ongoing strategy that has gained even greater momentum at Ping An Bank this year, complementing the entire group’s commitment to continuous innovation. For its outstanding achievement, the bank is named “World’s Best Digital Bank” in Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence 2020.

Green and sustainable finance are gaining support in the United Arab Emirates, although risk considerations have also gained a new prominence.

Sustainability considerations are gaining significant ground in Canadian financing and investing, though investors in particular still report some obstacles to full engagement.

Improving financial inclusion is a key objective of CIB’s African expansion – a strategy that is already gaining momentum outside Egypt.

CIB is at the forefront of innovation in Egyptian banking through its involvement in a number of initiatives designed to accelerate digital transformation.

For the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the outlook is stability, resilience and, in time, growth.

China's dynamic market sees scope for innovation when it comes to sustainable finance, however old habits persist when it comes to coal.

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.

Banking has changed in the face of the pandemic and is the more secure for it, according to Katy Leclaire, Chief Risk Officer, Cedric Bauer, Business Continuity Manager and Eric Bendavid, Chief Information Security Officer on Societe Generale's Transaction Banking team.

The dynamics of money markets have been widely varied this year, from heavy March outflows to record Q2 inflows, under the shadow of the pandemic. This webinar sets out to understand how these events are affecting the money markets, and download the supporting white paper which gives practical insights into how we can work together to create a more effective, efficient and resilient market for all.

Veronika Zhukova, managing director, head of financial products and innovations at Sber Private Banking, discusses the importance of digital innovation and how the bank is helping clients understand the value of ESG investment.

Evgeny Kochemazov, chief investment officer for A-Club at Alfa-Bank, looks at how developments in the bond market have challenged the established view of this asset class.

Eleonore Bedel explains how helping BNP Paribas Wealth Management clients to make the right investment decisions can create a greater impact for all

China Merchants Bank is the primary bank in its market. Its success has been down to a long-term vision as much as a long-term perspective on its assets under management.

Digitization and data have been the mantra of trade finance experts and consultants for several years now. In this article, we address the central issues currently facing the data universe and how the trend can best be accelerated.

Covid-19 has caused banks, fintechs and payment providers to accelerate their digitalization strategies. Anders la Cour, co-founder and chief executive officer of Banking Circle, discusses the vital role of digital financial infrastructure in rebuilding banking to face an uncertain and unpredictable future.

A keen eye for trends sees China’s top private bank leading from the front