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Features
Digitizing And Customizing The Customer Experience
Q&A with First National Bank'sLucille de Kock.
Expert Perspectives
Overcoming the challenges of a changing world: Orbians Supply Chain Finance
Since the financial crash of 2008, the changing economic environment has presented companies in all sectors with problems to overcome. Brexit, the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine have exacerbated these problems. In such times, liquidity is vital. Orbian’s Supply Chain Finance solutions go far beyond those available elsewhere in the market and address the most pressing needs of corporations around the world.
Features
Saudi Arabia’s Shifting Banking And Fintech Landscape
Q&A withSaudi National Bank'sOmar Yassine.
Banking
Africa Erupts As A Deal Hotbed
Resilient global venture capital flows are propping up Africa’s tech startups.
Banking
Africa’s FDI Rebound
Tremendous opportunities await foreign direct investors, but geopolitical issues, China’s lending practices and human rights violations may stymie that potential.
Features
Balancing Physical And Digital Presence: Q&A With Bridge Bank Group CEO Ehouman Kassi
Ehouman Kassi, CEO at Bridge Bank Group in Côte d’Ivoire, discusses strategies the bank has deployed to penetrate the market.
Executive Interviews
Building An Investment Bridge: Q&A With Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright
Alice Albright, CEO of the US foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), discusses why Africa is an important investment destination for US dollars.
Banking
Egyptian And Moroccan Banks Spread Across Africa
Regional expansion boosts profits, and positions banks for further growth.
Executive Interviews
Growth Despite Headwinds: Q&A With NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora
John Gachora, NCBA Group managing director, spoke to Global Finance on NCBA Bank’s consolidation-driven growth strategy amid global and local shocks.
Executive Interviews
Moving Beyond Petro: Q&A With Zenith Bank CEO Ebenezer Onyeagwu
Ebenezer Onyeagwu, CEO of Zenith Bank, shares thoughts on the bank’s strategy to maintain its dominance in the Nigerian market while exploring opportunities beyond.
Executive Interviews
Responsible Banking: Q&A With Societe Generale’s Laurent Goutard
Laurent Goutard, who leads the African retail banking at Societe Generale, shares the bank’s infrastructure plans and strategy for success.