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The Innovators 2026: Middle East
Middle East fintech is rapidly emerging as a government-backed, AI-driven financial hub, reshaping payments, banking, and digital ecosystems
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The Innovators 2026: North America
From agentic AI to stablecoins, North America is modernizing finance through regulated innovation.
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The Innovators 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe has moved from a phase of fintech disruption to one of institutional scale and regulatory governance.
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Harmonised Solutions Connect Exporters and Importers in Volatile Markets
In the complex world of international business, aligning the needs of exporters and importers can be challenging.
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BNY Bridges Ecosystems With Financial Innovations
Jay Hinton, global head of Product, Data & Analytics, BNY—a global winner in the Most Innovative Banks category—explains the role of BNY’s D&A platform in an evolving financial world.
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SAB’s Blueprint for Tokenized Islamic Finance
Saeed Assiri, chief innovation officer at Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)—winner of Best Global Financial Innovation for Tokenized Islamic Repo—discusses the bank’s approach to blockchain usage and overcoming the issue of ecosystem coordination.
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Hawkish Capital CEO: How Tokenization, Sustainability Offer New Synergies
Edoardo Francesco Sabatino, CEO and founder of Hawkish Capital—a global winner in the Most Innovative Financial Technology Companies category—on using tokenization to expand the investor base for green assets.
Banking
Credit Squeeze Comes for Main Street as Bankruptcies Surge
Rising bankruptcies reflect a credit squeeze driven by cautious banks, higher rates, and deteriorating borrower cash flows nationwide right now.
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In conversation with Arjo Haksteen, Head of Solution Consulting, Surecomp
As the pace of digitisation accelerates worldwide, adoption of cloud-enabled solutions is set to transform trade finance. Surecomp is at the forefront of this trend, while upholding the highest standards of data protection, regulatory compliance and risk management to increase collaboration between banks and corporates and across markets and sectors.
News
Wall Street Jobs Data Tell Diverging Stories in May
The latest U.S. job numbers for Wall Street don’t line up. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hormuz Bottleneck: Gulf Energy Has a ‘Plan B’
The Strait of Hormuz was once treated as an unavoidable pathway of global energy flows. Now, Gulf producers are in desperate need of a workaround.
Executive Interviews
Siemens’ Heiko Nix Details the Corporate Treasury Tech Upgrade
Heiko Nix, Global Head of Cash Management and Payments at Siemens, discusses the shift to programmable, 24/7 payment systems, bets on tokenized money for corporate use, and explains how a lack of standardization turned a six-month API integration project into a three-year challenge.
Features
An Insurance War Without Borders
The maps have been redrawn. Not just on the ground in the Middle East, but inside the policy documents that...
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Protecting Your Business from AI-Enabled Cyber Threats
Cybercriminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to create convincing and hard-to-detect attacks. To stay ahead, companies need smarter defences and a clear, adaptable strategy, says Aaron Chiew, Head of Digital Channels for DBS’ Institutional Banking Group.
News
Visa, Mastercard Restart Business in Syria
Visa's and Mastercard's latest move signals early steps toward rebuilding a digital payments system amid major structural hurdles.