Transaction Banking
Going Deeper: Trade Finance in Asia
Trade finance is booming across Asia. But SMEs and micro enterprises still struggle for attention, and complex rules hold back progress.
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Technology
The Gulf’s Digital Transformation
The UAE has carefully crafted a position for itself as a hub for digital assets. Can the good times last?
Private Credit
New Frontier In The Gulf
Still modest in size, the regional private credit market is growing fast, boosted by sovereign capital and regional and global direct lenders.
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Boubyan Bank: Kuwait’s Partner in Digital Banking
Kuwait is emerging as a forward-thinking player in the global banking landscape. Boubyan Bank’s Abdullah Al Tuwaijri, Chief Executive Officer for Consumer, Private & Digital Banking discusses Kuwait’s digital banking strategy and Boubyan Bank’s central role in reshaping Kuwait’s banking sector with innovative digital financial services.
Executive Interviews
Hisham Ezz Al-Arab: Period Of Transition
Hisham Ezz Al-Arab is CEO of Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt’s largest private sector bank. He discusses Egypt’s efforts to boost private-sector investment and how CIB helps clients navigate a changing global economy.
Executive Interviews
Jean Riachi: Weathering The (Latest) Storm
Jean Riachi, CEO of I&C Bank in Lebanon and FFA Private Bank in Dubai, discusses the Lebanese banking sector’s prolonged crisis, impact of the current war in Lebanon, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Middle East: Key Trends Shaping 2026
The Middle East is shuddering from its biggest crisis in decades. The US-Israeli war with Iran is shaking the entire...
Insurance
Boards Under Pressure, Insurers On Alert
Corporate brass are operating in a more complex environment than at any point in the past decade, and their insurers are working to keep up.
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Cybersecurity: A key focus for North American Banks
In the first half of the year, North American banking executives’ spending on cybersecurity actually outpaced that on artificial intelligence (AI). In both areas, talent has proven the most difficult to recruit. These spending insights are part of key findings revealed in the second edition of the Infosys Bank Tech Index, according to Ajay Bhandari from Infosys.
Banking
UniCredit Tests Germany’s Resolve On Commerzbank
UniCredit faces resistance from management and Berlin, as Orcel pushes to cross a 30% threshold and force a takeover of Commerzbank.
Banking
AI: The Crowding-Out Effect
AI infrastructure spending surge could crowd out borrowers as $830 billion capex boom competes for capital, though credit markets remain resilient so far
Executive Interviews
Global Salon: Transaction Banking’s Digital Pivot
Chad Wallace shares how digital transformation is reshaping transaction banking—and the strategies banks need to stay competitive.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ex-Meta Chief AI Scientist Launches Startup
Meta AI veteran Yann LeCun raises $1 billion for AMI, betting on world models to rival today’s text-based AI systems.
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Converse Bank: At the Forefront of Innovation in Armenia
After 30 years of helping shape Armenia’s financial market, Andranik Grigoryan Converse Bank's CEO is continuing to prioritise innovation via an array of mobile and digital services to transform and enhance the customer experience.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Toyota CEO To Sharpen Focus On Profits
Toyota's new chief, Kenta Kon, is tasked with prioritizing cost discipline and resilience as geopolitical pressures reshape the auto industry.