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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bayer’s New CFO HasA Risky Mountain To Climb

Judith Hartmann will succeed Wolfgang Nickl as CFO. Her appointment comes as the pharmaceutical giant struggles with high debt—over €32 billion at the end of last year.

News

Newest Cross-Border Payment System Goes Live

The 21 member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) can now trade directly in local currencies rather than the US dollar via its recently launched Digital Retail Payments Platform (DRPP), which went live on October 9.

Private Credit

Private Credit: Boogeyman Or Opportunity?

Some argue that warnings about private credit’s risks reflect not just financial caution but tension and competition between banks and private lenders.

Ethiopias’s Rising Demand for Digital Banking

Substantial investment in its digital platform positioned Awash Bank to capture growth opportunities driven by Ethiopia’s rapidly increasing demand for mobile and online banking services. Kefyalew Shiferaw, Awash Bank’s Chief, Digital Banking Officer, discusses the bank’s digital strategy and future expansion into new markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Tariffs Fuel Global Trade Shift

After months of tariff-led uncertainty, trade opportunities are re-emerging, but friction remains.

Awards

World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II

The global financial industry is being radically shaped by three core forces: industrialization of AI; development of expansive digital ecosystems; and refreshed emphasis on providing secure, customer-centric digital services.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Global Winners

The global banking industry is currently in the midst of a profound digital transformation, propelled by the accelerating pace of technological advancements and the continuously evolving expectations of modern consumers and clients.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Consumer Winners

Consumer banking is moving far beyond traditional branch-based models.

Navigating the Sustainability Commitment Paradox: A roadmap for corporate treasurers

This year’s winners highlight the banks that are leading digital transformation in the corporate and institutional sector.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Corporate Winners

This year’s winners highlight the banks that are leading digital transformation in the corporate and institutional sector.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Corporate Regional

From AI integration to tokenization: Regional leaders are looking to digital innovation to cut costs, increase efficiency, and deliver on an expanding menu of client needs and expectations.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Consumer Regional

‘Phygital’ strategies and tools help consumer banks blend advanced technology and AI with accessibility and financial inclusion.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Islamic Regional

Digital-first institutions are rapidly incorporating AI and other transformative tech into their Islamic banking practice.

How financial institutions can help with the fight against climate change

When it comes to taking the necessary measures to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, action does not come cheap. Introducing the necessary changes to energy production, ensuring more environmentally methods of production and re-tooling existing industries, for example, will come with significant costs. And, unfortunately, a significant proportion of these costs are going to be borne by those least able to afford them.

Executive Interviews

Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna On Innovation, Heritage, And The Road Ahead

Vigna discusses his four years of leading an iconic brand through rapid technological change, balancing tradition with progress, and steering growth from Maranello, Italy, to the global stage.