News
FATF Removes 4 Countries From Watchlist
The FATF removed South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso from its “Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring” list, commonly known as "the gray list."
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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.
Sponsored Content
Trusted by Generations, Driven by Innovation
Andranik Grigoryan, CEO of Converse Bank, discusses how the bank is disrupting the market whilst fostering trust across different generations.
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.
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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Garanti BBVA: The Next Frontier of Sustainable Finance In Turkey
Sustainability is embedded in Garanti BBVA’s culture, business, financing solutions, and advisory services. Garanti BBVA’s Cemal Onaran, Commercial Banking Executive Vice President, and İrem Barzilay, Sustainability Director, explain the bank’s decarbonization journey and its contribution to Turkey’s green transformation.
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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Consumer Winners
Consumer banking is moving far beyond traditional branch-based models.
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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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Poland’s Long-Term Partner for Custody Services
Poland’s custody market is nearing a turning point. As custodians seek reliable, experienced banking partners, Bank Pekao is growing custody services in the Polish market, says Robert Smuga, Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions and Custody, Bank Pekao.
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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.