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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.
News & Features Archive
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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.
Winner Insights
Pioneering Digital Transformation And Human-Centric Finance
Giorgi Vakhtangishvili, chief digital officer at Bank of Georgia, discusses how an ecosystem mindset, in-house innovation, and contextual finance drive human-centric digital experiences.
Sponsored Content
Mitigating climate change: the role of the Paris Agreement Global Stocktake
When 195 countries signed up to the Paris Agreement in 2015, it seemed the world was finally taking climate change seriously. The commitment to taking the measures necessary to limit the increase in the mean global temperature to a maximum of 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels seemed a turning point in the fight against climate change.
Winner Insights
Agentic Bots Revolutionize Digital Banking Experience
Isbank Deputy CEO Sezgin Lüle, whose bank won the World’s Best Mobile Banking App award, explains how LLMs and partnerships enable hyper-personalized financial services and foster a “super-app” ecosystem.
Executive Interviews
CFO Corner: Nitesh Sharan, SoundHound AI
Global Finance: What stands out as your main achievements leading finance at SoundHound AI? Nitesh Sharan: When I joined SoundHound,...
Features
Qatar: A New World Capital For Wealth?
Qatar’s LNG-driven prosperity is reshaping both its domestic eco-nomy and its international footprint.
Executive Interviews
Qatar: Evolving Dynamics
Abdulla Mubarak Al Khalifa, Group CEO of Qatar National Bank, speaks with Global Finance about the bank’s international strategy and the opportunities shaping QNB’s next phase of growth.
Sponsored Content
Nomo breaks new ground in Islamic digital banking
‘We continue to listen to customer needs,’ says Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri, CEO, Consumer, Private & Digital Banking of Boubyan Bank and board member of Bank of London and The Middle East, the largest Islamic bank in Europe
Executive Interviews
Qatar: Doha Bank’s Dimitrios Kokosioulis On Banks’ Capital-Light Strategy
Dimitrios Kokosioulis, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Doha Bank, one of Qatar’s leading commercial banks and digital banking pioneer, speaks with Global Finance about the bank’s partnership with digital payment solution Paytabs to support SMEs and e-commerce platforms.
Features
Qatar: LNG Riches Fuel Wider Expansion
Qatar’s financial sector is powering up for the next liquified natural gas boom. But other fast-growing sectors are looking to benefit from the new wealth inflow as well.
Transaction Banking
In Conversation with Melvyn Low, OCBC’s Group Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer & Head of Global Transaction Banking
With today’s new digital norms driving contactless and, increasingly, instant payments, a transformation in cash management strategies and processes is underway across Southeast Asia.
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World’s Best Private Banks 2026
The Playbook For 2026: Winning now depends on pairing scalable platforms with personalized, value-oriented advice.
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Belfius: We Go Further For The Love Of Our Belgian Customers
Acclaimed for its cash management and trade finance expertise, Belfius Bank is leveraging its public-sector experience to innovate corporate transaction banking in Belgium. Koen Vierendeels, Belfius’s Head of Transaction Banking, discusses the customer-centric heart of the bank’s strategy and how its Belgian-market focus is a strong competitive advantage in achieving customer service excellence and navigating risk.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Brookfield To Pump $12 Billion Into India Energy Projects
New York-based Brookfield agreed to invest $12 billion in green energy projects in Andhra Pradesh, India, over the next three years.