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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Global Winners
This year’s Best FX Banks Global Winners list recognizes the institutions that distinguished themselves by converting market complexity into opportunity.
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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Africa
Ecobank leverages digital FX and trade finance platforms across multiple African markets, streamlining payments and liquidity solutions.
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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Asia-Pacific
UOB's disciplined pricing approach, extensive ASEAN footprint, and ability to efficiently connect regional FX flows with major global markets is a testament to the trust it commands across a diverse client base.
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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.
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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Central & Eastern Europe
OTP Bank’s Budapest FX hub brings together 10 traders and 25 sales professionals across dedicated spot, money market, and options desks, powered by automated pricing.
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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Latin America
BTG Pactual delivers best-in-class FX execution across Latin America, driving volume growth through automation, platform upgrades, and regional expansion.
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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Middle East
Emirates NBD drives FX innovation across 50 currencies, combining speed, analytics, and its 4X platform to optimize client execution.
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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: North America
With an advanced infrastructure supporting a variety of trading, J.P. Morgan operates the most powerful FX franchise in North America.
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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
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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Western Europe
UBS leverages algorithmic pricing, machine learning, and advanced volatility modeling to deliver fast, reliable FX execution across Europe and beyond.
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DBS Bank’s Li Zhen: Advancing Asian Currency Innovation
Li Zhen, head of Foreign Exchange and Digital Assets at DBS Bank—global award winner for Best FX Services for Banks—discusses what is shaping the future of interbank FX.
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Kyriba’s Bob Stark: Why Strategy Precedes AI
Bob Stark, global head of Market Strategy at Kyriba—winner of two global FX Tech awards—says lack of data visibility, not a lack of AI tools, is costing companies billions in currency losses.
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Vodacom Takes Control Of Safaricom
South Africa’s largest mobile operator, Vodacom Group, announced that it will take control of Safaricom, East Africa’s biggest telecom, in a $2.4 billion transaction.
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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.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Bulgaria’s Looming Election Overshadows EU Membership
This year, Bulgarians will head to the polls. This election day will mark the eighth time since April 2021 that the Balkan nation has held parliamentary elections, securing its status as emerging Europe’s most politically volatile nation.