Transaction Banking
Rethinking The Future Of Cash
As cyberattacks and privacy breaches mount, Nordic nations are leading the move to recalculate how digital-dominant economies operate.
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Poland: Warsaw Spreads Its Wings
Despite political turmoil and global uncertainties, Poland anticipates several years of strong growth will continue.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Cambodia: Looking For A Competitive Edge
Trump’s tariffs are forcing Cambodia Inc. to rethink its business model. But change needs to happen fast.
Sponsored Content
Closing Ethiopia’s Financing Gaps Creates New Banking Markets
Digital banking and customisation is rapidly expanding Awash Bank’s markets for banking services among Ethiopia’s SMEs and underbanked retail customers. Henock Tessema, Chief, Retail & SME Banking Officer, Awash Bank, Ethiopia, discusses how the bank’s strategy to foster entrepreneurship, close the SME financing gap, and bank the unbanked is supporting Ethiopia’s economic growth.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Global Salon With Drew DeLong: New US Industrial Policy Starts Taking Shape
Drew DeLong, global lead of Geopolitical Dynamics at consultant Kearney, advises executives and board directors on navigating transnational instability and other global risks to their organizations. With a career start in the White House and at the State Department during the first Trump administration, DeLong joined Kearney in 2021. He offers his take on tariffs, the US-China relationship, an EU–US trading bloc, and the makings of a new state capitalism.
Insurance
Private Equity’s Growing Role In Insurance: Rewards And Risks
As PE firms expand their presence in the insurance business and insurers hold more PE assets, risk concerns are rising and regulators are taking note.
Technology
AI Delivers Savings To Corporate FX Hedging
Corporate treasury teams are increasingly embracing AI to manage volatile foreign exchange (FX) risk—a shift supported by real-world results that demonstrate both cost reduction and strategic gains.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
India: Credit Rating Gets An Upgrade
S&P Global Ratings raised India’s sovereign credit rating in mid-August from BBB- to BBB, one notch above its lowest investment-grade rating.
Sponsored Content
COP 27: Time to Accelerate Global Climate Action
COP 27 comes at a critical time. The world is facing immediate and significant challenges. Not only has the last seven years been the warmest on record, but the Russian-Ukraine War has created serious cereal and foodstuff shortages for numerous countries, including many in Africa, and the sharp rise in energy prices have impacted costs, people’s incomes, and growth. Geopolitical risk has focused more attention on climate change.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Intel CEO Sells Stake to US
Talk about a reversal of fortunes. Barely two weeks after US President Donald Trump called for the resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on account of his alleged conflicts of interest, Tan sold a 10% stake in the chipmaker to the US government.
Technology
Best Digital Bank Awards 2025 Round 1 – The Future Of Finance
Digital banks offer seamless, secure, and personalized experiences.
Award Winners
Best Islamic Digital Banks 2025
Leading Islamic banks are rapidly expanding their digital offerings to serve a wider customer base, showcasing a strong focus on user experience, convenience, and Shariah-compliant services.
Award Winners
Best Consumer Digital Banks in Asia-Pacific 2025
Asian banks are adopting distinct yet effective strategies that leverage technology, customer-focus, and ecosystem integration to drive digital transformation.
Sponsored Content
Sustainable Banking for Palestines Real Economy
Palestine’s sustainable banking leader for 62 years, Bank of Palestine (BoP) represents the future of banking with high-impact sustainable finance initiatives, gender & financial inclusion, and digital innovation. Mahmoud Shawa, BoP’s CEO, discusses the bank’s strategic commitment to sustainability and its role supporting Palestine’s economic growth and climate change goals.
Award Winners
Best Consumer Digital Banks in Central and Eastern Europe 2025
Banks in Central and Eastern Europe are driving digital transformation with AI, mobile banking, and customer-focused innovation.