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Best Treasury and Cash Management Banks 2026 | Latin America

Inflation and other pressures are placing greater demands on the region’s treasurers. They expect their banks to provide enhanced services.

Insurance

The Biggest Winner in Sports Is — the Insurance Industry?

Sports insurers are racing to cover evolving risks from World Cup event cancellations to contract liabilities and stadium cyberattacks.

Technology

Cybersecurity Data Sharing Faces Liability Deadline

With CISA protections expiring Sept. 30, businesses face new liability risks. CFOs must weigh alternatives for cybersecurity data sharing.

BSIC Sénégal: Bridging Innovation and Financial Inclusion in Africa

Sami Gargouri, Directeur Général, discusses how BSIC Sénégal plays a pivotal role in the BSIC Group's pan-African strategy—driving innovation, supporting SMEs, and fostering financial inclusion across the Sahel-Sahara region.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Japanese Rate Hikes Present a Hurdle for Corporate Bond Issuers

Japan’s rapidly rising interest rates are providing another significant variable for corporate treasurers with upcoming bond offerings or refinancings to...

Technology

HSBC, Standard Chartered Test Interbank Tokenized Deposits on SWIFT

Banks clear major milestone toward real-time, cross-border tokenized deposits.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Strait of Hormuz Forces Inventory Increase—at a Price

Asset-light corporations are becoming asset-heavier organizations as the on-again, off-again closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Middle East Banks Grow African Presence

Africa’s position as a corridor for capital, trade, and investment is capturing the attention of Middle Eastern banks. For decades, the continent...

TDB Group at 40: Reflecting on Four Decades of African Growth

Celebrating 40 years of advancing trade, regional economic integration, and sustainable development across the continent, with Admassu Tadesse, Group President and Managing Director at development bank TDB Group.

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Best Treasury and Cash Management Banks 2026 | Middle East

Cloud-native platforms, AI-driven automation, and robust cross-border payment ecosystems are among the innovations transforming the region.

Banking

Stablecoin Remittances Face Reality Check in Banca d’Italia Study

This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. A new study from Italy’s central bank challenges...

Technology

Bending Spoons’ Playbook: Buy Low—and Hold

Italy’s Bending Spoons is something new in private equity: no intentions of spinning off assets or selling them separately to the market.

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Best Treasury and Cash Management Banks 2026 | North America

The latest technology is helping North America’s top banks set the standard for treasury and cash management performance.

Beyond Speed and Cost: The Push for Transparency in Cross-Border Payments

As cross-border payments evolve, Frantz Teissèdre, Head of Public Affairs for Cash Clearing Services at Societe Generale and a member of the G20 Payments, Interoperability, and Extension (PIE) Task Force, examines how the focus on transparency is raising the bar for efficiency, security, and trust in global payments systems.

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Best Treasury and Cash Management Banks 2026 | Western Europe

Unified digital interfaces and sophisticated cross-border architectures are making silos a thing of the past.