Private Credit
Private Credit Fees Tick Higher
Competition for capital is easing at the top of the market, while prices tick higher. What investors really pay is more complicated.
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Features
Cross-Border Payments Face Shifting Swift Deadline
With Swift’s ISO 20022 compliance deadline looming this November, several banks remain behind schedule.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
FOMC Turns Hawkish to Tackle Inflation
In his first rate hike as Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh raises rates by 25 basis points amid persistent inflation.
Sponsored Content
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.
Private Credit
Fed Rate Hike Squeezes an Already Stressed Private Credit Sector
Private credit default rates hit a record 6.3% in August as expected Fed rate hikes likely strain direct lenders and floating-rate borrowers.
Banking
World’s Best Digital Banks 2026 Round 1: The Next Generation of Digital Banking Arrives
Digital portals give way to autonomous financial ecosystems.
Award Winners
Best Consumer Digital Banks 2026
Digital retail banking success used to be measured by features such as mobile check deposits and remote account opening. That baseline is now obsolete.
Award Winners
Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks 2026
Corporate digital banking has long been the laggard, stagnating in the shadow of retail innovation, with treasurers trapped in legacy batch-processing and manual workflows. Over the past year, however, that gap has evaporated.
Sponsored Content
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.
Award Winners
Best Islamic Digital Banks 2026
Islamic finance is moving beyond basic digitalization toward advanced operational transformation, driven by agentic AI and open-finance architectures.
Winner Insights
Bank of America: Transitioning From Spreadsheets to Predictive Treasury
Mark Monaco, head of Global Payments Solutions at Bank of America, which won a Most Innovative Digital Bank award, explains how to build digital speed and resilience through integrated payment solutions and real-time insights.
Winner Insights
Bank of Georiga: AI-Native Infrastructure and the Future of Digital Banking
Giorgi Vakhtangishvili, chief digital officer at Bank of Georgia, shares his thoughts on super-apps, AI financial agents, and frictionless security.
Features
Africa Looks to Digital Bonds for Infrastructure
Gulf investment is rising, but Africa needs long-term solutions to close a huge infrastructure financing gap.
Sponsored Content
Bridging Continents: The Future of Middle East-Africa Trade Alliances
Islam Zekry, Group Chief Finance & Operation Officer and Executive Board Member at CIB, explores how GCC-Africa partnerships are driving economic growth, resilience and a transformative era of South-South cooperation, and how Egypt’s strategic location and financial expertise position it as a key player in emerging trade corridors.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
The Great African Treasury Shift
Currency reforms, liquidity pressures, and new payment rails are forcing African CFOs to rethink corporate strategy.