Award Winners
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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Winner Insights
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.
Winner Insights
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.
Sponsored Content
Seven Payments Principles for Treasury in 2025 and Beyond
Treasurers today are under tremendous pressure. Cash must move seamlessly to keep pace with rapid technological change and fast internal decision making.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
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.
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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Coca-Cola Names New CEO
Henrique Braun “is an American citizen who was born in California and raised in Brazil.” He's also currently executive vice president and COO of Coca-Cola and will become the beverage giant’s new CEO effective March 31.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Lululemon’s McDonald Steps Down As CEO
Leisure and sportswear-maker Lululemon Athletica will start the year searching for a new chief executive, as CEO Calvin McDonald announced his departure during the company’s third-quarter earnings call in early December.
Sponsored Content
New Possibilities in a Blended World of Traditional and Digital Assets
With increasing coexistence between digital and traditional assets, the emerging hybrid investment environment brings new realities and opportunities.
Insurance
The Structural Shift Redefining Insurance Risk
Social inflation, driven by litigation funding, looms as a global systemic risk in the insurance sector.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global Salon: Aclara Takes On China In Rare Earth Processing
François Motte, CFO of Chilean-based Aclara Resources, explains the company’s vertical integration model, the economics of competing with China, and how pre-launch offtake agreements help fund development.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Breaking China’s Grip On Rare-Earth Elements
Can the rest of the world challenge Beijing’s dominance of high-performance magnets, used in everything from consumer electronics to weapon systems, by developing new mining, processing, and synthetic projects?
Executive Interviews
After Maduro: Why Regime Change Doesn’t Mean Stability For Venezuela—Or Investors
Economist Abigail Hall explains what Maduro’s removal means for Venezuela, global markets, and the risks of US-led regime change.
Sponsored Content
Cathay United Bank: Leading Asia’s Green Finance Transition and Building a Sustainable Finance Ecosystem
From innovative products to strategic partnerships, Cathay United Bank (CUB) is actively driving the low-carbon transition across Asia, the bank is leveraging its financial expertise and regional influence to help businesses take meaningful steps toward sustainability.
Executive Interviews
Standard Bank’s Arno Daehnke On Corporate Risk And Liquidity Strategies
The chief finance and value management officer at the Johannesburg, South Africa-based bank explains how companies are strengthening liquidity, diversifying funding, and adopting digital tools to manage rising debt pressures and global volatility.