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The Innovators 2026: North America
From agentic AI to stablecoins, North America is modernizing finance through regulated innovation.
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The Innovators 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe has moved from a phase of fintech disruption to one of institutional scale and regulatory governance.
Winner Insights
BNY Bridges Ecosystems With Financial Innovations
Jay Hinton, global head of Product, Data & Analytics, BNY—a global winner in the Most Innovative Banks category—explains the role of BNY’s D&A platform in an evolving financial world.
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Trusted by Generations, Driven by Innovation
Andranik Grigoryan, CEO of Converse Bank, discusses how the bank is disrupting the market whilst fostering trust across different generations.
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SAB’s Blueprint for Tokenized Islamic Finance
Saeed Assiri, chief innovation officer at Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)—winner of Best Global Financial Innovation for Tokenized Islamic Repo—discusses the bank’s approach to blockchain usage and overcoming the issue of ecosystem coordination.
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Hawkish Capital CEO: How Tokenization, Sustainability Offer New Synergies
Edoardo Francesco Sabatino, CEO and founder of Hawkish Capital—a global winner in the Most Innovative Financial Technology Companies category—on using tokenization to expand the investor base for green assets.
Banking
Credit Squeeze Comes for Main Street as Bankruptcies Surge
Rising bankruptcies reflect a credit squeeze driven by cautious banks, higher rates, and deteriorating borrower cash flows nationwide right now.
News
Wall Street Jobs Data Tell Diverging Stories in May
The latest U.S. job numbers for Wall Street don’t line up. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday...
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Garanti BBVA: The Next Frontier of Sustainable Finance In Turkey
Sustainability is embedded in Garanti BBVA’s culture, business, financing solutions, and advisory services. Garanti BBVA’s Cemal Onaran, Commercial Banking Executive Vice President, and İrem Barzilay, Sustainability Director, explain the bank’s decarbonization journey and its contribution to Turkey’s green transformation.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hormuz Bottleneck: Gulf Energy Has a ‘Plan B’
The Strait of Hormuz was once treated as an unavoidable pathway of global energy flows. Now, Gulf producers are in desperate need of a workaround.
Executive Interviews
Siemens’ Heiko Nix Details the Corporate Treasury Tech Upgrade
Heiko Nix, Global Head of Cash Management and Payments at Siemens, discusses the shift to programmable, 24/7 payment systems, bets on tokenized money for corporate use, and explains how a lack of standardization turned a six-month API integration project into a three-year challenge.
Features
An Insurance War Without Borders
The maps have been redrawn. Not just on the ground in the Middle East, but inside the policy documents that...
News
Visa, Mastercard Restart Business in Syria
Visa's and Mastercard's latest move signals early steps toward rebuilding a digital payments system amid major structural hurdles.
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Poland’s Long-Term Partner for Custody Services
Poland’s custody market is nearing a turning point. As custodians seek reliable, experienced banking partners, Bank Pekao is growing custody services in the Polish market, says Robert Smuga, Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions and Custody, Bank Pekao.
News
Dangote’s IPO Tests African Capital Markets
Dangote Refinery’s initial public offering is shaping up to be one of the most historic capital markets events for the...