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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

How Autonomous Treasury Speeds Cash Visibility

The advent of autonomous treasury has ignited a competitive push, complete with aggressive industry targets. Not all companies will want to proceed at the same speed.
Barclays

Banking

Banks Eye Crypto Specialists

By investing, banks gain the technical “plumbing” to transform their balance sheets and client assets into tradeable digital tokens.
Santander's Mencía Bobo

Winner Insights

Mencía Bobo: From Financier To Trusted Trade Advisor

Mencía Bobo is a leader at Santander, driving innovation with solutions like Invensa and Navigator Global to help clients navigate dynamic supply chains and expand their international business through strategic trade advice and integrated financial platforms.

Transaction Banking

Kinetic Treasury Arrives

New blockchain solutions are integrating corporate treasury and retail banking, and opening the transactions system to multiple issuers of tokenized deposits and stablecoins. But regulators worry these innovations could make the global system more fragile.

Transaction Banking

World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2026

Digitalization, AI, and tokenization are the most visible changes, but sustainability and a new focus on market and segment specialization are now fundamental as well.

Award Winners

World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2026: Global Winners

Global trade finance is undergoing a structural reset. Rising geopolitical risk, supply-chain fragmentation, tighter compliance standards, and the push toward real-time, digital execution are forcing banks, funds, and platforms to rethink how trade is financed, documented, and settled.

Award Winners

Best Trade Finance Bank In Africa: Standard Bank

Standard Bank CIB has earned the Best Trade Finance Bank in Africa award through its blend of expansive continental reach, strategic global partnerships, and market-leading digital innovation.

Award Winners

Best Trade Finance Bank In Asia-Pacific: DBS Bank

DBS has been recognized as the Best Trade Finance Bank in Asia Pacific for the fourth year in a row. This sustained success is attributed to the bank's strategic support for clients as they manage the shift in production and sourcing throughout the APAC region.
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