Banking
World’s Best SME Banks 2026: Spurring Productivity
Smaller enterprises look to boost value-added per worker. Global Finance names the winners of its third annual World’s Best SME Banks.
Banking
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Executive Interviews
BIAT CEO Jebir Sees Brighter Horizons For Tunisia’s Banks
Elyes Jebir, CEO of Banque Internationale Arabe De Tunisie (BIAT), speaks with Global Finance about growth and innovation at Tunisia’s largest private bank. Jebir discusses resilience, innovation and new cross-border opportunities as Tunisia’s economy steadies.
Banking
Banks At The Crossroads
Strengthened by recent profits, global banks enter a new phase defined by falling rates, political volatility, and the disruptive promise of AI.
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Intellect drives transformation certainty and business impact for global banks
Global Finance speaks with Rajesh Saxena, CEO, and Akash Gupta, Global Delivery Head of Intellect Consumer Banking — a cloud-native multi-product company headquartered in India. The company provides comprehensive banking solutions worldwide.
Banking
Latin America: Beyond Branches
Major Latin American banks are racing toward 100% digital models. Despite the rise of fintechs, traditional banks are determined not to be left behind.
Winner Insights
CS Setty: Room For Growth
Challa Sreenivasulu Setty took over as chairman of the State Bank of India, named Best Consumer Bank, in August of last year. He discusses SBI’s digital journey, the trajectory of its consumer banking businesses, and the challenge posed by AI and fintechs.
Winner Insights
Javier Rodríguez Soler: Scaling What Already Works
Javier Rodríguez Soler is head of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) and Sustainability at BBVA, named Best Corporate Bank. He discusses the bank’s growth, AI integration, and decarbonization.
Banking
CIB Reflects On 50 Years Of Transformative Growth
At a roundtable at the bank’s headquarters in Cairo, CIB’s leadership team discusses expansion in Africa, commitment to sustainable finance, growing digital banking tools, and the future for the bank.
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Egypt’s CIB Eyes Another 50 Years of Leadership
Commercial International Bank (CIB) has built a legacy of shaping Egypt’s banking industry. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, chief executive officer, reflects on how the past 50 years have positioned CIB to lead the banking sector for the next 50 years through innovation, sustainability and financial inclusion.
Banking
Banks And Private Credit: Familiar Bedfellows
Banks are joining private equity funds in issuing private credit to corporate borrowers—despite regulators’ concerns about unseen risks.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
BBVA Sweetens Sabadell Bid
Spain’s second-largest bank is edging closer to creating Europe’s third-largest lender by market value, behind only HSBC and Santander.
Banking
Mediobanca CEO Steps Down After Acquisition
Following the surprising success of Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s (MPS’) takeover of Mediobanca, Italy’s leading investment bank, Mediobanca CEO Alberto Nagel announced his resignation last month after 17 years at the helm, ending one of the longest runs for a European banking chief.
Banking
Egypt’s Cautious Comeback: IMF Support and Rising FDI Fuel Growth
One year after an eleventh-hour bailout, Egypt’s economy is brightening. Reforms are being implemented, inflation is declining, and FDI is up.
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Banks shift focus to innovation and growth as AI delivers measurable impact
Bankers across APAC are reflecting their global peers and moving their strategic focus decisively from cost optimisation to innovation and sustainable business growth, as highlighted in the latest Infosys Bank Tech Index edition.
Banking
Emerging Market Private Credit Steps Up
Expanding economies and bank regulatory hurdles prompt emerging-market companies to tap the private credit market.