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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.

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

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.

AI is Reshaping Financial Services & Redefining the Role of Banks

As the global financial services industry is accelerating the adoption of AI (artificial intelligence) technology, Abdullah Khalifa Al Nusef, Boubyan Bank’s Chief Data Officer, discusses the transformative impact on banks and the customer experience as well as Boubyan’s AI-driven services and growth strategy.

Banking

Emerging Market Private Credit Steps Up

Expanding economies and bank regulatory hurdles prompt emerging-market companies to tap the private credit market.

Executive Interviews

CFO Corner: Aldo Perracini, Meren Energy

Aldo Perracini was appointed CFO of Meren Energy, formerly Africa Oil Corp., in March, following its acquisition of Prime Oil & Gas Coöperatief. Listed in Toronto and Stockholm, Meren focuses on production, development, and exploration, with assets across Africa. Its largest shareholder is BTG Pactual, where Perracini began his career in 2008.

Technology

Banking

CS Setty: Room For Growth

Javier Rodríguez Soler: Scaling What Already Works

CIB Reflects On 50 Years Of Transformative Growth

Banks shift focus to innovation and growth as AI delivers measurable impact

Banks And Private Credit: Familiar Bedfellows

BBVA Sweetens Sabadell Bid

Mediobanca CEO Steps Down After Acquisition

Egypt’s Cautious Comeback: IMF Support and Rising FDI Fuel Growth

AI is Reshaping Financial Services & Redefining the Role of Banks

Emerging Market Private Credit Steps Up

CFO Corner: Aldo Perracini, Meren Energy

Best Digital Bank Awards 2025 Round 1 – The Future Of Finance

Standard Chartered Launches Crypto Spot Trading

Harmonised Solutions Connect Exporters and Importers in Volatile Markets

Argentina: Revolut Acquires Cetelem