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Banking

Seeking Insights At SIBOS

Sibos participants cited regulatory obstacles, skills gaps, outdated ways of working, legacy technologies and core systems,difficulties extracting and analyzing customer data as hurdles to the bold plans for digital transformation.

Features

Balancing Digitization And Data Security

Q&A With Commercial Bank Of Qatar's Hussain Al-Abdullah.

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Digitizing And Customizing The Customer Experience

Q&A with First National Bank'sLucille de Kock.

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Saudi Arabia’s Shifting Banking And Fintech Landscape

Q&A withSaudi National Bank'sOmar Yassine.

Banking

Africa Erupts As A Deal Hotbed

Resilient global venture capital flows are propping up Africa’s tech startups.

Banking

Africa’s FDI Rebound

Tremendous opportunities await foreign direct investors, but geopolitical issues, China’s lending practices and human rights violations may stymie that potential.

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Balancing Physical And Digital Presence: Q&A With Bridge Bank Group CEO Ehouman Kassi

Ehouman Kassi, CEO at Bridge Bank Group in Côte d’Ivoire, discusses strategies the bank has deployed to penetrate the market.

Executive Interviews

Building An Investment Bridge: Q&A With Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright

Alice Albright, CEO of the US foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), discusses why Africa is an important investment destination for US dollars.

Banking

Egyptian And Moroccan Banks Spread Across Africa

Regional expansion boosts profits, and positions banks for further growth.

Executive Interviews

Growth Despite Headwinds: Q&A With NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora

John Gachora, NCBA Group managing director, spoke to Global Finance on NCBA Bank’s consolidation-driven growth strategy amid global and local shocks.

Executive Interviews

Moving Beyond Petro: Q&A With Zenith Bank CEO Ebenezer Onyeagwu

Ebenezer Onyeagwu, CEO of Zenith Bank, shares thoughts on the bank’s strategy to maintain its dominance in the Nigerian market while exploring opportunities beyond.

Executive Interviews

Responsible Banking: Q&A With Societe Generale’s Laurent Goutard

Laurent Goutard, who leads the African retail banking at Societe Generale, shares the bank’s infrastructure plans and strategy for success.