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Driving Digital Payments Across Africa’s Borders

Increasing collaboration among fintechs, retailers, banks and regulators is bringing frictionless and borderless electronic payments closer to reality on the African continent, explains Nombasa Hlathi, Head of Payments and Receivables at Standard Bank.

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Digitally Empowered Transaction Banking

As digitalization is transforming transaction banking globally, OCBC’s innovative solutions are revolutionizing the way companies of every size manage their businesses. Melvyn Low, OCBC’s Head of Global Transaction Banking, speaks with Global Finance Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the empowering impact of mobile and API technologies on transaction banking.

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Accelerating Digital Transformation in trade finance: Navigating the “buy or build” dilemma

Digitalisation presents an unparalleled opportunity for institutions to streamline their trade finance processes, improve efficiency, and enhance customer satisfaction. The...

Orbian | Innovating and expanding the supply chain finance market

Industry Innovation In 2018 Orbian opened up the supply chain finance industry to more suppliers with the introduction of its eCard, combining a virtual payment card with a supply chain finance program free of any minimum annual procurement volume. “A ...

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In Conversation with Elena Savitskaya | SmartStream

Elena Savitskaya, Director of User Experience and Design at SmartStream Technologies, speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about why SmartStream Air has been recognised for its user experience design, how it is making back office ...

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In Conversation with Hammad Hassan, Bank ABC Islamic

Hammad Hassan - Group Head of Islamic Banking & Managing Director, Bank ABC Islamic speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the bank’s history, expansion, and market leading digital initiatives.

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In Conversation with Dr. Adaeze Udensi, Titan Trust Bank

Dr. Adaeze Udensi, Managing Director of Nigeria’s Titan Trust Bank, speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the outlook for Nigeria’s economy and how the economic trends effected Titan Trust Bank’s strategy and performance, and how ...

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Innovating Corporate Banking to Drive Kuwaits Digital Transformation

Kuwait’s leading banking innovator, Boubyan Bank is transforming corporate banking with a fully digital one-stop corporate platform. Abdul-Salam Mohammed Al-Saleh, Chief Executive Officer, Boubyan Bank’s Corporate Banking, Financial Control, Treasury and Legal Affair, discusses the bank’s corporate banking strategy, market opportunities in transactional, trade and supply chain banking and commitment to serving as a digital transformation partner to corporates.

A Data Strategy, What For?

This roadmap is in line with the ambition we have had for several years: to be a relationship banker for working capital needs. It focuses on specific use cases and has led to the creation of an organisational community dedicated ...

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In Conversation with Mudassir Amray | Union Bank

Mudassir Amray, CEO and Managing Director of Nigeria’s Union Bank, speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the role of SMEs in Nigeria’s economy growth, the challenges facing SMEs, and how Union Bank is supporting the ...

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Boubyan Bank: Helping Build Kuwaits Future

In turbulent times, those who stay still are destined to be left behind. And the past few years have been among the most turbulent in living memory, with Covid-19, climate change and war in Ukraine all having a significant impact.

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The 2022 World Cup Kicks Off Cashless Economy in Qatar

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, Joseph Abraham, Group CEO of Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) met with Global Finance to discuss the significant challenges of providing safe and convenient digital banking services for the World Cup and how digital banking is moving Qatar to a cashless economy.

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BAI Awarded Best Bank in Angola 2022

A full-service bank with over US$6 billion in net assets, 1.8 million customers, nearly 500 distribution channels throughout the country, and a rapidly growing digital banking platform, BAI (Banco Angolano de Investimentos) has emerged as a strong and secure national and international banking partner in Angola. BAI was selected by Global Finance as the Best Bank in Angola in 2022.

CaixaBank: Keeping Up With The Customer

More than a Century of Innovation.

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Overcoming the challenges of a changing world: Orbians Supply Chain Finance

Since the financial crash of 2008, the changing economic environment has presented companies in all sectors with problems to overcome. Brexit, the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine have exacerbated these problems. In such times, liquidity is vital. Orbian’s Supply Chain Finance solutions go far beyond those available elsewhere in the market and address the most pressing needs of corporations around the world.