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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.

Transaction Banking

Going Deeper: Trade Finance In Asia

Trade finance is booming across Asia. But SMEs and micro enterprises still struggle for attention, and complex rules hold back progress.
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Beyond Speed and Cost: The Push for Transparency in Cross-Border Payments

As cross-border payments evolve, Frantz Teissèdre, Head of Public Affairs for Cash Clearing Services at Societe Generale and a member of the G20 Payments, Interoperability, and Extension (PIE) Task Force, examines how the focus on transparency is raising the bar for efficiency, security, and trust in global payments systems.

Transaction Banking

Shaping New Trade Corridors

War in Iran and US tariffs are destabilizing global trade. But commerce hasn’t slowed; it’s simply rerouting.

Technology

NYSE Plans Tokenized 24/7 Trading

The NYSE is building a blockchain-powered platform for 24/7 trading and instant settlement of tokenized securities, aiming to modernize global capital markets and challenge traditional trading hubs.

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.
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Bridging Continents: The Future of Middle East-Africa Trade Alliances

Islam Zekry, Group Chief Finance & Operation Officer and Executive Board Member at CIB, explores how GCC-Africa partnerships are driving economic growth, resilience and a transformative era of South-South cooperation, and how Egypt’s strategic location and financial expertise position it as a key player in emerging trade corridors.

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.
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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Trade Didn’t Crack—It Shifted

The world braced for a Washington-made rupture last year. Trade held up, while China flooded many regions with its exports.

Technology

Building The Tokenized Future

Global banks are bringing traditional and decentralized finance together as they race to devise the plumbing of a new financial system.
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How Europe’s Stablecoins Could Redefine Digital Money

Once viewed as peripheral to traditional banking, stablecoins are now entering the mainstream of European financial strategy, as regulation matures and institutions explore new ways to modernise payments without sacrificing trust or stability.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Breaking China’s Grip On Rare-Earth Elements

Can the rest of the world challenge Beijing’s dominance of high-performance magnets, used in everything from consumer electronics to weapon systems, by developing new mining, processing, and synthetic projects?
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