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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.

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.

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.

Decoding Africa’s Payments Landscape: AI, Regulation and Trade Innovation

Leveraging modular solutions, AI-driven security, and innovative Payment rails to drive growth and resilience across the continent, African markets are setting the stage for a secure, intelligent, and interoperable financial future. Thabo Makoko, Head of Transaction Banking at Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), shares insights on how the region’s Payments ecosystem is rapidly evolving.

Transaction Banking

HSBC, ANT Test Tokenized Deposits Via Swift

The test was the first example of leveraging the Swift network and ISO 20022 messaging standard.

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.

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?

Transaction Banking

Japanese Electronics Makers Rethink Supply Chains

As the United States and China escalate their tariff standoff, Japan’s electronics industry is reconfiguring its global production footprint to minimize exposure to geopolitical risks.

Beyond Banks: Redefining Flexibility in Global Supply Chain Finance

Markus Schiffers of Orbian explains how a bank-agnostic funding model and scalable supplier onboarding are enabling multinationals to unlock working capital with greater flexibility, faster rollout and broader supplier inclusion – particularly in complex markets globally.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Africa: Coping With The Trump Shock

US tariffs are hitting African exports hard. Now, governments and businesses must devise a Plan B to expand trade and grow their economies.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The High Cost Of Trump’s Tariffs: From Court Case To Consumer

Tariff rulings linger in court, but businesses are preparing for price hikes and supply chain disruptions anyway.

Transaction Banking

Citi Launches Single Event Processing Platform In North America

The new technology reduces wait times from days to minutes.

Transaction Banking

BofA Leverages GenAI To Enhance Services

New features let employees to focus on creativity, conversation, and addressing complex client needs.

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

Deutsche Börse Group, Circle Forge A Stablecoin Alliance

The move aims to expand digital finance across Europe.