Expert Perspectives

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.

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.

Isaac Kamuta, Group Head: Payment Services, Cash Management and Client Access for Ecobank Group speaks with Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the challenges of making payments across various African nations and currencies, recent technological advances that have made banking easier for Ecobank’s clients and the strategic advantages that Ecobank offers those looking to do business in Africa.

ION FX won Best API Trader in Global Finance’s World’s Best FX Tech Providers for its MarketFactory futures product, which covers all FX workflows and instruments, with speeds of 5-7 microseconds, giving access to equities, energy, rates and agriculture. Following ...

Mudassir Amray, CEO and Managing Director of Nigeria’s Titan Trust Bank, speaks withGlobal Finance’sFounder and Editorial Director Joseph Giarraputo about the challenges of banking in Africa, the impact of the pandemic, Titan’s use of technology and its recent acquisition of Nigeria’s Union Bank.

In June, Johannesburg-based Standard Bank officially launched OneHub, a digital platform that helps the bank’s clients and partners interact. OneHub gives clients access to eight built-in solutions (and growing) along with six APIs, all with one password. “It’s a ...