Archives: Executive Voice

Emirates Development Bank’s Zaman Jayman on the bank’s AED 30 billion development mandate, cash-flow-led SME finance, cross-border payment friction and what makes trade digitalisation stick.

Steven Croker on why post-trade reconciliation should end, what automation missed, and how ready the Middle East is for T+1.

Doha Bank’s Hussam AlKokhon on reducing documentary credit discrepancies, what MLETR needs beyond legal reform, compliance inside the trade operations workflow, and the generational gap in trade finance expertise.

HABIBMETRO’s Muhammad Jawad Shami on Net2Bank, Shariah-compliant liquidity tools for SMEs, the digitisation of trade finance in Pakistan, and why integrated technology architecture will sustain the bank’s momentum.

Mashreq’s Vivek Batra on NEO CORP, the bank’s API Marketplace, and where AI can create the most value in transaction banking without compromising security, governance and client trust.

Citi’s Jiten Mehta on why seamless cross-border payments now depend on interoperability, and the unseen work of modernizing systems that never switch off.

Ask a corporate treasurer in Egypt what they want from their bank and the answer is rarely another product. It…

Sachin Jain, Head – Family Office and Corporate Treasury at TriGen Wealth, on what breaks when treasury teams chase yield, the lessons of IL&FS and Yes Bank, and why investment talent is the upgrade corporate treasuries need.

Attijariwafa Bank Egypt’s Asmaa Eissa on why volume no longer wins correspondent banking relationships, and the bank’s biggest strategic bet for the next five years.

RAKBANK’s Ehsaan Ahmed on why transaction banking is becoming embedded infrastructure — and why agility, not scale, decides relevance in the GCC.