Yearly Archives: 2025

World’s Best SME Bank 2026: BTG Pactual Empresas

[ad_1] Home Awards Award Winners World’s Best SME Bank 2026: BTG Pactual Empresas BTG Pactual Empresas retains its ranking as the world’s best bank for small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs). Its tremendous growth in the SME sector justifies this ranking. SME lending has increased 28% year over year, with lending …

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Sibos 2025: Discussing Pan-African cash management solutions with Isaac Kamuta, Group Head, Payments, Cash Management & Client Access at Ecobank

[ad_1] At Sibos 2025, Gilly Wright, Global Finance’s Technology and Transaction Banking editor, interviews Isaac Kamuta, Group Head, Payments, Cash Management & Client Access at Ecobank, about its solutions for helping clients collect and make payments and manage liquidity, supporting their growth objectives within and across Africa. Ecobank, which has …

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World’s Best SME Banks 2026: Spurring Productivity

[ad_1] Smaller enterprises look to boost value-added per worker. Global Finance names the winners of its third annual World’s Best SME Banks. When it comes to productivity, bigger is usually better. Small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) and micro, small, and midsize enterprises (MSMEs) face a significant gap in value-added per …

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Spotify adds a new, less repetitive shuffle, plus audiobook recaps

[ad_1] Music streaming service Spotify said it is introducing a new shuffle option that repeats fewer suggested songs. The company originally launched Smart Shuffle for paid users in 2023, a feature that added new songs to a playlist’s queue based on users’ previously played songs and their preferences. Users previously …

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