Chintan Shah will lead Apac & MEA, corporate bank, as Ole Matthiessen becomes global co-head of the corporate bank; Christof Hofmann is named as global head of cash management.
Majed Julfar has joined the German bank in the Middle East from Etihad Credit Insurance, where he was director of trade credit insurance and export finance.
DB’s financial system will be connected to Yonyou’s ERP platform and TMS, which serves a group of state-backed enterprises in China. The first roll-out is expected in Q1, according to a DB spokesperson.
The move is a first in Asia for the global chemicals firm, uses sustainability rating platform EcoVadis and will incentivise companies in the supply chain with lower interest rates.
XTransfer is the first foreign company granted a NRQC status by the Bank of Thailand, signifying a milestone in cross-border e-commerce settlement both for Thai and Chinese vendors and buyers.