When Vivek Batra joined Mashreq as global head of transaction banking at the start of 2025 he inherited one of the most digitally advanced transaction banking franchises in the Middle East.
His challenge was not to reinvent it, but to channel its momentum, sharpen its focus and prepare it for a new era of ecosystem-driven finance. “I inherited a very strong franchise,” he says. “The task was to build on that strength by deepening our client engagement, futureproofing the business and embedding thought leadership at the core of what we do.”
In his first year, Batra has steered Mashreq’s
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