Jean-Christophe Durand, CEO, National Bank of Bahrain


Bahrain leverages technology to build on its strong foundations in regional banking

Global Platform

In an interview with Global Platform, Jean-Christophe Durand, CEO, National Bank of Bahrain, describes the foundation of Bahrain’s leadership in regional banking, as well as an array of public regulatory reforms and private entrepreneurship intended to build on the domestic sector’s historical advantages. The bank itself is currently working to leverage opportunities in digitisation, cloud services – in partnership with Amazon Web Services, which recently opened a regional office in Bahrain – fintech and infrastructure investment, in an effort to further enmesh Bahrain within the global banking system.