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EDITOR’ S NOTE
Awarm welcome to the 62nd edition of Intelligent CXO. It’ s a pleasure to have you here. Within the pages of this magazine, the focus is on global business news and thought leadership.
On the front cover of this month’ s magazine, we feature Niv Subramanian, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Allica Bank, which recently joined the ranks of the FinTech unicorns, achieving a valuation of close to US $ 1.2 billion. The bank has also been named the most recommended business bank, as well as one of the UK’ s fastest growing companies. With this in mind, it aims to achieve a 10 % share of the established SME market by 2028. Subramanian discusses the impressive growth of the company, its deliberate focus on established SMEs and the changing face of financial services. Turn to page 14 to read more.
Our Talking Point column this month comes from Merlin Rajah, Head of Equities Electronic Product at Absa CIB, who discusses how the pace of trading has changed. South Africa’ s equity market has long supported a high standard of trading activity, with infrastructure that global participants recognise and trust. That has made it easier for different types of capital to enter over time, and the mix of participants now reflects that. Turn to page 18 to read more.
discusses the growing mental health crisis at the top – and what to do about it. Turn to page 35 to read more.
We also have an Intelligent Technology section dedicated to all the latest technology developments affecting businesses and a page called Project Round-Up which features news from across our regions.
I hope you enjoy the magazine and if you’ d like to contribute to any future issues, please do not hesitate to contact me by emailing rebecca. miles @ intelligentglobalmedia. com
Rebecca Miles Managing Editor
ISSUE 62
Leaders often feel stressed as they deal with the many different challenges thrown at them. But what does it look like when that stress tips over into cognitive overload? Nik Kinley, Leadership Coach, Assessor and Advisor, outlines the five signs to look out for and what to do about it. Turn to page 24 to read more.
The Gallup State of the Global Workplace Report( 2026) lays bare a growing leadership crisis. While leaders report the highest engagement( 26 %) of all employees surveyed, they are also more likely to be stressed, angry, sad, lonely and laugh the least of anybody across their organisation. Rob Cross, Author and Coach,
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