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Clear Junction named as one of Europe’ s fastest growing companies for second year running
Clear Junction, a global leader in cross-border payments for regulated financial institutions, has once again been recognised in the 2025 FT 1000, the Financial Times’ prestigious ranking of Europe’ s fastest-growing companies. This marks the second consecutive year that Clear Junction has earned a spot on the list, reflecting its sustained momentum and increasing industry influence.
Known for its fiat and crypto correspondent account services for financial institutions, Clear Junction’ s continued presence in the FT 1000 is a testament to the trust it has built across the banking, FinTech, payments and digital asset ecosystems.
Dima Kats, CEO and Founder of Clear Junction, said:“ Earning a place in the FT 1000 for the second year in a row is a tremendous honour and a testament to our team’ s relentless focus on innovation and excellence. At Clear Junction, we don’ t just follow industry trends – we help shape them. Over the past year, we’ ve continued to simplify complex payment challenges for our clients, enabling them to operate more efficiently and securely.
Now in its ninth edition, the FT 1000 2025 – compiled by the Financial Times and data provider Statista – identifies the fastestgrowing businesses in Europe based on compound annual revenue growth rate between 2020 to 2023. The ranking reflects businesses that are not only expanding rapidly, but it is a credit to those that are thriving despite global economic challenges, including high interest rates, inflation and geopolitical instability.
Out of the 1,000 companies recognised, Clear Junction ranks 448th, posting a remarkable CAGR of 67.7 % over the assessed period.
Eastward shift of capital points to a permanent realignment of global finance
The Middle East is at the centre of a fundamental transformation as global capital flows shift towards new engines of growth, according to Selim Kervanci, Chief Executive Officer, Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye( MENAT) at HSBC Bank Middle East. He said:“ Traditional financial centres are adapting to a world where the
Middle East and Asia are driving rather than following global investment trends.”
Kervanci was speaking at the HSBC MENAT Future Forum, held in the Four Seasons, Jumeriah, Dubai. In its ninth year, the forum is one of the region’ s largest private gatherings of international investors, regulators, exchanges and market participants. With attendance at an all-time high, topping the 800 attendees of 2024, delegates from MENAT markets gathered with global investors to discuss opportunities in the region and particularly its growing corridor with Asia. the region’ s investment landscape. The growing opportunities in the two regions are creating one of the most significant shifts in the global economy, driven by the Middle East’ s investment-led economic transformation, the GCC and Asia’ s rising wealth and the necessity of transitioning to sustainable economies.”
Selim Kervanci, CEO, MENAT at HSBC Bank Middle East, speaking at the forum
Commenting on current liquidity conditions, Kervanci said:“ Public and private markets are reshaping investment and capital flows with the Middle East and Asia emerging as the new centre of gravity. Structural reforms across the Middle East, coupled with agile policymaking, have fundamentally altered
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