Head of Trade Finance for Global Transaction Services at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Baris Kalay is a senior trade finance executive and currently serves as Head of Trade Finance for Global Transaction Services, EMEA at Bank of America. With extensive experience across international banking and transaction services, he leads trade finance strategy across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, supporting multinational corporates with solutions designed to strengthen working capital, improve liquidity management and facilitate complex cross border trade activity.
With deep expertise in global transaction banking, Baris plays a key role in helping businesses navigate the evolving trade finance landscape through structured financing solutions, supply chain finance strategies and treasury optimisation. His work reflects a strong understanding of international trade ecosystems, corporate treasury priorities and the growing importance of efficient banking infrastructure in enabling secure and scalable global commerce.