James Binns is the Global Head of Trade and Working Capital for Barclays Bank, which serves corporate, non-bank financial institution (NBFI) and financial institution (FI) clients globally with teams located in the UK, Europe, Americas, Asia and the Middle East.

Prior to joining Barclays, James spent more than four years at Deutsche Bank where he headed Working Capital Advisory and Trade Finance for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and more recently, Global Cross Product Solutions. His previous experience also includes 20 years at HSBC, where James was based across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, the U.S., and the UK in several senior corporate banking and trade finance roles.