Nick Smit
Nick Smit is the global lead of financial institutions banks at ING. Based in New York, he heads a team of relationship managers covering United States, Canada, Latin America and global banks, and their in-house asset managers. His specific areas of sales expertise are financial markets, global transaction banking, sector-based finance and debt capital markets. He has held several roles throughout his 30-year career with ING including lead positions in New York, Amsterdam, Brussels and Geneva.
Smit has served on the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) board since 2022 and is currently the chair of its board of directors. Additionally, he has served on the Board of Friends of the University of Stellenbosch in the USA since 2000. He received postgraduate degrees in law and economics from University of Stellenbosch (South Africa), as well as a master’s in economics from Cambridge University. He has been a trustee of the Museum of American Finance since 2026.