Industry roundup: 20 January
by Graham Buck
US$700m green bond funds Abi Dhabi solar; UK hosts Africa Investment Conference; BoA pontificates on “Britcoin”; Deutsche Bank warns on tech stocks
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Other sources of finance include:Financing the ebbs and flows of the company's business and ensuring that finance is available to support any expansion is vital to the survival of any company. To…
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Venture capital “catching up on ESG issues”
by Graham Buck
Traditionally slow in considering environmental, social and governance aspects, venture capital firms have started to push for the adoption of ESG
Industry roundup: 6 January
by Graham Buck
Increased cyber risk expected; Standard Chartered HK responds to Omicron; DailyPay launches real-time digital wallet; Tradeling partners with MODIFI
U.S. banks moving to eliminate the widely unpopular overdraft fees
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Banks will no longer focus on overdraft fees as a lucrative revenue source
Industry roundup: 4 January
by Graham Buck
China pilots digital yuan wallet app; Philippines first digital corporate bond; Omnicron upsets office returns; Pakistan framework for digital banks
China’s moment of reckoning: The Evergrande crisis
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
If Evergrande collapses, it would send global ripples and be the biggest test that China’s financial system has faced in years.
Appliance of science to Walmart’s supply chain finance
by Graham Buck
The retail giant’s claims an “industry first” in introducing science-based targets for its sustainable SCF programme
Industry roundup: 16 December
by Graham Buck
HSBC details plans to end coal financing; New landmark for digital yuan; Western Union in Ukraine team-up
Industry roundup: 14 December
by Graham Buck
Commerzbank tightens rules on fossil fuel; BIS focus on cross-border payments; Rho raises US$75m for expansion; Worldline, Bex Pay partner in Brazil
Industry roundup: 2 December
by Graham Buck
Standard Chartered US$100m fund targets Gulf markets; Square changes name to Block; User testing starts for T2; Verto joins forces with Banking Circle
Industry roundup:16 November
by Graham Buck
Covid’s toll on Vietnam set to impact global supply chains; Standard Chartered completes US$250m Saudi repo deal; BBVA bid for full control of Garanti
Mastercard launches “Buy Now Pay Later” credit card for Apac SMEs
by Graham Buck
Mastercard says the Pay & Split card aims to help the region’s small businesses gear up for post-pandemic recovery
Industry roundup: 9 November
by Graham Buck
FIS and Cashforce launch forecasting/working capital data analytics solution; HSBC joins HKTVmall for merchant finance; ScotPac supports Anzac SMEs
Industry roundup: 26 October
by Graham Buck
Citi launches on-demand sweeps in China, a digital liquidity solution for corporate clients; US junk bond market at a record
Flying high at Finnair treasury
by Ben Poole
The airline has moved forward with its refinancing plan through a US$400m aircraft sale and leaseback agreement.
Deutsche Bank arranges trio of inaugural sovereign green bonds
by Ben Poole
A debut green gilt set the record for largest-ever green bond with the largest-ever orderbook.
Singapore’s fintech industry hits 3 year deal volume high
by Ben Poole
KPMG's Pulse of Fintech finds corporate digitisation driving fintech investments.
Global M&A activity reaches a historic high
by Ben Poole
An EY study has revealed a spike in billion-dollar deals in the first six months of the year drove activity.
Strong demand for Côte d’Ivoire’s first corporate green bond
by Ben Poole
The oversubscribed local currency issue opens the Francophone West & Central Africa market for green bonds and real estate corporate financing.
Resilient funding position for UK corporate DB pension schemes
by Ben Poole
The analysis from PwC comes despite a recent increase in market volatility.
South Korea’s big digital supply chain play
by Ben Poole
The Export-Import Bank of Korea has signed a US$30m credit facility with Deutsche Bank.
Report: export credit financing dropped globally in 2020
by Ben Poole
EXIM's 2020 competitiveness report shows the impact of COVID-19 on export credit activity across the world.
UK business investment enters recovery with positive outlook
by Ben Poole
Business investment forecast to grow 7.1% in 2021 and 10.5% in 2022, according to the EY ITEM Club
Deutsche Bank and Investec arrange financing for Ghana’s railways
by Ben Poole
The €600m financing consists of two loans to support construction of a 100km stretch of Ghana's Western Railway Line.