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
Financing
Background
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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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.
Singapore sees first USD SOFR-linked export financing transaction
by Ben Poole
DBS completed the US$25m transaction with global agri-business Bunge.
Singapore’s IBOR replacement breaks new ground
by Ben Poole
DBS and Standard Chartered have executed Singapore’s first SORA-referenced interbank option trade to help a corporate mitigate market risk.
Pandemic response highlights corporate treasury resilience
by Ben Poole
Research from Herbert Smith Freehills and the ACT also reveals how ESG is rising up the treasury agenda.
African trade finance saw US$5bn in portfolio outflows when COVID hit
by Ben Poole
A report from the African Export-Import Bank and partners notes that despite the outflows, opportunities exist.
Lendlease issues second green bond in five months
by Ben Poole
CBA's institutional bank played a role in meeting the increasing demand for sustainable finance.
Corporate bank priorities shaped by digitisation and fintech collaboration
by Ben Poole
Finastra research outlines the changing focus for corporate banks, away from the traditional ‘relationship builder’ approach of client management.
Using open banking to enhance lending
by Ben Poole
Bud and ANZ NZ have signed strategic AI deal to build a simpler, more transparent lending process.
Taking stock of the ‘E’ in ESG
by Ben Poole
As sustainable financial instruments such as green bonds continue to increase in popularity, what else can corporates do to green the business?
Post-COVID, large corporates will remember helpful banks
by Ben Poole
The 2020 Greenwich Leaders report covering US large corporate banking, cash management and trade finance charts the impact of the pandemic.