(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank sees interoperability as one of the defining themes shaping the next generation of payments across Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa and global cross-border corridors. The bank is working towards an architecture that connects domestic … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology
Tagged 24/7 payments, AI, APAC, APAC to Europe payments, APAC to Germany payments, artificial intelligence, Asia Pacific, atomic settlement, Bank for International Settlements, behavioural transformation, BIS, Blockchain, central bank money, clearing systems, commercial bank deposits, compliance screening, corporate cash management, corporate treasury, cross-border payments, cross-border trade corridors, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Highlights Tokenised Deposits and AI as Building Blocks for Seamless Cross-Border Payments, Deutsche Bank Outlines Interoperability Strategy for the Next Generation of Always-On Global Payments, Deutsche Bank Sees Interoperability as Key to Connecting Traditional and Digital Payment Infrastructure Across APAC and MEA, digital assets, digital commerce, digital payments, distributed ledger technology, domestic clearing, embedded payments, euro settlement, euro to INR payments, exception management, final settlement, financial infrastructure, foreign exchange, FX, global interbranch network, Instant Payments, interoperability, liquidity management, MAS-Bundesbank initiatives, MEA, Middle East and Africa, Partior, payment ecosystem, payment routing, payment service providers, Payments, Project Agorá, Rachel Whelan, Real-Time Payments, SWIFT, tips, tokenised deposits, tokenised funding, tokenised money, traditional payment rails, transactional FX, Unified Payments Interface, UPI, UPI merchant collections, US dollar settlement, working capital
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds is strengthening support for UK farmers as prolonged dry weather adds pressure to rural businesses by affecting yields, feed supplies, water use and cashflow. Through Lloyds and Bank of Scotland, specialist agriculture managers are working with farming … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Small Business
Tagged agricultural sector, Agriculture Transition Finance, arable businesses, Bank of Scotland, biodiversity, British agriculture, carbon emissions, cashflow, Clean Growth Financing Initiative, Commercial Banking, drought conditions, energy efficiency, farm resilience, farming productivity, feed supplies, Food & Nature Resilience Fund, food security, green investments, herd welfare, interest rate reductions, Keele Dairies Ltd, Lee Reeves, lending arrangements, livestock farmers, Lloyds, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Expands Rural Business Support as Prolonged Dry Weather Hits Farms, Lloyds Supports Farming Resilience Through Finance and Green Investment Initiatives, loan repayment holidays, market prices, MOREhedges, MOREwoods, Newcastle-under-Lyme, overdraft support, prolonged dry weather, regenerative farming, relationship banking, renewables, rural businesses, rural communities, Samantha Summerfield, SME finance, Soil Association Exchange, soil health, temporary lending facilities, Tom Summerfield, UK farmers, UK Farmers Receive Additional Lloyds Support as Seasonal Pressures Intensify, waste management, water management, water use, Wildfarmed, Woodland Trust, working capital, yields
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has invested €876 million in a new Santander securitisation that will enable around €1.43 billion in financing for Spanish SMEs and mid-cap companies. The transaction will support competitiveness, job creation, working capital needs and business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Banco Santander, Business Financing, Catalina Mejía García, Class A2 securities, Climate Action, competitiveness, economic cohesion, EIB, EIB Group, EIB Group Invests €876 Million in Santander Transaction to Boost SME Lending in Spain, EIF, embedded guarantee, environmental sustainability, EU Savings and Investments Union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition, Joan Basora, job creation, liquidity needs, Madrid, Marco Marrone, Mid-Cap companies, private investment, Santander, Santander and EIB Group Launch Securitisation to Support Spanish Business Financing, Santander Securitisation Backed by EIB Group to Channel €1.43 Billion to Spanish Businesses, securitisation, small and medium-sized enterprises, SME Lending, social cohesion, Spain, Spanish SMEs, Sustainable Finance, territorial cohesion, women entrepreneurs, women-led businesses, working capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and CrediaBank have launched a new financing partnership to support investment in Greece’s security and defence ecosystem. The agreement is part of a €100 million approval, with the EIB signing an initial €50 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, European Union, Financial, Greece, Investment, Luxembourg, Security & Safety, Small Business
Tagged advanced technologies, CrediaBank, defence supply chains, EIB, EIB and CrediaBank Aim to Mobilise Up to €200 Million for Greece’s Defence and Security Ecosystem, EIB-CrediaBank Agreement Expands Long-Term Finance for Greek SMEs and Mid-Caps, Eleni Vrettou, equipment finance, European Investment Bank, European security, financial intermediaries, Greece, Greece Becomes First Country With Multiple Intermediaries in EIB Security and Defence Programme, Greek SMEs, industrial resilience, INNOVATION, Jobs for Youth initiative, leasing finance, long-term finance, market confidence, Mid-Cap companies, non-systemic bank, Pan-European Security & Defence Lending Envelope, productive investment, Security & Defence programme, security and defence ecosystem, strategic autonomy, sustainable economic development, working capital, Yannis Tsakiris, Youth employment, €100 million approval, €200 million mobilisation, €50 million tranche
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has signed a €480,000 subordinated loan agreement with Romanian non-bank lender AFIN IFN to strengthen financing for social enterprises, NGOs and cooperatives across Romania. Supported by the InvestEU programme, the 10-year agreement aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Romania, Technology
Tagged ADV Romania, AFIN IFN SA, AFIN IFN Secures EIF Backing to Expand Lending for Social Enterprises Across Romania, community development, cooperatives, Cristina Dumitrescu, economic resilience, EIB Group, EIF, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Union, Felicia Relenschi, financial inclusion, Iasi, impact finance, inclusive finance, InvestEU, InvestEU-Backed EIF Agreement Strengthens Inclusive Finance Ecosystem in Romania, investment support, lending, microfinance, NGOs, non-bank financial institution, Romania, SMEs, social economy, social enterprises, social entrepreneurship, social finance, Social Finance Association, subordinated loan, Sustainable Finance, working capital
(IN BRIEF) PUMA reported a solid start to 2026 despite a slight decline in sales, with first-quarter revenue reaching €1.86 billion, down 1.0% on a currency-adjusted basis. The performance was supported by inventory clearance efforts, which also contributed to an … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Sports, Technology
Tagged Americas, Arthur Hoeld, Asia Pacific, cost efficiency programme, direct-to-consumer, DTC, E-Commerce, EBIT growth, EMEA, FIFA World Cup 2026™, financial performance, Free cash flow, Greater China, gross profit margin, HYROX, inventory clearance, Net debt, NITRO footwear, PUMA Maintains 2026 Outlook Following Stable Start Driven by Operational Improvements and Cost Efficiency Measures, PUMA SE, PUMA Strengthens Financial Position in Early 2026 While Advancing Strategic Transition Toward Future Growth, Q1 2026 results, Retail Strategy, sportswear industry, wholesale, working capital
(IN BRIEF) BBVA is leveraging its corporate and investment banking expertise to offer Inventory Solutions that help multinational companies unlock liquidity tied up in inventory across global supply chains. By using intermediary TradeCos to hold assets off balance sheet, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Management, Marketing, Spain, Technology
Tagged ASIA, BBVA, BBVA Corporate and Investment Banking, BBVA Enhances Global Trade Support with New Inventory Solutions Focused on Liquidity and Supply Chain Resilience, BBVA Strengthens Corporate Banking Offering with Integrated Solutions for Inventory Management and Trade Flows, corporate banking, cross-border trade, Europe, financial innovation, global trade, inventory solutions, James D’Elia, Latin America, liquidity, logistics, Multinational Companies, North America, Structured Trade Finance, supply chain, trade finance, TradeCo, working capital
(IN BRIEF) Adyen and Fresha have launched Fresha Capital, an embedded lending solution that provides fast, flexible financing to beauty and wellness businesses across seven markets, with over USD 5.5 million already issued. Built on Adyen Capital, the service allows … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Adyen, Adyen and Fresha deepen financial ecosystem with fast, Adyen Capital, Beauty Industry, digital payments, embedded finance, fintech, flexible working capital solution for salons and spas, Fresha, Fresha Capital, Hemmo Bosscher, Pawel Iwanow, platform lending, small business growth, SMB financing, wellness industry, working capital
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to make over £35 billion of new finance available to UK businesses in 2026, including up to £2 billion in trade finance to support exporters. The trade finance commitment, which includes UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Business Growth, Commercial Banking Coverage, exporters, international expansion, job creation, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Commits Over £35 Billion to Support UK Business Growth in 2026, Lloyds Expands Trade Finance Offering with £2 Billion Commitment to UK Exporters, mid corporates, Paul Kempster, regional investment, SMEs, supply chains, trade finance, UK businesses, UK Export Finance, UKEF, working capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a US$5 million guarantee to support a US$12.256 million loan from Credit Agricole Ukraine to Dniprovska Group, a leading agricultural producer that has overcome severe war-related losses. The financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Ukraine
Tagged Alexandre Tchesnakoff, Arvid Tuerkner, Credit Agricole Ukraine, Dniprovska Group, Dniprovska Group secures US$12.256 million loan backed by EBRD guarantee to strengthen poultry production, EBRD, EBRD and Credit Agricole Ukraine back Dniprovska Group with new financing to boost agri production, EBRD and Credit Agricole Ukraine partner to boost resilience of leading Ukrainian agri producer Dniprovska, export markets, financing, food security, grain production, investment, poultry production, private sector support, resilience, risk sharing facility, sunflower oil, Ukraine agriculture, Ukrainian economy, war recovery, working capital
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has extended a €20 million loan to MAY Seed, Türkiye’s leading private seed producer, to shore up its working capital and fund critical investments after the 2023 earthquakes disrupted its operations. The financing also underpins the company’s research … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Türkiye, United Kingdom
Tagged 2023 earthquakes, CAPEX, climate‑resilient seeds, EBRD, food security, May Agro Tohumculuk, MAY Seed, Natalia Zhukova, partnership, private sector projects, R&D, seed breeding, supply chain recovery, sustanability, Türkiye investments, working capital, Yusuf Yormazoğlu, €20 million loan
(IN BRIEF) BP p.l.c. has issued a Trading Statement outlining its current estimates and expectations for the first quarter of 2025, with insights into the economic environment and group performance. The statement clarifies that while it provides key guidance, it … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, United Kingdom
Tagged BP, bp p.l.c., bp RMM, Brent crude, customers & products, divestments, effective tax rate, EGYPT, financial reporting, gas & low carbon energy, Henry Hub, low carbon energy, Net debt, oil production, Q1 2025 guidance, Q1 results, refining margins, trading conditions, trading statement, Trinidad, upstream production, working capital
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V. announced that its subsidiaries have secured new credit facilities to support network expansion and corporate activities. Digi Romania signed two export credit agreements totaling approximately EUR 54.77 million, with funds earmarked for expanding its telecommunications … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AFM, ASF, Autoriteit Financiële Markten, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., Banco Santander S.A., broadband, Class B shares, credit facility agreement, Digi, Digi Communications, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., Digi Spain, Digi Spain Telecom, export credit agreement, ING Bank N.V., Market Abuse Regulation, Mr. Bogdan Ciobotaru, network expansion, Non-Executive Director, refinance existing debt, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority, share capital, share transaction, telecommunication services, telecommunication solutions, telecommunications networks, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, working capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed €150 million to a pioneering financing initiative exclusively supporting women entrepreneurs in Spain’s pharmacy sector. The investment, delivered through a covered bond issued by CBNK—a bank formed by the merger of Banco … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society, Spain, Technology
Tagged 000 loans, 600 pharmacies, Banco Caminos, Bancofar, CBNK, commercial bank advisory programme, EIB, EIB Group Forum, Enrique Serra González, equipment, European Commission, European Investment Bank, gender equality, Gender Finance Lab, inclusive economic growth, intermediated financing programme, InvestEU Advisory Hub, license acquisition, Luxembourg, Moody's Aa1 rating, Nadia Calviño, partnership, pharmacy sector, Spain, Spanish healthcare system, women entrepreneurs, working capital, €150 million investment, €450
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed €20 million to the SG Capital Baltic Private Credit Fund, a new initiative managed by Latvia-based SG Capital Partners AIFP. The fund aims to raise €100 million to support small and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged acquisitions, Arvīds Kostomārovs, Baltic businesses, bonds, capital expenditure, Climate Action, economic growth, EIF, EIF investment, environmental sustainability, Estonia, European Investment Fund, flexible financing solutions, funding gap, Harijs Švarcs, INNOVATION, institutional investors, InvestEU programme, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Sized Companies, partnership, private credit, private credit financing, senior loans, SFDR, SG Capital, SG Capital Baltic Private Credit Fund, SG Capital Partners AIFP, SMEs, sustainabilty, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, working capital
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications has announced the finalization of two export credit facilities agreements totaling EUR 117,158,657.37 by RCS & RDS S.A. (its subsidiary in Romania) and Digi Spain Telecom S.L.U. The agreements aim to finance the purchase of goods … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Banco Santander S.A., Citibank Europe Plc., Digi Communications, Digi Spain Telecom S.L.U., export credit facilities agreements, financing, loan, RCS & RDS S.A., telecommunication services, telecommunications networks, working capital
The increase with respect to the initial estimate for positive free cash flow is underpinned by a solid business performance, in line with guidance, coupled with a sustained improvement in working capital. The results of the working capital streamlining programme … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Management, Spain
Tagged cash flow generation, Gamesa, working capital
Hamilton, Bermuda, 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seadrill Limited (the “Company” or “Seadrill”) (NYSE: SDRL), a global offshore drilling contractor, announced today the pricing of its previously announced offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% Senior Notes due … Read the full press release
Hamilton, Bermuda, 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seadrill Limited (the “Company” or “Seadrill”) (NYSE: SDRL), a global offshore drilling contractor, announced today that it intends to offer US$500 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) in … Read the full press release
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