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Australia

Smaller Companies Driving Demand for Private Credit – Capital Brief

(17 January 2025 – Australia) Private credit is offering speed, flexibility and variety to smaller companies banks can’t match, Capital...

East & Partners
Private Credit
United Kingdom

JCB and DOJO Partnership Expands Card Acceptance to UK Merchants

(16 January 2025 – United Kingdom) More than 110,000 UK hospitality merchants are set to accept JCB cards following a...

JCB
Credit Cards
Australia

Banking Circle Acquires ASL to Expand Global Footprint

(15 January 2025 – Australia) Banking Circle has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Australian Settlements...

Banking Circle
Cross-Border
Mergers & Acquisitions
Payments
Hong Kong

HKMA Unveils RMB Trade Finance Liquidity Facility to Boost Hong Kong-China Economic Ties

(15 January 2025 – Hong Kong) The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has unveiled plans to launch a RMB 100...

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Peoples Bank of China
Trade Finance
USA

JP Morgan Launches Biometric Paypad and Pinpad for Next-Gen Retail Payments

(14 January 2025 – United States) JP Morgan has introduced two proprietary in-store payment terminals featuring biometric authentication, set to...

JP Morgan
Merchant Payments
Technology
USA

Goldman Sachs Expands Private Credit Offering

(14 January 2025 – United States) Goldman Sachs has launched a new Capital Solutions Group combining financing, origination, structuring and...

Goldman Sachs
New Products
Private Credit
Private Equity
USA

Trump’s Tariff Threats to Incite Global Supply Chain ‘Freakout’

(13 January 2025 – Global) – President Elect Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats are setting off severe concerns for global...

Government
Regulatory & Government
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Financing
Australia

Islamic Finance Surges with Extended Eligibility – NAB

(13 January 2025 – Australia) NAB’s Islamic finance for businesses has expanded 28 percent year-on-year as more customers seek out...

NAB
Islamic Finance
China

China Steps in to Defend Record Low RMB

(13 January 2025 – China) After the Chinese Renminbi slid to a record low against the US Dollar in offshore...

Peoples Bank of China
Currency
Foreign Exchange
Global

Unlock Actionable Insights for Smarter Banking Decisions

(10 January 2025 – Global) Imagine having instant access to tailored data and analytics on any question you need answered...

East & Partners
Research
United Kingdom, USA

UK Gilt Yields Spike as USD Surges

(9 January 2024 – United Kingdom) The greenback is continuing to appreciate strongly, compounding weakness in Sterling as Treasury yields...

Government
Currency
Foreign Exchange
Investment
Regulatory & Government
Australia

Mandatory Climate Reporting Faces Political Tussle

(9 January 2024 – Australia) While Australia’s new mandatory climate reporting legislation has commenced this month, the federal opposition has...

Government
ESG
Regulatory & Government

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