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World’s Best SME Banks 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe’s SMEs are advancing productivity and sustainability through innovation, strategic partnerships, and smart financing.
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Winner Insights
BTG Pactual Empresas Q&A: Leveling The Playing Field
Gabriel Motomura, partner and co-head of BTG Pactual Empresas, and Rogério Stallone, BTG Pactual corporate credit partner and co-head of BTG Empresas, discuss democratizing offerings.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Paramount Pursues WBD While Netflix, Comcast Circle
Warner Bros Discovery, the media conglomerate behind HBO, CNN, and the Warner Bros film studio, is exploring a sale—just three years after WarnerMedia and Discovery combined to form the unified giant.
Sponsored Content
Techcombank Sets Sights on Next Stage of Growth in Vietnam
Investments in technology, data and talent are paying off for Techcombank. They helped it tackle tough markets in 2023 and now, as Vietnam’s economy rebounds, the bank’s expanded digital platforms, customer offerings and deposit base put it on track for faster, more profitable growth.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
LG Electronics India’s IPO Tops Parent In Value
LG Electronics India Limited’s initial public offer sparked frenzied activity, quickly rising to a market capitalization of $13 billion—surpassing its parent, LG Electronics of South Korea, valued at $9.4 billion.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Swiss-Based Coca-Cola Bottler Expands Footprint
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company plans to acquire a 75% controlling stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) for $2.6 billion from The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments. The transaction is expected to close in early 2026, pending regulatory approvals.
Transaction Banking
Citi: Bringing Blockchain to Tomorrow’s Treasury
Corporate treasurers are looking to do more with less, and in real-time.
Private Credit
What Is Private Credit And Who Uses It?
How has private credit grown in importance since the Great Financial Crisis? What is the current market size in the US and other regions?
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Boubyan Bank: Kuwait’s Partner in Digital Banking
Kuwait is emerging as a forward-thinking player in the global banking landscape. Boubyan Bank’s Abdullah Al Tuwaijri, Chief Executive Officer for Consumer, Private & Digital Banking discusses Kuwait’s digital banking strategy and Boubyan Bank’s central role in reshaping Kuwait’s banking sector with innovative digital financial services.
Private Credit
How Private Credit Fills The Financing Gap For Corporates?
How does private credit meet various financing needs for companies that often can’t access the syndicated loan market?
Private Credit
Who Provides The Capital Behind The Private Credit Boom?
Which investors supply the majority of the capital for private credit?
Private Credit
Why Banks And Private Equity Firms Are Both Competing And Collaborating In Private Credit?
Why are banks both increasingly cooperating and competing with PE firms in providing private credit?
Private Credit
Why Regulators Are Watching Banks’ Growing Exposure To Private Credit?
What is the current state or regulation of the sector worldwide? Why are bank regulators worried about banks’ increasing involvement in private credit?
Sponsored Content
Cybersecurity: A key focus for North American Banks
In the first half of the year, North American banking executives’ spending on cybersecurity actually outpaced that on artificial intelligence (AI). In both areas, talent has proven the most difficult to recruit. These spending insights are part of key findings revealed in the second edition of the Infosys Bank Tech Index, according to Ajay Bhandari from Infosys.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Developers On AI: Trust But Verify
Despite its broad adoption, AI raises questions amongst the coding community.