Emerging & Frontier Markets
Small Business, Big Challenge
Developing-market SMEs, which have long competed for funding against bigger corporates, are counting on help from governments and multilateral lenders to keep afloat.
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Small Is Beautiful
Encouraged by government stimulus programs, banks are finding new ways to finance SMEs. Once the economy recovers, will the surge of interest recede?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
The Sun Sets On Simple
Established in 2009 and commercially launched in 2012, Simple set a new standard for personal banking.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Walmart: The Latest Neobank Startup?
Walmart could also become a broker-dealer, via the knowledge Ribbit gained from its successful launch of the no-fee mobile investment platform Robinhood.
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Jassy Promotion Dims Amazon Web Services Spinoff
The promotion likely will reduce the chance of Amazon spinning off AWS into its own business in the coming years.
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Rise Of Catholic Investing Boosts ESG Trend
Catholic investing joins Islamic finance, ESG metrics, and green bonds as a way of making money ethically.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bitcoin Comes Of Age
Once shunned by Wall Street, Bitcoin is going mainstream.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
European Banks’ Merry-Go-Round
Executives at banks across Europe are trading top posts with one another.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Food Finance
The new frontiers in banking include mobile payments, blockchain, inclusion and … agriculture?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hitachi Goes Global With Sale
The deal is part of Hitachi’s ongoing strategy to de-emphasize lines of business outside its core focus of information technology.
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Honoring A Colleague
Global Finance names its foreign exchange awards in honor of Gordon W. Platt Jr., a beloved and devoted editor, friend and global citizen.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Tech Listings Roll On
The world economy may be down but IPOs are up.