They amassed $10.3b in funding across 777 deals made. Financial technology (Fintech) companies captured the highest level of quarterly funding in two years in the first three months of 2025, according to data from CB Insights. Fintech companies amassed $10.3b in...
Having just one committee to oversee all gen AI applications is not a good fit. Financial institutions are called to update their AI governance frameworks to account for the increased complexity and greater points of exposure related to generative AI,...
Euro zone banks curbed firms' access to credit last quarter and expect to keep tightening credit standards due to increasing concerns about the economic outlook, the European Central Bank's lending survey showed on Tuesday. Lending growth has been on...
Banks are expected to log moderate credit growth and no increase in risk appetite. Chinese state banks’ enhanced policy roles have strengthened their links to the government and increased support prospects, says Fitch Ratings. The state banks– Industrial and Commercial Bank...
HSBC also recorded a double digit increase in its market cap. The top 25 banks in the world saw their market capitalization (mcap) rise 20.1% year-on-year (YoY) to $4.7t in the first three months of 2025, according to data analytics...
The International Capital Market Association’s (ICMA’s) European Repo and Collateral Council (ERCC) has released its 48th semi-annual European repo market survey. The survey measured and analysed the value of outstanding repo and reverse repo on the books of 61 entities...
TPG Twin Brook supports private equity deals across healthcare and industrial sectors. TPG Twin Brook recently served as administrative agent on debt financing to support: Shore Capital Partners’ recapitalization of OMS360, an oral surgeon support organization that partners with quality practices...
Paceline supports Kassel's acquisition of Arrow Electric. An affiliate of Paceline Equity Partners, LLC (“Paceline”), a Dallas-based private equity manager, announced that it has made a $40 million preferred equity investment in Kassel Mechanical Holdings, LLC (“Kassel”). Kassel is a privately...
Standard Chartered and OKX have launched a collateral mirroring programme. The companies say that the new programme will allow institutions to utilise cryptocurrencies and tokenised money market funds as off-exchange collateral for trading. The initiative also aims to enhance security and...
Financial institutions (FIs) worldwide are attempting to decarbonise, but are still reluctant to reduce their fossil fuel investments, according to a new report by South Pole, which surveyed sustainability executives from 350 financial sector firms across 13 countries. Despite existing...
