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OCBC lifts loan-growth target after Q2 profit hits record...

OCBC has raised its 2026 lending-growth forecast after second-quarter net profit reached a record S$2.22bn, signalling stronger credit demand despite pressure on lending margins from lower interest rates. Singapore’s second-largest bank now expects loan growth in the high-single-digit to low-double-digit...

#Corporate banking#corporate lending#loan growth

US hits solar supply chain with 15% tariff and...

The US is imposing a 15% tariff and minimum import prices across the solar manufacturing supply chain, creating a new…

#import finance#polysilicon#Section 232


Hormuz draft deal offers fragile route back for trade...

Iran and Oman are finalising a proposed shipping arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz, offering a possible route towards restoring…

#commodity trade#Iran#Letters of Credit


HSBC transaction-banking income rises 4% as trade patterns shift

HSBC increased fee and other income from Wholesale Transaction Banking by 4% on a constant-currency basis during the first half…

#Corporate banking#cross-border payments#HSBC


Bangladesh’s 3% trade-finance cap risks pushing local banks out

Bangladesh’s ceiling on foreign-currency trade-finance charges is placing severe pressure on local banks’ margins and could reduce their access to…

#Bangladesh bank#correspondent banking#export bill discounting


Tradeshift exits HSBC SemFi embedded invoice finance venture

Tradeshift has exited its equity position in SemFi, the embedded-finance venture it established with HSBC less than two years ago…

#B2B marketplaces#banking technology#embedded finance


US tariffs raise trade-finance pressure across 60 economies

The US has imposed additional tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners under a series of Section 301 investigations into…

#export finance#forced labour#import finance


JBIC backs ANA Boeing import with JPY17.8bn loan guarantee

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has guaranteed approximately JPY17.8bn of private-bank lending to ANA Holdings for the import of…

#ANA Holdings#aviation finance#Boeing


Trade finance digitisation strengthens banks’ response to disruption

Banks’ investment in digital trade infrastructure is improving their ability to maintain financing and process transactions during geopolitical and supply-chain…

#banking technology#digital trade#Letters of Credit


Standard Bank backs Helios Towers with US$29m social trade...

Standard Bank has provided Helios Towers with a US$29m documentary credit facility to finance telecommunications equipment and services across Africa,…

#Africa#documentary credit#Helios Towers


World Factoring Yearbook 2026 specialist articles chart the next...

New expert perspectives connect artificial intelligence, data quality, fraud prevention, market infrastructure and policy-led growth  The specialist articles in the…

#artificial intelligence#data quality#factoring


FactorAvenue launches full-cycle freight broker factoring module

FactorAvenue has launched a freight broker factoring module designed to manage shipper receivables, carrier payments and quick-pay income within a…

#banking technology#correspondent banking#Euromoney

Trade finance survey puts technology and service at centre...

Banks are placing growing weight on technology, product breadth and service quality when selecting international trade finance partners, according to…

#banking technology#correspondent banking#Euromoney

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