Finance Updates – Page 12 – Finance Updates

Bridging the Gap: How Fintech & Digital Banking are Transforming Global Financial Inclusion

Global Tech Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Digital banking is being reshaped by AI, mobi...

Global financial inclusion has expanded rapid...

Fintechs are entering a more sustainable phas...

Despite progress, 1.3 billion adults remain u...

How Vision 2030 Fuels Fintech Adoption in Saudi Banks: Trends, Drivers & Risks

Asia Tech Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

The article proposes a Technology–Organisatio...

Saudi Arabia’s strong regulatory support, Vis...

Rapidly improving digital infrastructure, ris...

Key risks and gaps remain around cybersecurit...

Barclays Invests in United Fintech to Accelerate Banking Innovation & Platform Growth

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Barclays has taken a minority stake and full ...

United Fintech now owns seven fintech firms, ...

Its model offers banks pre-vetted, integrated...

The deal highlights both the strategic upside...

Loans vs Bonds in Corporate Finance: Choosing Between Flexibility & Market Power

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Corporate funding choice between loans and bo...

Loans offer bespoke flexibility, renegotiatio...

Bonds suit larger, longer-term funding by loc...

Market data show a structural rise in bond fi...

Credit Markets Tighten: Spotlight on Rising Risks in Private & Low-Quality Credit

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Corporate and financial sector funding is bei...

Private credit’s rapid growth has made it a k...

Heavy refinancing needs for U.S. sovereign, c...

In this shifting environment, stronger balanc...

Challenges and Risks in the Booming Private Credit Market: What Investors Must Know

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private credit has rapidly expanded from a ni...

Growth is driven by banks’ reduced lending ap...

Risks are rising as yield premiums over publi...

Success in this maturing market hinges on car...

Corporate Credit at a Crossroads: Spreads Tight, Issuance Skyrockets, Risk Rising

Americas Risk Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Investment-grade corporate bond spreads are n...

A large wave of corporate debt maturing betwe...

Expected record issuance in 2026, driven by t...

Macroeconomic and policy uncertainties sugges...

RFM’s Japan Hedge Fund Launch Lights Up Market Reforms & Capital Inflows

Asia Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Japan-focused hedge fund RFM, launched in 202...

Its rapid fundraising reflects surging foreig...

Corporate governance reforms and geopolitical...

RFM faces rising competition from new funds l...

Hedge Fund Performance Surge: 2024–25 Trends, Risks & Multistrategy Momentum

Global Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Hedge funds are lightly regulated, high-fee i...

Common hedge fund strategies include equity l...

Industry performance has been strong recently...

Investors must perform rigorous due diligence...

2025 Exit Surge in Private Equity: Trends, Challenges & What 2026 Holds

Americas Forecast Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Private equity still holds a large backlog of...

Dry powder has fallen from 2024’s peak but re...

Exit activity and deal value improved in 2025...

Persistent valuation gaps and higher rates me...