Through Citi’s latest offering, the bank will support clients as they advance their

ESG priorities and improve the resilience of their supply chains

Citi has launched its first Sustainability-linked Supply Chain Finance (SSCF) program in Asia Pacific with the aim of supporting clients as they advance their ESG priorities, improve the resilience of their supply chains and manage their working capital needs. 

• Growing the business is the most important reason cited by SMEs accessing finance, overtaking ‘managing day to day cash flow’ for the first time this year.

• Prior to the Recovery Loan Scheme being extended, nearly 40% of brokers saw client demand for the scheme increase compared to Q2.

• iwoca’s SME Expert Index provides regular snapshots of the lending market from the perspective of industry experts .

Veteran HR expert will oversee company’s continued team expansion and growth 

AUD Threatened Even as RBA Prepares to Tighten, DXY Climbs

 Verto, the B2B payments platform and currency exchange marketplace for SMEs, has partnered with ClearBank, the cloud-based clearing bank, to create seamless cross-border payments solutions for underserved UK and European businesses.

 Evida, the Swedish financial advisory company, is delighted to confirm their new collaboration with additiv to meet the growing demand for hybrid investment advisory services. 

 Klarna, a leading global retail bank today announces it has signed an agreement to acquire PriceRunner. PriceRunner will bring new features in the form of product reviews, rich product discovery and price comparisons to the Klarna app to enhance the shopping, payments and banking experience for consumers globally.

• Temenos Infinity’s ready-to-go digital banking platform will allow Hattha Bank to quickly launch SME banking and support Cambodia’s Covid-19 economic recovery
• Seamless digital onboarding will allow the bank to rapidly grow its customer base and provide vital funding and banking services to 100,000 SMEs within five years