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Category: Corporate Banking


Activity, Channels, Corporate Banking

Bahrain’s Bank ABC taps JP Morgan for blockchain-based cross-border payment service

September 26, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

The soft-launched service seeks to enable the bank’s clients to complete high-value transfers between Bahrain and the US through JP Morgan’s Coin Systems, which sits upon the JP Morgan Onyx blockchain system which was launched in 2020. Coin Systems supports […]


Activity, Channels, Corporate Banking

U.S. Bank Unveils Connected Partnership Network

September 21, 2023

Via: Yahoo

U.S. Bank today unveiled an online marketplace of third-party payment and treasury solutions that are fully integrated with U.S. Bank systems. The U.S. Bank Connected Partnership Network helps corporate treasury teams easily identify and adopt technology connected with the bank, […]


Activity, Capital and Risk, Corporate Banking, Credit

Unlocking the Potential of Small Business Lending

September 20, 2023

Via: Bank Director

Community banks have long played a pivotal role in supporting small businesses, providing the necessary capital for local entrepreneurs growing or expanding their ventures. It is estimated that community banks account for approximately 60% of small business loans, according to […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

U.S. Bank Launches New Initiative to Serve Small-to-Midsize Healthcare Practices and Practice Owners

September 14, 2023

Via: Yahoo

U.S. Bank today announced a new cross-business initiative to serve healthcare practices with up to $25 million in annual revenue. Newly appointed Head of Healthcare Business Banking Joe Persichetti will lead this effort, working with teams across banking, payments, and […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

Goldman Sachs sells personal financial management business to Creative Planning

August 29, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Creative is a wealth management firm specialising in financial planning, investment management and retirement funds and has around $245 billion in combined assets under management and advisement. The firm has adopted […]


Activity, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking

Citi may break up commercial unit into 3 pieces: reports

August 21, 2023

Via: Banking Dive

If an ICG split happens, it wouldn’t be the first time a major Wall Street bank has spread out responsibility from two or three pillars to five. Wells Fargo in 2020, split its wholesale bank into a commercial unit and […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

Banc of California agrees to buy PacWest

July 26, 2023

Via: Banking Dive

Banc of California agreed to buy PacWest Bancorp in a deal that includes a $400 million investment from Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Partners, and gives the private-equity firms a 19% stake in the combined company. The combined company is expected […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

U.S. Bank Unveils TravelBank-powered Commercial Rewards Card

June 27, 2023

Via: Yahoo

U.S. Bank today launched its first emerging middle market-focused commercial card solution, the U.S. Bank Commercial Rewards Card. Powered by TravelBank – the award-winning fintech U.S. Bancorp acquired in 2021 – the new all-in-one card, expense and travel management solution […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

WhatsApp partners Stripe to enable in-app business payments in Singapore

May 10, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

By leveraging Stripe’s Connect and Checkout solutions, WhatsApp will provide Singapore customers and businesses with a new feature that allows them to buy and sell directly on WhatsApp, without having to go to another website or app to complete the […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

U.S. Bank Announces Partnership With Meta Prosper

May 2, 2023

Via: Yahoo

U.S. Bank announced it is teaming up with Meta Prosper, Meta’s Asian Pacific Islander community support program, to provide financial literacy resources and programming to support Asian small businesses during Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month and […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

U.S. Bank expands lending opportunities for women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses

April 28, 2023

Via: Yahoo

U.S. Bank is introducing a new Business Diversity Lending Program that will expand the ability of diverse business owners to obtain capital, building upon the bank’s broader efforts to support under-represented businesses and help address the wealth gap. Through the […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

Liberty Bank launches Owners Bank for small businesses in the US

April 17, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

Owners Bank will offer business interest checking and savings accounts equipped with digital tools to help small businesses manage their finances, set up savings goals and send and accept digital payments. Users will have access to a personalised dashboard that […]


Activity, Channels, Corporate Banking

US Bank partners Kyriba for real-time business payments solution

April 5, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

Kyriba’s API Connectivity Network integrates banks, enterprise resource planners (ERPs), trading portals, data services and payment apps using pre-built connectors to minimise IT installation time and cost. US Bank and Kyriba clients can now send instant payments to vendors, customers […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

Tailoring Payments for Small Business Clients

March 31, 2023

Via: Bank Director

These businesses are significant players in the economy, driving growth and operating across all industries. While their impact is huge, the financial needs of SMBs are different from big businesses. There is a growing demand for financial institutions to deliver […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

JP Morgan snaps up VC investment analytics software firm Aumni

March 23, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

The acquisition, expected to close in H1 2023, will build out JP Morgan’s private markets platform for companies, employees and investors. The US multinational says the deal will complement its recent acquisition of Global Shares and the launch of its […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

BNP Paribas and Hokodo team up to launch new B2B BNPL offering

March 16, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

The new offering, which can be integrated into existing checkouts via an API, will enable multinational corporates to provide payment alternatives such as BNPL to their business customers. Hokodo says that through its real-time credit decision process and “highly configurable” […]


Activity, Corporate Banking, Regulations

Bank of America misled PPP borrowers, lawsuit alleges

March 7, 2023

Via: Banking Dive

A class-action lawsuit filed against Bank of America last month claims the bank misrepresented the amount of pandemic aid small business owners were eligible for, leaving firms saddled with unforgivable debt. Three California-based small businesses — Happy Puppy LA, Brandamize […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

IDB BANK ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC EXPANSION OF SPONSOR & LEVERAGE FINANCE TEAM

February 15, 2023

Via: PR Newswire

IDB Bank (IDB), a New York-based private and commercial bank, has announced the expansion of its Sponsor & Leverage Finance team. As part of this expansion, IDB aims to further its presence within the leverage finance space, a key area […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

Crypto exchange Binance snaps up majority stake in South Korea’s Gopax

February 7, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

The investment, the financial details of which are undisclosed, marks the company’s return to the South Korean market after its exit in 2021. Announcing the deal, Binance says that in November, Gopax “halted the withdrawal of principal and interest payments […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

Swiss private bank Bergos goes live with FNZ’s core banking tech

February 1, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

FNZ acquired Swiss private banking technology firm New Access for an undisclosed sum last year, which provides a scalable and modular “core-to-digital” banking tech suite designed to meet the specific requirements of the private banking and wealth management industry. Bergos […]