A battle over the soul of supply chain finance is raging as fintechs slam banks as outdated, banks accuse fintechs of being lightweights and the rating agencies who insist that trade credit is not debt
The latest Asian corporate loan volumes and deal rankings in the region as of December 6, provided by Dealogic. The data is used as a guide to credit appetite in the region.
The percentage of Asia-Pacific companies reporting late payment issues remained high in 2015, and the situation isn’t expected to get better, with China proving a special concern.
South Korean CFOs and treasurers expressed high levels of dissatisfaction with short-term debt services relative to their regional peers, according to East & Partners research.