German lighting producer Osram has been given the “green light” by the PBoC to expand its China pooling structure nationwide. It is working with Deutsche Bank on the upgrade.
HSBC’s strategic push to Asia promises explicit investment in transaction banking platforms and lending rates set to undercut existing lenders*, but the shift will be far less substantial than presumed.
Kaushik Shaparia, Deutsche Bank’s Asia-Pacific head of trade finance and cash management for corporates, tells CT what the bank’s new CEO and strategy means for his patch.
In this month’s Working Capital Chronicle, HSBC was mandated as LME’s renminbi concentration bank. Meanwhile Deutsche Bank and Citi also run innovative cash deals.
As one of the world’s most important banks for treasurers pivots to Asia, CT speaks to HSBC's head of cash & payments, Kee Joo Wong about the implications for corporates.