Performance by proxy getting women on boards
Proxy voting could make a big difference to the still small numbers of women on corporate boards.
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The challenges and the opportunities for corporates have never been greater: from cybercrime and technological disruption to transaction banking and funding, we examine the issues.
Greenwich publishes 2020 corporate rankings for Europe and Asia
BNP Paribas breaks into Top 5 in Asian corporate banking and cash management – and maintains its market-leading position in Europe.
The evolution and revolution of sustainable finance
Sustainable finance has revolutionised financial services and the way we all do business. Today, offerings like sustainable bond and loan products are growing at...
Global Capital Awards 2020: BNP Paribas wins four awards
BNP Paribas has received top honours, winning four categories including ABS Bank of the Year.
¡Olé! Spain Investors Day goes global
120 investors, 40 leading companies, 700 meetings: how Spain Investors Day became the No. 1 equities forum in Spain.
When treasurers become the in-house fintech experts
As treasurers take on a wider business role, they are not only expected to find ways to harmonise technology that supports core functions like cash and working capital...
South Africa automotive group Motus closes its second SLL
Motus's £120 million sustainability-linked loan builds on its landmark 2019 transaction – highlighting the ongoing rapid growth of ESG financing.
ESB targets energy transition with first Irish utility SLL
Electricity Supply Board signed a new €1.4bn sustainability-linked loan targeting decarbonisation, marking the first SLL for an Irish utility.
Trade Information Network: a new industry standard for trade finance
TIN enables companies to easily and securely share trade information with banks, helping meet demand for financing earlier in the supply chain.
Aurélia Normand - Head of CIB Transaction Banking EMEA and Head of Global Transaction Banking Filière at BNP Paribas
JetBlue SLL RCF Signals a new sustainability flight path for aviation
For JetBlue Airways, being the first airline to deploy a sustainability-linked loan is the latest step in a continuing journey to a new climate reality.
What we learnt at the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum 2020
ESG investing has gained considerable momentum in the past year. What's changed? What's new? And what are the opportunities ahead in the Middle East?
High yield and leveraged finance: bulls, bears and ESG
More than 1,000 market participants gathered at BNP Paribas' flagship annual conference to discuss the prospects and the challenges ahead – including ESG.
SWIFT KYC Registry goes live for Corporates
Multi-bank corporates now have secure access to SWIFT's online portal for exchanging KYC information, freeing up time for bankers and corporate treasurers.
ZEE faces the reality of automating its treasury functions
How a bespoke end-to-end cash management solution provided by BNP Paribas transformed long-term client, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, treasury function into a digital...
New technology, new trends, new behaviours: the future of business
How will technology change business? Why could virtual worlds be the next big business opportunity? This is what we learnt in Amsterdam.
Impact education: a business model to help refugees
How one entrepreneur has founded a start-up that gives refugees a hand-up, rather than a hand-out.
Winds of change: French offshore wind powers into the future
Saint-Nazaire's 480MW power facility will be France's first ever offshore wind farm. Developed by EDF Renewables and Enbridge, it has raised €2.3 billion.
Treasury Digitisation in Three Simple Words
As companies embark on digitising treasury management, they must build real-time business ecosystems that are safe, responsible and sustainable.
Top honours for BNP Paribas: 2019 Greenwich Leaders
BNP Paribas has scooped top honours in the 2019 Greenwich Share and Quality Leaders for Asian Large Corporate Trade Finance, as our clients further recognise our...
Sustainable financing throughout the supply chain
BNP Paribas' sustainable working capital system looks at the environmental, social and economic impact of bringing products and services to market.
Where green finance stops - and where transition finance begins
Guidelines for thinking about transition finance.
The Treasurer’s Guide to the New Payments Landscape in Asia
As corporate treasurers embark on digitisation, banks are playing a key role in creating secure and well-regulated real-time payments ecosystems.
Mahesh Kini - Head of Cash Management, Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas
All you need to know about managing financial risk for corporates
In an increasingly complex market landscape, which latest risk management techniques can ensure the optimal financial position of a firm?...
Harnessing Data to Build the Treasury of Tomorrow
How well are corporate treasurers using data to serve their companies' evolving business needs and how can banks help them overcome the challenges?
Krishna Sampath - Head of Liquidity Advisory at BNP Paribas Asia Pacific
Optivo’s sustainability-linked loan helps get people back into work
UK Housing Association Optivo's sustainability-linked loan shows how a tailor-made financial solution can help unemployed residents.
Sustainability-Linked Loans: Giving Firms Incentives to Improve
Large international companies are quickly learning the benefits of connecting their sustainability performance to their financing, with Dreyfus and NRG each recently...
Sustainable finance: the rise and rise of sustainability-linked loans
The sustainability-linked loan is another product making rapid inroads into the sustainable finance landscape. Why now, and what are the prospects?
Top honours for BNP Paribas: Global Capital Bond Awards 2019
BNP Paribas has been named "Most Impressive" in five different categories – underlining the bank's leadership in the debt capital markets.
Unleashing fintech’s potential in treasury management
As technology advances, how do corporate treasurers ensure they reap the rewards of fintech solutions while keeping up with evolving regulations?
Vincent Marchand - Head of Cash Management Fintech Lab at BNP Paribas
Silos to Ecosystems: Finding the Best Fintech Cash Management Models
With ever-increasing fintech solutions, corporate treasurers find it hard to pick the best cash management solutions to save money, time and reduce risks.
Vincent Marchand - Head of Cash Management Fintech Lab at BNP Paribas
Thames Water’s easy-to-swallow PIL earns BNP Paribas Team of the Month
£1.4bn positive incentive loan marks the first UK corporate to link its interest rate to a sustainable infrastructure score – underlining the power of green finance...
A new element in the mix
BNP Paribas collaborates with chemical company Solvay on €2bn revolving credit facility linked to environmental commitments.
Is supply chain financing the key to sustainable goods trade and CSR?
Corporates are increasingly focusing on CSR and sustainable growth objectives – and treasurers are discovering how supply chain financing will help.
Nine awards for BNP Paribas: Asian Private Banker 2018
Asia's top structured products providers for the private banking and wealth management industry recognised in an annual poll.
Key Takeaways from the 2018 BNP Paribas IPO Conference
BNP Paribas hosted its third annual IPO conference, welcoming around 40 companies.
BNP Paribas named Derivatives House of the Year 2019 by Risk.net
A winning night for BNP Paribas Global Markets, which takes home four major derivatives awards
Asia Pacific's brokers at the crossroads of digital transformation
In a dynamic, fast-changing region, third-party clearing helps bank and brokers adapt to new technologies, regulations and settlement standards.
Diversity at the heart of bank transformation
From part-time teller to CEO, Nandita Bakhshi shares her inspiring story of leadership, saying 'yes' to opportunities and not being afraid to move laterally.
Nandita Bakhshi - CEO at Bank of the West
Engaging corporates to boost green market growth
Interest in corporate green bonds is growing, but a number of barriers need to be addressed to bring more companies to the market. Stephanie Sfakianos,...
Stephanie Sfakianos - Head of Sustainable Capital Markets at BNP Paribas
How Bank Financing Solutions Can Support a Sustainable Supply Chain
Corporate Social Responsibility: Supply chain finance programs provide a pathway for buyers to encourage CSR compliance by supplier.
Jean Talbot - Head of Trade and Treasury Solutions Hispanic Latin America
Six Top Rankings for BNP Paribas: Global Capital Bond Awards 2018
Corporate, Financial Institutions and Emerging Markets businesses recognised in annual poll of bond market participants.
Financial innovation for societal transformation in emerging markets
Andhra Pradesh has launched an unprecedented transformation programme towards sustainable agriculture.
Hand in Hand: AI and the Modern Treasurer
By working together, computers and people can achieve outstanding results. Modern trading technologies take the burden of executing large FX orders off the shoulders...
BNP Paribas named Best Supply Chain Finance Bank 2018
Global Trade Review (GTR) awarded BNP Paribas Best Supply Chain Finance Bank 2018 in the Leaders in Trade category.
In a changing world, sustainability reaps rewards
A new generation of sustainability-linked loans is reshaping the market, putting more companies' green goals within reach.
Can blockchain spark a sustainable supply chain revolution?
Is fintech the key to unlocking value in sustainable supply chains? Four startups and six blue chips join a Cambridge initiative to see how it could work.
Charlotte Conlan wins GlobalCapital's Loans Banker of the Year Award
Charlotte Conlan, EMEA head of high-yield bond and loan syndicate, has won GlobalCapital Magazine's Loans Banker of the Year in 2017.
How it's made is as important as the brand
How is an innovative financing initiative aligning incentives, promoting transparency and embedding Puma's shift to supply chain sustainability?
How to nudge sustainability through financing
Bpost, Belgium's leading postal operator, shows how banks can incentivise firms to reduce their carbon footprints and realise their sustainability goals.
Innovative financing to support french SMEs and midcaps
EIB Group and BNP Paribas Group step up their support towards companies through innovative financing.
London calling: BNP Paribas UK marches forward
As BNP Paribas expands its footprint among UK and German corporate clients, Euromoney asks whether it on course to being Europe's pre-eminent bank.
2 Degrees of Separation
Stan Dupré, Founder and Executive Director of 2° Investing Initiative, discusses technology and how he would redesign the concept of ESG.
Stan Dupré - Founder and Executive Director of 2° Investing Initiative
Smart Working, Smart Banking, Smart Financing
How should firms find smart solutions to old problems? An expression of co-creation and tech, Smart-f shows the upside of smart thinking and agile working.
Two BNP Paribas Executives in top 100 women in finance list
Financial News's annual FN100 list of the most influential women in finance has recognised the achievements of two BNP Paribas executives.
Proud to celebrate 150 years in the UK
This year marks BNP Paribas' 150th anniversary in the UK.
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"World's Best Bank for Corporates" Euromoney Award 2017
BNP Paribas has been named the World's Best Bank for Corporates in Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2017.
BNP Paribas dominates Global Capital Bonds Awards
Global Capital held their 30th annual Bond Awards, and BNP Paribas dominated taking 1st place in 20 categories
Digital Take-Off
How Ryanair has put digital at the heart of its growth ambitions.
BNP Paribas takes top spot in european large corporate banking
BNP Paribas has strengthened its market-leading position in European large corporate banking, cash management and trade finance: Greenwich Associates
On the road again
Innovation "anytime, anywhere" treasury, and cybercrime are changing the corporate treasury landscape and the road ahead.
Biodiversity, the fundamental challenge for Yves Rocher
Global cosmetics pioneer Yves Rocher shows how sustainable principles can drive creativity, innovation and transformation.
On Cloud Nine
Digital transformation means new opportunities and new services. For OVH, a cloud computing specialist, there is no limit – except our imagination.
The new mantra for treasury to stay competitive
Remaining competitive in a complex and uncertain environment has become a daily challenge for every organisation.
Vincenzo Di Lena - Senior Sales Cash Management Executive at BNP Paribas Zurich
Reinventing Business Models
Interview with founder and CEO of Ariadne Capital, a venture capital firm.
Vanessa Fraiberger - Head of Transaction Banking 2.0. at BNP Paribas
Bricks and mortar enter the digital bazaar
Long driven by venture capital, the rapid growth of the digital sector is now seeing a new kid on the block: the corporate.
The Great Chinese Takeaway
Asia's hunger for outbound mergers and acquisitions hit new highs in 2016, with China driving the expansion. What have been the main trends?
Amorim's faith in cork pays off
Corticeira Amorim, the world's largest producer of cork products, has made innovation a top priority in an industry that is centuries-old. Here is how.
It's all about client experience
Corporate treasurers increasingly expect a comprehensive digital customer experience from their transaction banking partners: BCG and BNP Paribas.
Jacques Levet - Head of Transaction Banking EMEA at BNP Paribas
Working capital optimisation, co-development by nature
How working capital metrics can be improved through a collaborative business approach.
Putting POBO into practice
In-house banks that use a payments-on-behalf-of (POBO) model can add value to the business.
