MUFG Bank, together with the Finnoventure Private Equity Trust I fund managed by Krungsri Finnovate Co., have made a combined investment of $195m in Ascend Money.
The Tokyo-headquartered global bank is looking to expand its corporate banking and DCM business in China, at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty. Two senior execs explained to CT why.
Former digital transformation strategist, Masakazu Osawa, takes on responsibility for the institution’s corporate and commercial banking business in Asia Pacific.
Velotrade's platform now processes thousands of invoices for the Japanese banking giant, covering transactions managed in Hong Kong for clients across the region
Dec 22, 2020
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The transaction is the first ESG fundraising in which interest rates can move two-ways, as well as the first that was sold into the US private placement market