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From Supplier to Customer: 1st Commercial Credit Closes the Funding Gap with PO Financing
Business North - Minnesota
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August 19, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 1st Commercial Credit, LLC a leading factoring company, is spotlighting its proven Purchase Order (PO) Financing program, a service it has provided for more than 20 years to help businesses bridge the...
James Woodfall: Should financial wellbeing be a ‘nice to have’ outcome or a key focus?
Money Marketing
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August 20, 2025
I recently spoke at the launch of a new financial wellbeing initiative from Aegon and it left me thinking: is it a ‘nice to have’ outcome or a key focus for financial advisers? Financial wellbeing is increasingly discussed in the profession, yet...
Honda sets up new subsidiary in India for auto financing business, to apply for NBFC licence
The Hindu
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August 20, 2025
Hondo Motors believes that there would be more demand for financing of cars and motorcycles considering the growth in the automobile market in India. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Honda Motor Co. Ltd. of Japan on Wednesday (August 20, 2025)...
Honda Establishes New Subsidiary in India for Retail Financing Services
Autocar Professional
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August 20, 2025
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced the establishment of a new subsidiary in India, Honda Finance India Private Limited, aimed at providing retail financing services for Honda vehicles in the country. The newly formed company is intended to offer...
Contact Reports Strong 1H-2025 on Financing, Insurance Gains
Daily News Egypt
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August 20, 2025
Contact Financial Holding (CNFN.CA), Egypt’s leading non-bank financial services provider, announced strong results for the first half of 2025, with consolidated total operating income rising 24% year-on-year (y-o-y) to EGP 1.1 billion. The...
Egypt: Contact Financial’s consolidated profits hit $2.5mln in H1 2025
Zawya
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Arab Finance: The consolidated net profits after tax attributable to the owners of Contact Financial Holding dropped by 27% to EGP 122.565 million in the first half (H1) of 2025 from EGP 167.679 million in H1 2024, according to the financial...
UK needs more than ambition to become a sustainable finance hub
PA Future
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August 20, 2025
In July, chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her second Mansion House speech. In an address about the critical role the financial services sector will play in delivering her ambition of “building a dynamic economy on strong and secure foundations”,...
Hong Leong Bank Wins Three Awards at Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards, Affirming its Transformative Journey Towards Becoming the Best Run Bank in Malaysia
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 20 August 2025 - Hong Leong Bank ("HLB" or the "Bank") has won awards in three coveted categories at the Asian Banking & Finance ("ABF") Retail Banking Awards 2025, a testament to the significant...
Governors launch Investopedia platform to close Nigeria’s $100 billion infrastructure financing gap
Nairametrics
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August 20, 2025
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has launched a digital platform, the NGF Investopedia, designed to attract investment and bridge the country’s significant infrastructure financing gap. The new platform, unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja, aims to...
Kristin Cavallari and Ex-Husband Jay Cutler’s Finances Explained
Us Weekly
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August 19, 2025
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler flipped their roles as breadwinner for their family prior to getting divorced in April 2020 — but where do their finances stand now? When Cavallari and Cutler began dating in 2010, to many, Cutler was the bigger...
Jill On Money: A financial foundation for young adults
My UP Now - Michigan
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As families prepare to send their kids off to college or to start their first jobs, it's time to foster the next phase of their financial growth. Start by having an honest conversation about what you're willing to contribute financially. Many...
GHIB to provide access to global finance for Vista Bank
Ghanaian Times
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August 20, 2025
Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has announced a strategic collaboration with Vista Bank Group at the CNVERGE ’25 conference, establishing a comprehensive partnership to enhance trade finance access across West African markets. The move is also...
AU Small Finance Bank unveils UPI for NRE, NRO account holders
The Hindu
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August 20, 2025
AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB), which recently got an approval from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval to turn into universal bank has launched Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services for its Non-Resident External (NRE) and Non-Resident...
AfDB Courts Japanese Investors to Close Africa’s Financing Gap
News Ghana
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August 20, 2025
The African Development Bank is heading to Japan with a clear mission: attract more investment. The continent’s premier financial institution will use the upcoming Tokyo International Conference on African Development to pitch new deals and deepen...
Ministry of Finance and Planning and MACL Sign Agreement to Develop Airport in Aa. Mathiveri
Maldives Business Review
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Ministry of Finance and Planning and MACL Sign Agreement to Develop Airport in Aa. Mathiveri The Ministry of Finance and Planning and Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) have signed an agreement to develop a new airport in Aa. Mathiveri,...
BillingPlatform unveils RevenueIQ suite to boost AI in finance
IT Brief - New Zealand
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August 20, 2025
BillingPlatform has launched RevenueIQ, an AI suite aimed at supporting accounting teams in analysing, planning, and managing financial operations. RevenueIQ integrates conversational artificial intelligence and custom-trained AI models with...
A Financing Crisis: A 5-year analysis of SA's healthcare funding challenge
Insurance Biz South Africa
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20-08-25 / Martin Rimmer A Financing Crisis: A 5-year analysis of SA's healthcare funding challenge A comprehensive five-year analysis of gap cover claims reveals a healthcare funding crisis that's rapidly escalating across the South African...
People’s Leasing & Finance achieves highest-ever disbursement
Daily FT
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People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC) in a statement yesterday said it has achieved its highest-ever lease and loan disbursement. PLC is a leading non-banking financial institutions, offering a range of leasing, loans, and other financial services....
Alok Garodia joins FLOW as Chief Financial Officer to drive growth
IT Brief - New Zealand
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August 20, 2025
FLOW Digital Infrastructure has appointed Alok Garodia as Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than two decades of financial leadership experience to its management team. Mr. Garodia assumes the role with immediate effect, having previously...
US Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on ISIS-Somalia Financial Network
Shabelle Media Network
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August 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 – The United States has announced a reward of up to $10 million and the possibility of resettlement for anyone who provides key information on the financial operations of ISIS-Somalia, a group Washington considers a major threat...