Growth Corporates news and trends

95% of CEMEA Growth Corporates Plan to Access Working Capital This Year
Loans // May 08, 2024

Just 58% of growth corporates in Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) had been using working capital solutions, but that percentage is slated to grow to 95% in the coming months. This is one key finding included in PYMNTS Intelligence’s “CEMEA Edition” of...

PNC and TCW Partner on Loans to Middle Market Companies
Partnerships // May 06, 2024

The PNC Financial Services Group and the TCW Group have formalized and expanded their partnership to develop a private credit platform focused on middle market lending. The companies aim to have $2.5 billion in investor equity capital available in the platform’s first year, and expect investment activity...

Working Capital Index Finds Central Europe and EMEA Ripe for Growth
VISA // April 24, 2024

Working capital enables companies to avoid disturbances in operations in the short term and power growth in the long term. In the Central Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region, 58% of Growth Corporates used working capital solutions last year. The region’s low usage rate...

Lack of Working Capital Hinders Mid-Market Performance in APAC
Spend Management // April 15, 2024

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region contributed roughly two-thirds of global growth last year. PYMNTS Intelligence recently studied Growth Corporates, or mid-market firms, in the APAC region to determine how they leveraged working capital solutions as part of our “2023-2024 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index” series.  The...

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Lack of Working Capital Hinders Mid-Market Performance in APAC

April 15, 2024
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region contributed roughly two-thirds of global growth last year. PYMNTS Intelligence recently studied Growth Corporates, or mid-market firms, in the APAC region to determine how they leveraged working capital solutions as part of our “2023-2024 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index” series.  The series, which was commissioned by Visa, also examined working capital patterns […]

Optimism in Fleet and Mobility Sector Fuels Use of Working Capital

March 12, 2024
All companies in growth mode need access to capital, whether to fund short-term operational needs, mitigate unexpected expenses or execute plans for growth. One key demographic of these firms are...

Working Capital Index Shows Strategic Deficit for European Middle Market Firms

February 20, 2024
Access to working capital enables all types of companies to avoid operational disturbances in the short term and to power growth for the long term. In Europe, 79% of Growth...

Nearly 1 in 5 Middle Market CFOs Tap Bank Credit Lines for Working Capital

February 13, 2024
The adoption of external working capital solutions has surged among growth corporates — commonly referred to as middle-market firms — in North America. This trend is driven by these solutions’...

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PNC and TCW Partner on Loans to Middle Market Companies

May 06, 2024
The PNC Financial Services Group and the TCW Group have formalized and expanded their partnership to develop a private credit platform focused on middle market lending. The companies aim to have $2.5 billion in investor equity capital available in the platform’s first year, and expect investment activity to begin in the fall, they said in a Monday […]

Visa: Working Capital Strategies Best at Top-Performing Middle-Market Firms

March 07, 2024
A strategic, forward-thinking approach to working capital helps separate top-performing middle-market firms from their peers, according to Visa. The latest release of the “2023-2024 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index,” noted...

Visa Unveils Innovative Benchmarking Tool for Middle Market CFOs to Optimize Working Capital

February 28, 2024
Visa, in partnership with PYMNTS Intelligence, has launched a new benchmarking tool for middle-market CFOs to evaluate their working capital efficiency compared to industry peers. This tool, featuring a calculator...