Expert viewpoints

By Soo Tat Kua, Head of Global Transaction and Payment Services, Asia Pacific, Societe Generale

Societe Generale today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Woori Card, a wholly owned subsidiary of Woori Financial Group—Korea’s third-largest financial group.

Corporate hybrid bonds, positioned halfway between debt and equity, attract both issuers and investors thanks to their flexibility and yield on offer. While the European market has reached maturity, the United States and Asia are now catching up, driven by recent methodological developments. A closer look at a segment undergoing continuous transformation.

Global policies and regulations tackling sustainability are becoming increasingly fragmented - but if banks are to thrive amidst this uncertainty, they have little option other than to adapt. Speaking at SIBOS 2025 in Frankfurt, Marie-Gabrielle de Drouas, Head of Sustainability for Global Transaction Banking, Societe Generale, discussed how leading financial...

3 questions for... Florence Coeroli, Head of UK Distribution & Credit Solutions, Societe Generale, who reflects on the implications of the EU’s new securitisation proposals by noting that the reforms aim to direct more financing into the real economy through better-aligned capital requirements and reduced operational costs.

The China edition of Societe Generale’s Positive Impact Day explored the role of capital, technology and international collaboration in the sustainable transition, with a particular focus on opportunities along the China-Europe corridor.

Globally, the need to modernise water and energy distribution networks is becoming increasingly urgent, in order to improve reliability, reduce outages, and integrate renewable energy sources. Smart meters, devices that enable real-time measurement of water or energy consumption, offer a solution for better resource management and are recognised as a key...

By Massimiliano Battisti, Global Head of Infrastructure, Telecom, Media & Technology, and Hervé Le Corre, Deputy Head of Infrastructure, Telecom, Media & Technology

Taking sustainability to mean both commercial resilience and environmental and social responsibility, Marie-Gabrielle de Drouas, Head of Sustainability, Global Transaction Banking, Societe Generale, explores the pressures and prospects for treasurers in this most challenging of times.

As the global energy transition accelerates, the strategic importance of critical raw materials, such as lithium, copper, cobalt, and rare earth minerals, has never been clearer.

In a world where markets are fragmenting and innovation is accelerating, Societe Generale's Global Markets Conference in Hong Kong brought together global leaders to chart a path forward for investors.

Aurélien Viry, CEO of Societe Generale Factoring, and Gilbert Cordier, Head of Supply Chain Finance, Societe Generale Factoring, consider the effect of recent world events on the uptake and distribution of supply chain finance and find that, more than ever, it can be a win-win solution for buyers and suppliers alike.

By our experts Laurent Chabot, Co-Head of Infrastructure Finance, Paris, and Jean Charles Jarry, Director - Infrastructure Finance, London, at Societe Generale

In today’s fast-paced financial landscape, the evolution of real-time technologies is reshaping the way treasurers manage cash and liquidity. With ‘always-on’ data flows and advanced analytics powered by artificial intelligence (AI), treasury functions are becoming more dynamic, predictive, and autonomous. But while the promise of real-time treasury is...

Emmanuelle Petelle, Deputy Head of Trade Services, explores the impact of current volatility in the trade finance space and presents some effective solutions for treasurers.

By Charles Wu, Head of Sales, Global Transaction Banking, Societe Generale China

Societe Generale’s Positive Impact Day forum returned to Singapore on September 4, bringing together business leaders, investors and technical experts for a timely update on the sustainable transition in Southeast Asia and beyond.