Expert viewpoints

International payments are entering a new phase. As expectations for speed, transparency, and availability continue to rise, banks and market infrastructures are increasingly focused on orchestrating complementary solutions that combine performance, security and compliance, while keeping human expertise at the heart of the model. By Isabelle Poussigues,...

By Puneet Singh, Head of Cross Asset Quant, Asia Pacific

For many multinational companies, payment factories and in-house banks may have become essential structures, but the environment in which these first appeared has changed significantly. Our experts in liquidity, Floor Meeuwis and Laure Demaille investigate the new challenges and opportunities.

As cross-border payments evolve, Frantz Teissèdre, Head of Public Affairs for Cash Clearing Services at Societe Generale and a member of the G20 Payments, Interoperability, and Extension (PIE) Task Force, examines how the focus on transparency is raising the bar for efficiency, security, and trust in global payments systems.

A conversation with Societe Generale's Eric Kim, Head of Power, Energy, Mining & Industrials for the Americas

Despite a broader slowdown in sustainability-linked loan (SLLs) volumes, the agrifood sector remains a notable exception. For agrifood companies, SLLs offer a relevant way to finance transition where it matters most: across operations, supply chains and day-to-day practices. By linking financing conditions to measurable performance across complex value chains,...

As Iran conflict drags on, verbal intervention may no longer be enough to suppress prices.

By Mark Chng, Head of Fixed Income & Currencies Sales, Southeast Asia

By David Jiang, Head of Industry Group, Industrial and Technology, Asia Pacific.

We are delighted to be participating in Sibos 2026, the world’s premier financial services event organised by SWIFT, taking place in Miami, USA, from 28 September to 1 October 2026.

In conversation with Jeff Mortara, Global Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets and Head of TMT Investment Banking for the Americas.  

An article following the opening remarks of Quentin Decaux, Director Real Estate Structured Finance, during the Student Living France 2026 Forum, published on The Class Foundation website, a partner-based non-profit organization dedicated to advancing student housing across Europe.

By Wei Yao, Global Chief Economist and Head of APAC Research at Societe Generale

Steel remains a cornerstone of Europe’s industrial fabric. It supports hundreds of thousands of direct jobs and underpins critical sectors, from infrastructure and energy to automotive and defense. In a context of geopolitical tensions and disrupted trade flows, maintaining a resilient domestic steel industry has become a matter of strategic autonomy.

For decades, the global energy agenda has been framed around transition: decarbonization pathways, renewable deployment and climate targets. That paradigm is shifting. The central question is no longer only how fast we can decarbonize, but who controls the resources, technologies and value chains that enable it.

As the energy transition accelerates, solutions such as Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), hydrogen and e-fuels are moving from ambition to deployment across global markets. Technologies are maturing and industrial activity is increasing, but scaling these solutions now depends on something more complex: the ability to structure, finance and...

For decades, the shipping finance industry has relied on a well established analytical framework to determine whether market conditions justify vessel financing. Traditional supply and demand analysis, fleet development and ordering activity, freight rate cycles, and asset values have formed the backbone of credit decisions. This framework remains relevant and...

By Keith Chan, Head of Cross Asset Listed Distribution, Asia Pacific, Societe Generale