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Article from Horizons, Issue 11, Autumn 2026, Loan Market Association. By Karin Bony-Merad Head of Sustainable Finance, and Florencia Mascaró Sustainable Finance UK, Societe Generale.

In the late 1950s, banks in Paris began lending out dollar deposits held outside the United States. Nobody realised they were founding anything. But what they’d created was the eurodollar market: dollars beyond the reach of American regulators and American banking hours, which grew from an accounting curiosity into the funding market of global finance.

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.

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,...

This year, we are delighted to participate once more as an official sponsor to the 35th edition of Eurofinance. We will be present at booth L48-L49 and look forward to welcoming you there.