Industry roundup: 25 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including the latest outlook for Sweden's economy, and more.Dail
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UK SMEs outperform Q2 expectations
by Ben Poole
Research from Barclaycard reveals an average revenue decline of 14%, compared to a predicted drop of 28%.
Industry roundup: 24 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including new functionality for Oracle's cloud-based ERP, and more.
Real-time payments gaining traction with US corporates
by Ben Poole
A survey from Citizens Commercial Banking has found nine out of 10 businesses are interested in the new US payment standard.
Industry roundup: 21 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a sustainable development bond issuance in Australia, and much more.
Global trade in services to increase by US$2 trillion over the next five years
by Ben Poole
A report by Western Union and Oxford Economics sees cross-border trade in services rising by 31% to US$8 trillion by 2025.
Industry roundup: 20 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including the first bank to integrate the SWIFT gpi pre-validation service, and more.Daily
I love Open Banking but it doesn’t really set you free
by Jack Large
Open banking + mature Fintech Apps just change and increase your dependencies
BNP Paribas issues A$140m in green bonds
by Ben Poole
The issuance is linked to Australia's first forward-looking climate index.
Industry roundup: 19 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including the EC's approval of Mastercard's Nets acquisition, and more.
The US$1 trillion cost of remaking supply chains
by Ben Poole
A report from Bank of America Research finds the cost of reshoring supply chains to be significant but not prohibitive.
Trade’s vital balancing act
by Carl Wegner , CEO, Contour
Remaining neutral whilst giving equal access to trade documentation
Industry roundup: 18 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including the first blockchain LC in Bangladesh, AmEx acquiring Kabbage, and more.
Companies shift emerging tech investments amid COVID-19
by Ben Poole
Research from KPMG reveals that business survival is now the number one reason to invest in emerging technologies such as AI and cloud.
Fraud prevention: Profile of your internal fraudster revealed
by Jack Large
New opportunities and problems BUT basics still the same and most organisations lose 5% turnover to fraud
Industry roundup: 17 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including analysis of the growth of fintechs in B2B payments, and more.
Barclaycard attempts to redefine supply chain payments for businesses
by Ben Poole
Barclaycard Payment Intelligence uses data analytics to provide a detailed picture of corporate supply chains.
Industry roundup: 14 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including AscendantFX introducing payment tracking through SWIFT gpi, and much more.
‘IT’s Most Common ERP Bank Connectivity Challenges
by Kyriba
How to solve the bank connectivity issue
Oil prices and COVID-19 blamed as ABN Amro retreats to core business
by Ben Poole
The bank has discontinued all trade and commodity finance activities following a €5m net loss in Q2 2020.
Industry roundup: 13 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including Bolero joining the Marco Polo trade finance network, and more.
Standard Chartered partners with Microsoft to go ‘cloud-first’
by Ben Poole
StanChart follows the likes of NAB, BNY Mellon and SAS as financial services partners of the tech giant.
Industry roundup: 12 August 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring an attempt to revive supply chains in Africa, and the announcement of the Sibos 2020 opening keynote speaker.
Searching for standardisation in KYC
by Ben Poole
The SWIFT KYC Registry was the focus of a recent webinar that included a corporate treasurer on the panel.