The Carfang Group
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The Carfang Group specializes in consulting, writing, speaking, thought leadership and advocacy in the areas of treasury, payments and liquidity.
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Citi CEO foresees global schism – Industry roundup: 3 May
by Graham Buck
Australia lifts interest rate; Boom times ahead for NFTs; UK corporate agenda embraces ESG; US$1m boost for real-time payments
Apple charged with violating EU antitrust laws – Industry roundup: 2 May
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Apple responsible for violating EU antitrust laws, Russian borrowing costs, Swiss Bank exclude bitcoin, cross-border trades in India,
Metaverse opportunities: 5 billion users and $13 trillion value
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Metaverse promises to be the next big tech and business opportunity for corporations and financial services sector.
Treasury owns working capital: Leading practices in corporate treasury - OpenTreasury Podcast #29
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This podcast discussion covers the topic, “Treasury owns working capital.”
Visa security concerns – Industry roundup: 29 April
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Deutsche Bank’s new forecast, self-service API via Kyriba and ICD, Philippines to test wholesale CBDC, SEPAexpress to grow its financial network.
Blockchain Is Being Adopted by Major Firms - TREASURY NEWS - OpenTreasury Podcast #28
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IMF predicting global economic slowdown, China cutting the reserve requirement ratio to boost economy, European corporates gaining from hedging..
Sanctions sink trade finance bank ATB – Industry roundup: 28 April
by Graham Buck
Trio partner on cross-border payments; The CAR legalises Bitcoin; Brazil instant payments gain traction; Alibaba joins Low Carbon Patent Pledge
Chinese SWIFT is growing – Industry roundup: April 27
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Fiserv to offer banks fintech-enabled capabilities, Belarus completes connection to China’s version of SWIFT, stringent ESG regs, TrueLayer API...
Key pain points for today’s liquidity management
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
A recent IDC study recommends treasurers and other financial leaders develop a “unified” liquidity management strategy.
China supports Covid-hit yuan – Industry roundup: 26 April
by Graham Buck
Bahamas moves further with crypto; Sovereign wealth funds’ risk appetite wanes; Tight spending buoys shale gas; Mexico aims for CBDC in 2025
Withdrawing From Russia – Industry roundup: 25 April
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UK creditors interest rates, Citi and EBANX alliance, weak fraud prevention measures, Binance cuts Russian service, UnionPay withdraws from Russia.
Crypto payments – Industry roundup: 22 April
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Contis new payment processing solution, Alchemy Pay and ePayments partnership, FOMO Pay, Commerzbank.
Doubling Interest Rates & Payment Rings - TREASURY NEWS - OpenTreasury Podcast #27
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Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike, Brazil and Iran gearing up for CBDC pilots, Quontic Bank wearable payment device, Embedded finance to SMEs
Treasury Owns Working Capital: Leading Practices Part 8
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Working capital is an area where careful oversight and leadership can make a significant improvement, not only for individual departments, but also...
Industry roundup: 21 April
by Graham Buck
Fitch outlines China challenges; Euro firms gain from commodity hedges; SG seeks start-ups to accelerate; Citi recycles for corporate cards
Surging Digital Payments – Industry roundup: 20 April
by CTMfile
Alibaba subsidiary payment acquisition, Major financial adoption of blockchain, SAP pulls out of Russia, EU Digital Banking projections.
Ukraine war, debt loads and inflation upset “country risk metrics”
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Euromoney’s first country risk survey of 2022 indicates that 107 out of 174 countries have become riskier since December 2021.
Industry roundup: 19 April
by Graham Buck
India’s payment industry trends; RBI assesses Indian economy; Brazil ready to pilot CBDC; War increases commodity trade exposures
Industry roundup: 18 April
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Saphyre to improve liquidity, Iran to comepete in crypto market, Russia companies and banks make unexpected profit, Russia CoC cyrpto payments.
2022’s commodities of value: Gold, grain and gas
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
War-induced risk aversion, grain shortages and energy dependence will help gold, grains and gas emerge as the most valuable commodities in 2022.
OpenTreasury #26 - Moody’s assesses Ukraine war, global recession coming, NatWest taps Bottomline to reduce APP fraud, IBM on-chip AI to reduce fraud, BofA pushes Zelle
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Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments.
Industry roundup: 15 April
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Bitcoin whales selling, Nexo partners with Mastercard & DiPocket, Real-time SEPA payments, Quantum computing crypto adoption, Paymob’s payment tech.