Top 10 market structure trends for 2020
by Ben Poole
New Greenwich Associates report finds that technology will continue to drive financial market evolution in the new year.
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QIIB selects IBM AI fraud prevention solution
by Ben Poole
The Qatari Islamic bank will use the tool to try to intercept fraudulent activities before they happen.
Citi and AlipayHK tap API technology for points conversion programme
by Ben Poole
The technology is being used to link the two firms' reward schemes.
TDB signs US$450m multi tranche syndicated term financing
by Ben Poole
The Middle Eastern focused financing follows a similar syndication in 2017.
PayClip chooses TreasuryXpress to automate treasury operations
by Ben Poole
On-demand treasury technology provider expands footprint in Latin America.
CaixaBank turns to blockchain for corporate foreign trade transactions
by Ben Poole
The we.trade platform enables digital contracts to be activated and trading operations to be linked to financing or payment.
CTMcast - 3 January 2020: The year to come
by Jack Large
Jack and Ben Poole discuss what is likely to happen in 2020 using various forecasts from around the world
Our top ten treasury reads of 2019
by Ben Poole
The reading habits of CTMfile visitors in 2019 provide a snapshot into what treasurers are dealing with at the end of the decade.
Is ‘monetary magic’ dead?
by Ben Poole
How far has central bank power waned since the global financial crisis?
Can you cope with instant payments and the instant data economy?
by Jack Large
Instant payment systems recent developments, but how many corporate treasury departments can do real-time data and liquidity management
UK’s Johnson to give financial markets the willies?
by Ben Poole
deVere Group cautions investors that Brexit's market impact could rumble on well into the new decade.
Goldman Sachs fossil finance policy shines spotlight on other US banks
by Ben Poole
The bank has ruled out thermal coal and Arctic oil projects, commits to exit coal mining.
Citi and PayPal partnership reaches institutional payments
by Ben Poole
Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions now enables payments into PayPal digital wallets.
Egypt invests US$600m on becoming intra-African trade hub
by Ben Poole
Central Bank of Egypt agrees to formation of export credit risk company.
Integration remains largest hurdle to AI adoption in banking and payments
by Ben Poole
45% of AFP Conference attendees cite integration with existing systems the main AI issue, Bottomline finds.
Sweden’s central bank developing an e-krona in a test environment
by Ben Poole
The Riksbank says the project is to broaden its understanding of the technological possibilities of a digital coin.
EBA Clearing provides specifications for a pan-European request to pay infrastructure solution
by Ben Poole
The specifications have been created with the support of 27 financial institutions from 11 countries.
Metro Bank enables cash to remain king for UK SMEs
by Ben Poole
MCash solution enables companies to order cash pick up and drop off to their premises.
SWIFT opens its KYC Registry to corporates
by Jack Large
Global registry for SWIFT’s corporate customers goes live after testing period with 18 corporate groups supported by 16 global banks
UK SMEs stretched further by late payments
by Jack Large
Prompt Payment Code and Duty To Report have helped create awareness but need more bite
BofA’s virtual assistant Erica surpasses 10 million users, introduces new capabilities
by Ben Poole
The bank has also revealed the most mobile banking cities in the US.
80% of Asian bankers see themselves as open API losers
by Ben Poole
Fintech gini reveals an industry survey to identify Open Banking opportunities and obstacles.
Just 13% of finance organisations use AI, analytics and automation in enterprise-wide transformation
by Ben Poole
Genpact research shows executives understand benefits from advanced technologies but fail to deliver actionable insights from data.
Trade Ledger partners with Mambu on mid-market commercial lending
by Ben Poole
The partnership is aimed at the £1.2 trillion mid-market commercial sector.