Payments: New card technologies & cards; Open Payment Platform; UK Faster Payments; Card charges row
by Jack Large
Revolution continues with good and the bad
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Understanding and exploiting your corporate treasury technology stack
by Jack Large
Craig Jefferey, Managing Partner, Strategic Treasurer on structure & key drivers in treasury technology, & role of Treasury Aggregator
How AI will improve treasurer-bank engagement
by Jack Large
Alenka Grealish, Senior Analyst, Celent explains how use of artificial intelligence is changing corporate treasurer-bank relationship
Indian firms turn to private banks for FX/cash management
by Bija Knowles
Indian companies are increasingly moving away from core banking partners in favour of private banks with better platforms
Top 10 concerns in financial services: Skills shortage #1
by Bija Knowles
Tightened regulatory controls, new business processes and employee training are key worries, say financial services directors
Online repository of simple, fast & robust APIs that just work
by Jack Large
Citi launch their API Developer Portal as APIs are starting to dominate cash and treasury system and service delivery
Increased momentum towards sustainable investment
by Bija Knowles
There is a growing momentum in sustainable investing, as 70 per cent of investors have already implemented ESG strategies
Should corporates end quarterly earnings forecasts?
by Bija Knowles
Buffett and Dimon argue that the short-term focus of quarterly earnings-per-share guidance stifles long-term investments
What happens to UK SEPA payments after Brexit?
by Bija Knowles
The EPC has outlined its position on several possible post-Brexit scenarios and how they will affect SEPA payment schemes
BIS: Cryptocurrencies - looking beyond the hype
by Jack Large
BIS Annual Economic Report assesses the realities and finds DLT doesn’t scale in retail payments; end of Ripple dream?
Prepare now for end of Eonia and Euribor
by Bija Knowles
A report from Oliver Wyman says start preparing now for the transition away from Eonia and Euribor or face increased costs and risks
Payment is a product, a journey through data
by Jack Large
Dan Marovitz, VP Global Payments, Booking.com, world's largest online travel site, on key drivers & structures in e-commerce payments
Contactless puts cash second in UK, as payment habits change
by Bija Knowles
UK consumers are now using debit cards more than cash to buy day-to-day goods, according to figures released by UK Finance
3 strategies to make a success of new business opportunities
by Bija Knowles
Focus on strengthening core business before investing in new markets and ensure synergies between old and new
Finance industry spends $1.7 billion a year on DLT
by Bija Knowles
The financial services industry is gearing up to start rolling out blockchain-based commercial products
Deutsche launch eVault technology for document exchange
by Jack Large
eVault platform ensures authentication of the original documents passing between owners
Invest to achieve cost savings in procure-to-pay
by Bija Knowles
Every £10 invested in e-procurement software can bring a cost saving of £72, through savings on supplier costs and internal processing
How to detect and prevent fraud ….. Sometimes
by Jack Large
Latest reports from - Ravelin, TIS, and Kount - and their good ideas plus vital fraud prevention checklists
Do weather events affect your corporate earnings?
by Bija Knowles
S&P study shows 15% of companies disclosed that weather events affected their bottom line in 2017 but few quantified that effect
PSR paper on how payments data is used
by Bija Knowles
A PSR discussion paper on how data is used in the payments industry identifies 3 key areas it needs to explore in more detail
Working capital challenges most acute in Europe
by Bija Knowles
Companies across the globe are significantly more optimistic about business conditions and opportunities than last year
Profit shifting highest among US multinationals
by Bija Knowles
As much as 40 per cent of multinational profits are shifted to low-tax countries each year, depriving developing and EU countries of 20 per cent of their tax revenues
AI and automation can be very dangerous, even in corporate treasury department
by Jack Large
Distruction of the very fabric of society and loads of jobs is too much
What will it take to stop the breaches?
by Jack Large
Protecting data and ID is THE problem in business today