Purchase Order Finance: a new and earlier source of working capital for SMEs
by Kylene Casanova
SMECapital Finance develops new platform to offer SMEs a new financing channel
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Omni-channel payments face challenges but remain priority for 2017
by Kylene Casanova
Omni-channel payment capabilities continue to be a high priority for payment service providers despite low usage by customers and a lack of merchant interest
The possible fallout of repealing Dodd-Frank
by Kylene Casanova
It's been ominously described as 'a recipe for a huge disaster' and a ' long, hard slog' – so what lies ahead if the Dodd-Frank Act is repealed?
PSD2: 3 pillars that will change European banking in 2018
by Kylene Casanova
A report by management consultancy firm Roland Berger outlines some of the challenges that the second Payments Service Directive (PSD2) poses to financial institutions
Financial processes targeted by ‘invisible’ cyber attacks
by Kylene Casanova
A report by Kaspersky Lab has uncovered a series of “invisible” targeted attacks that don't use malware, just legitimate software already on your system
US companies boosting corporate comms with proxy statements
by Kylene Casanova
Companies in the US are increasingly using proxy statements to improve communications with their shareholders and potential investors
EquiChain - A global capital markets infrastructure platform for emerging markets
by Kylene Casanova
A working distributed ledger technology-based solution built by senior capital markets practitioners for today’s risky markets
Turn digital investments into business revenue & earnings growth
by Kylene Casanova
Adoption of digital technology in business processes has a penetration of less than 40 per cent, but how does digital investment impact revenue growth, EBIT growth and return on digital investment?
Trump’s election hasn’t dampened business confidence for 2017
by Kylene Casanova
Trump's first few weeks in office have been hugely controversial and have sparked protests across the US but business leaders tell another story, with confidence in the economy rising for 2017
What corporate treasury departments want in making and receiving payments
by Kylene Casanova
Systems that just work, don’t have to think about it; all the complexity is invisible. Is a Global Payments Directive from corporates needed?
Why short-termism could stunt your financial performance
by Kylene Casanova
A study conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute has gathered data showing that companies with a long-term strategy outperform their short-termist peers on several financial metrics
As US embraces real-time payments, corporates should rethink cash strategy
by Kylene Casanova
How is the faster payments environment developing in the US and how can the four new market initiatives differentiate themselves in terms of the services they provide to corporates?
Same Day ACH exceeds expectations in volume, safety, adoption
by Kylene Casanova
Same Day ACH, the US's faster payments initiative, is meeting expectations in terms of volume, security and adoption by businesses of all sizes, according to a survey by NACHA
WCM-03: Sustaining Working Capital Programme Success in the long term
by Brian Shanahan, Founder & CEO , Informita
Informita’s Brian Shanahan explains how to overcome the major obstacles and deliver sustained success in working capital programmes
US will lose global economic dominance by 2050 - PwC
by Kylene Casanova
Emerging market countries will increase their share of global GDP over the next two decades, continuing the shift in global economic power away from the West, according to data from PwC
Dodd-Frank reform: glee on Wall St – but fears for consumer protection
by Kylene Casanova
Bloomberg called it “more pageantry than policy” when Donald Trump signed a directive on Friday to begin a review (and probable scaling back) of the Dodd-Frank Act
EU Late Payment Directive - as useless as a fish on a bicycle
by Kylene Casanova
Informita not happy with progress of directive report although good progress on checking trade terms world-wide
6 sessions not to miss at Smart Cash this week
by Kylene Casanova
The UK Association of Corporate Treasurers is holding its Smart Cash event on 8-9 February in London – CTMfile picks out six highlights from the two-day programme
The ultimate payments experience is invisible, but few get anywhere close
by Kylene Casanova
Payment systems update: Payment systems evolution continues with a very few revolutionary developments, some are evolutionary BUT most are catchup
Tax strategy rethink needed as BEPS gains traction
by Kylene Casanova
Progress is gathering pace for the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit-shifting (BEPS) initiative. What are the latest developments and what will the role of corporate treasury be in planning for changes to tax strategy?
Launch of ‘P20’ heralds closer US-UK payments relationship
by Kylene Casanova
The UK and US governments, together with payments industry leaders, have jointly launched the P20 initiative, which is described as “the first transatlantic payments initiative of its kind”
Find Your Hedging Persona - what type of hedger are you?
by Kylene Casanova
HedgeTrackers ask important and interesting questions in an interactive tool to find out what type of behaviour you fit into, and what are the best options
Five fintech trends that will shake payments & cash management in 2017
by Kylene Casanova
What are the hottest fintech trends for 2017 and – more importantly for corporate treasurers and CFOs – how will these trends affect cash management and payments?
Companies lost ~$11bn to FX in 3Q 2016 & look out for more extreme FX volatility
by Kylene Casanova
FiREapps Q3 2016 Currency Impact Report shows dangers and costs of not covering FX volatility. Corporates need to use the Ultimate FX exposure management solution/hedging combination