Capgemini’s top 10 payment trends for 2016
by Kylene Casanova
Consulting and technology services firm Capgemini has compiled a list of the top 10 trends that will affect the payments industry in the coming 12 months.
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MasterCard Instalments: new way to pay giving cardholders more flexibility/control
by Kylene Casanova
Business partners and consumers to benefit from greater convenience, enabling cardholders to split purchases into payment cycles. Pilots in selected European markets to begin later this year
Citi’s Digital Money Report shows the slow adoption world-wide
by Kylene Casanova
Citi and Imperial College London’s third Digital Money Report highlights the slow progress in digital money adoption and the drivers for change. See where you rank in Citi’s 2016 Digital Money Index
Why OECD’s new tax rules will be a treasury disrupter
by Kylene Casanova
The OECD's proposed review of international tax laws are likely to affect the daily activities of corporate treasuries, including liquidity management, FX, cash management and intercompany financing.
Uncertain global economy drives cash accumulation by AFP US members in 4Q 2015
by Kylene Casanova
Corporate Cash Indicators® survey showed US companies holding onto cash as increasing geopolitical risks, severe decline in most equity markets, volatility in commodity & currency prices + prevailing uncertainty
Treasury objectives focused on cash and liquidity up to 2017
by Kylene Casanova
Cash and liquidity access remains the top priority for corporate treasurers, while centralisation is still a key strategy for ensuring visibility of cash flows, according to a survey conducted by Nordea.
More e-commerce growth from new directory services on Basware Commerce Network
by Kylene Casanova
Easily search and find trading contacts in the new Business Directory, and use the Vendor Manager to provide your suppliers with a self-service tool to maintain their own data
SWIFT’s global payments initiative will really improve your cross-border payments
by Kylene Casanova
45 leading banks sign up to SWIFT’s global payments innovation initiative as they hit back in the competition for cross-border payments business. Revolutionary B2B cross-border payment customer experience by 201
SAP and First Data announce B2B payments network
by Kylene Casanova
SAP and First Data have announced plans to launch a business-to-business (B2B) payments service across Europe and Latin America. The service, called AribaPay, will work on the Ariba Network.
Three ways to boost cash flow forecasting
by Kylene Casanova
Getting accurate cash flow forecasts is notoriously difficult, so what are some of the key analytical techniques that corporate treasurers should bear in mind to have more confidence in their forecasts?
2,000 sign up to SWIFT’s KYC registry in first year
by Kylene Casanova
Just one year on from its launch, more than 2,000 financial institutions have signed up for SWIFT's Know Your Customer registry.
Inconsistent insurance cover for cyber risks leaves businesses exposed
by Kylene Casanova
Are companies being let down by poor coverage of cyber risks in conventional insurance classes? A new report says insurers are not offering adequate cover for the risks of cyber crime.
Migration, environment top global risks 2016, says World Economic Forum
by Kylene Casanova
Failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation was seen as the most impactful risk, while large-scale involuntary migration is the risk that could have greatest impact in 2016.
What is happening on Bitcoin? Should corporates invest any time or money in it?
by Kylene Casanova
Views on Bitcoin vary as widely as the price. Leading developer quits due to structural problems in system, while Cardinal Commerce issues ”A Merchant's Guide to Bitcoin"
More key questions for 2016 that my friends brought to me
by Kylene Casanova
Three more vital questions from experienced professionals - messers: Franck, Matza, Mardle - for the bumpy year that 2016 is already
FiREapps: Largest total of corporates reporting FX headwinds globally & in N America
by Kylene Casanova
The position in China is extremely worrying, with global impact and it is clear there’s much more to come
Five reasons why corporates won’t shy away from China in 2016
by Kylene Casanova
Despite sharp falls on China's stock market as 2016 got underway, it is unlikely that corporate treasurers will be radically rethinking their Chinese cash management strategies.
Jay Rayner: ‘The 12 things that restaurants must stop doing in 2016’
by Kylene Casanova
Get rid of the tiny tables and put in some lights so I can read the menu. Pleaaassse …
Cashforce - the bridge between treasury and business departments - raises funding
by Kylene Casanova
To support roll out in European market of their cash management platform which enables CFOs and Finance departments to drill down to cash flow drivers and use smart algorithms for pro-active optimization
China rolls out foreign finance pilot for Xinjiang businesses
by Kylene Casanova
The PBOC has approved a pilot initiative allowing companies registered in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to borrow renminbi from overseas institutions.
Should RBS’s scaremongering prophecies spook treasurers?
by Kylene Casanova
An ominous weekly rates report from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hit the headlines with forecasts of gloom and possibly doom for the year ahead.
It’s now official: Bitcoin was Top Performing Currency of 2015 says MoneyProject
by Kylene Casanova
Against USD Index: Bitcoin +36%, ILS +0.3%, three at 0.0%, rest lost value with worst suffering commodities or geopolitical strife, e.g. UAH -34%
IASB brings lease accounting into the 21st century
by Kylene Casanova
The International Accounting Standards Board's new IFRS 16 Leases is a major revision of how companies account for leases, replacing requirements that are 'no longer fit for purpose'.
EU rules Belgian tax breaks for multinationals are illegal
by Kylene Casanova
Some 35 multinational companies will have to pay back €700 million following a ruling by the European Union yesterday (11 January) to end tax breaks offered by the Belgian government.