by Kylene Casanova
In a session at NACHA's 2012 Global Payments Strategies Conference, Alfred Nader, vice president, corporate strategy and development at Western Union Business Solutions, urged corporates to trade in renminbi with th
by Kylene Casanova
The Bank has confirmed, Sky News claim, that a proviso is included in a new bank note printing contract to replace paper with polymer-based cash. They may be following Australia, who introduced flexible plastic bank
by Kylene Casanova
Two vital concerns in running a corporate treasury department are connectivity to the financial world and operational risk. These two come together in SWIFT connectivity, the corporate treasury department's connecti
by Kylene Casanova
Deutsche Bank's eFX team have launched an e-newsletter to keep clients up-to-date and to show off their services.
by Kylene Casanova
Mobilising Global Cash is the latest AFP Global Liquidity Guide. It provides key insights into common treasury objectives on mobilising global cash and the factors that are leading so many organisations to examine h
by Kylene Casanova
Standard Chartered Bank has announced the launch of an Islamic version of its on-line banking platform, Straight2Bank. The enhanced platform expands client access to the Bank's Islamic products by
by Kylene Casanova
Two recent surveys of corporate treasurers' readiness for SEPA have shown how many companies are leaving it very late to get started on their migration to SEPA standards:
by Kylene Casanova
The increasing risk from the rise of the non-banks as a source of finance in China is reviewed in this article in the Financial Times.
by Kylene Casanova
FIS has made the first renminbi (RMB)-denominated forward freight agreement (FFA) trade
by Kylene Casanova
BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research today released its 2013 Year Ahead market outlook, saying that a cloud of uncertainty is likely to overhang the markets through a painful and protracted resolution of the U.S. fisc
by Kylene Casanova
The latest quarterly survey of senior finance executives conducted by Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and CFO magazine, working with Tilburg University in Europe.
by Kylene Casanova
Brian Shanahan's second edition of his Informita News covers:
by Kylene Casanova
"Just like legitimate businesses, fraudsters are planning ahead for 2013," says James Gifas, head of RBS Citizens Treasury Solutions.
by Kylene Casanova
In a session at last week's 2012 Global Payments Strategies Conference, experts discussed the enormous task that U.S. corporates and banks face as they slowly migrate to EMV. Examining the move to EMV in Canada, the
by Kylene Casanova
The survey of 300 businesses in France, Germany and the UK conducted by Edgar Dunn Company on behalf of Steria, found that almost 70% of European businesses are aware of Sepa in general, and more than 80% of busines
by Kylene Casanova
Deutsche Bank and GE Aero Energy, a General Electric Company business that manufactures gas turbines and other power equipment, have announced their collaboration to introduce new risk management and working capital
by Kylene Casanova
Fraud in payment systems is growing inexorably. Although, fraud as a percentage of the total value of payments processed may be dropping but globally, gross overall fraud is growing. Two recent developments in fraud
by Kylene Casanova
Incitec Pivot's treasury group has gone live with Broadridge's automated solution to receive confirmation messages relating to foreign exchange (FX), money market, commodities and hedging transactions from its agent
by Kylene Casanova
HSBC Global Payments and Cash Management have launched a new automatic reconciliation solution for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) clients in Asia. The new solution, which is part of the integrated receivables sol
by Kylene Casanova
Citi, through its transaction services unit, is launching a commercial card offering in Kuwait to its local large corporate and multinational clients. With Kuwait added to the list of issuing countries, Citi Commerc
by Kylene Casanova
The problem with Business-to-Business (B2B) payments is that to achieve full automation and STP there needs to be general ledger (GL) to GL integration plus much more information about the order, invoice and receipt
by Kylene Casanova
The annual FX market turnover is some $4 trillion per day (Bank for International Settlements) and FX has been one of the largest sources of bank trading profits for many years. Yet it is all too easy to accept the
by Kylene Casanova
SunGard survey into the corporate treasury professionals' changing attitudes toward cash investments driven by economic, regulatory and risk concerns, following a similar survey in 2011, revealed considerable change
by Kylene Casanova
FINCAD, a provider of OTC derivatives solutions, have announced the latest release of its cross-asset derivatives analytics library, FINCAD Analytics Suite 2013. This new version includes market consistent FX option
