The end state evolution and centralisation at ABSCIEX
by Kylene Casanova
'Banking on in-house expertise' presentation at Eurofinance 2012
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United States Postal Service Network rationalisation increases advantage of remittance mail over fir
by Kylene Casanova
In the USA cheques are on the decline, but they are not going to disappear any time soon. USPS's rationalisation of their network as mail volume and revenues continue to decline will accentuate the difference betwee
Key takeaways on capturing and managing FX exposure
by Kylene Casanova
In their presentation on FX exposure management, Rob Waddell and Mark Stegman from Brown-Forman, the 'producer and marketer of fine quality beverage alcohol brands', they listed the key takeaways from their experi
Embedding payment functionality in the underlying transaction is the real revolution in payment syst
by Kylene Casanova
Dr Thaer Sabri, Chief Executive Electronic Money Association, in his presentation at the recent Eurofinance Conference in Monaco used Square and PayPal as examples of additional functionality being added to payment
Preparing for the euro crunch: either Greece & other countries exiting the euro, and/or the disi
by Kylene Casanova
The consensus in the many corporate treasurers I know is that the euro will survive, and at least one country will exit the euro. Although there are great differences of opinion about what will happen, ranging from
IFC, Citi extend $1 billion to support emerging market trade flows
by Kylene Casanova
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Citi announced today the signing of a $1 billion risk-sharing facility to stimulate the growth of trade in emerging markets, driving job creation and economic development.
SWIFT membership reaches 1,000 corporate users and Fundtech extends its SWIFT Service Bureau operati
by Kylene Casanova
Today, SWIFT announced that more than 1,000 corporations had joined Swift's corporate treasury user community. There has been a sharp rise in the number of corporations, such as electronics manufacturer Toshiba and
Management philosophy and operating principles for the effective corporate treasury department
by Kylene Casanova
In their presentation at Eurofinance's Monaco conference in September, entitled 'Changing the game in treasury management', Conor Leyden and John Voorhis from Omnicom Group, covered the basic approach needed to chan
Salmon Software’s T-Series suite of cloud-based treasury management solutions launched
by Kylene Casanova
Salmon, the Dublin based treasury systems developing, goal in providing treasury management systems is to "support our clients in their improvement of working capital management and cash flow through a scalable solu
Effective strategies for managing currency exposure
by Kylene Casanova
The fascinating presentation by Bob Elliot, Assistant Treasurer Global Cash Management, Eaton Corporation and Cindy Krause, Treasury Advisor, KeyBank entitled 'From Data Point to Decision: Effective Strategies for M
Citi expands Express Wire Asia program with dedicated India Desk
by Kylene Casanova
Citi announced today that it was further extending its US Dollar Express Wire for Asia services by launching Express Wire India Desk. The new service helps streamline the execution of US Dollar payments by sending t
BofA Merrill Lynch adds eStatements to its SWIFT SCORE Services and help users eliminate paper state
by Kylene Casanova
Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced it now offers electronic bank statements to clients who have SWIFT Standardized Corporate Environment (SCORE) membership. eStatements is the latest enhancement to BofA M
U.S. Bank introduce new approach to Working Capital Management analysis and consultancy for their co
by Kylene Casanova
We all know that banks desire long term 'sticky' relationships with their corporate clients, where they become partners in developing their business. The problem is that this can be expensive and not pay off in the
Quality and integrity of data on counter-parties is vital for any risk assessment
by Kylene Casanova
Talking to suppliers and corporates attending the AFP Conference in Miami, a topic that came up repeatedly was the quality and integrity of the data used in making decisions. It doesn't matter, whether it is a long
‘International Cash Management: a practical guide to managing cash flows, liquidity, working capital
by Kylene Casanova
By - van Alphen, de Meijer and Everett
J.P. Morgan expands Liquidity Management capabilities with launch of Unitized Time Deposits In Asia
by Kylene Casanova
Designed and developed to help corporate clients address the challenge of forecasting past short-term maturities (i.e. past seven days), the fully-automated Unitized Time Deposit investment solution allows funds to
‘World Payments Report 2012’: non-cash payments show healthy growth, with largest volume gains in de
by Kylene Casanova
The latest World Payments Report from CAPgemini, RBS and EFMA is another tour de force with amazing range and depth of analysis. The key findings are mostly expected:
The future of liquidity management is shown by development plans for Citi’s Global Concentration Eng
by Kylene Casanova
The recent version of Citi's Global Concentration Engine (GCE) which is being rolled out country by country world-wide has many new features providing much more intelligence and embedded logic, including:
The new game changing supply chain finance solution from OB10 improves companies’ working capital an
by Kylene Casanova
OB10, the e-Invoicing network that handles £90bn of payments each year, has launched OB10 Express Payments, a supply chain finance service that allows organisations to receive payment on approved invoices within thr
Implementation of the new XML 20022 Bank Service Codes standard, camt.086, and AFP Global Service Co
by Kylene Casanova
Paul Bursteinn surveyed progress to the new standards. He concludes, in the latest IBC / TWIST BSB news sheet, that:
UK Government announces the first government supply chain finance scheme
by Kylene Casanova
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the Government will offer supply chain financing in the first UK Government Supply Chain Finance scheme for community pharmacies in England.
JP Morgan enhances U.S. dollar clearing with Asia Direct solution
by Kylene Casanova
JP Morgan Treasury Services today announced a range of enhancements to its U.S. Dollar Clearing – Asia Direct solution, the reach of the solution has expanded four-fold.
Take care: ‘AFP Treasury Benchmarking Program - 2012 Survey’ results are out
by Kylene Casanova
The AFP Treasury Benchmarking Programme - 2012 Survey sponsored by PNC, is a serious and useful survey that has been running since 2008. In the introduction to this year's report they claim: "Benchmarking the practi
RMB maturing as cross-border usage broadens according to HSBC survey
by Kylene Casanova
The vast majority (77%) of Chinese corporates surveyed expect one-third of all Chinese trade (circa USD 2trn) to be conducted in RMB by 2015 (vs 10% YTD) and 30% plan to use RMB for investment-related purposes in th