Accenture and SAP support Indorama Ventures’ digital transformation
One of the chemical industry’s largest new SAP S/4HANA implementations integrates all functions in a single system.
Business & Middleware Connectivity
Background
Connectivity is a major problem in most companies. They have to connect to 100s and often 1000s of organisations each with different communication interfaces, protocols and standards. Fortunately,…
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BlueSnap upgrades marketplace payment solution
The solution lets B2B and B2C firms launch ecommerce marketplaces that include seamless payouts and cross-border payment processing.
CTMcast - 19 March 2020: Review of key recent posts and more on Coronavirus crisis
Jack and Ben reviewed last week’s stories and the current COVID-19 crisis
Infosys and IBM collaborate on business digital transformation
Infosys becomes first global systems integrator to join IBM’s public cloud ecosystem.
Blue Motor Finance, Lloyds partner on instant payment API
The partnership will focus on a ‘Faster Payments and Direct Debit API’ for motor traders and dealerships
What is driver-based planning and how did it help Coca-Cola?
How a project to improve supply chain processes led to leaner finance, automated planning and optimised reporting
Connectivity - the essential lifeblood of corporate treasury
Cost effective connection to everything that really matters, internally and externally, is vital but so challenging to do
Treasury Leaders Summit 1: PSD2 is end of charging for MT940s
Roundtable discussion at TLS shows the desperate need for global API standards AND that PSD2 will at least ensure charging
SWIFT creates financial sector API blueprint with new white paper
SWIFT pushes standardisation to foster financial industry API adoption
SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity adds key embedded partner: SWIFT
SAP users now have full multi-bank connectivity via host-to-host AND/OR SWIFT network
Mobile Cash Management app for corporate treasurers from B2 Group
Multi-bank mobile app to bring together all your banks. See it at EuroFinance in Barcelona 4-6 October
New BELLIN Virtual Network Bank service coming
SWIFT’s Sebastian Niemeyer joins BELLIN to head up new service
Who are you going to buy your APIs from? Your bank? Your fintech? Your TMS provider?
Launch of BBVA’s API Market raises critical questions about the future of the market for APIs
API standards: IFX Forum to the rescue with Open Banking APIs Working Group
IFX Forum announces anchor members of Open Banking APIs Working Group: ACI Worldwide, NCR, Oracle, TCS, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo
2017: when API revolution becomes mainstream & banks have to join API party or die
Citi launches CitiConnect® API providing payments and cash account balances in 96 countries as API penetration gathers pace and seamless experience starts to becomes the norm
Achieving better data integration post M&A
by Nadish Lad, Head of Payments Product,
How to bring everything together after a merger or acquisition
Onwards and upwards at Fides as they appoint Andreas Lutz as new CEO
Focus and direction to remain as Lutz opens new chapter in Fides development with new products and new markets
Easy & secure access to banks and global payment systems for governments & corporates
Universal Aggregator service from Bottomline Technologies provides a single fraud protected plug-in to banks, and clearing and settlement systems world-wide
SWIFT service bureau can do more than you expect
Finexworks - the Next Generation SWIFT ServiceBureau
Citi launches analytical Connectivity Module to optimize banking connectivity
New tool to help institutions optimize banking connectivity, automate and digitize treasury and shared service centre operations
Why we need to re-purpose, not reinvent, business standards for DLT
SWIFT has published a paper that investigates the application of business standards to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and smart contracts (SC).
Do you really need a TMS? Or can your own solution/combination be better? Sometimes
When is your combination of Excel + bank electronic banking and other services enough? Effective? ‘Cobbling together’ is still the name of the game in corporate treasury
How to avoid using SWIFT altogether and/or in combination with other channels
Wieltec’s Philip Wielanga lists the alternatives to a single SWIFT connection which include EBICS and Multicash as well as H2H
Plug and play connection to Ripple’s real-time settlement cross border payments
Volante Technologies launch new accelerator for bank and treasury integration with Ripple distributed financial technology payment network