Why we need to re-purpose, not reinvent, business standards for DLT
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT has published a paper that investigates the application of business standards to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and smart contracts (SC).
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,…
Read moreDo you really need a TMS? Or can your own solution/combination be better? Sometimes
by Kylene Casanova
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
by Jack Large
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
by Kylene Casanova
Volante Technologies launch new accelerator for bank and treasury integration with Ripple distributed financial technology payment network
Reval and SWIFT partner to provide corporates new bank connectivity option
by Kylene Casanova
Enhanced Bank Connectivity Service gives Reval Cloud users a comprehensive range of solutions
SWIFT gets SWIFTSmart with new eLearning platform for banks AND corporates
by Kylene Casanova
New platform will support remote training with digital courses and social learning capabilities to encourage peer interaction across the SWIFT community
Hanse Orga introduces ‘HO Global Format Integrator’ for payments
by Kylene Casanova
New ‘plug & play’ solution for companies wishing to configure and establish international transaction messages faster and easier into their SAP system.
Corporate treasury on the Cloud: damned if you don’t, damned if you do
by Kylene Casanova
The new 'glibc' bug might make “everything on the Internet” vulnerable to attack, or at the very least it's a widespread code flaw that all companies should ensure is patched up and on their risk agenda.
Multi-Bank Integrator from The B2 Group improves corporate-to-bank connectivity
by Kylene Casanova
Early usage indicates connection to B2’s Multi-Bank platform could be cheaper than directly using bank’s host-to-host or SWIFT links
CitiConnect® ERP Integrator™ connects corporate clients to over 90 Citi branches worldwide
by Kylene Casanova
Leveraging core SAP ERP capabilities, the task of creating XML files to integrate with banks’ payment systems is now simpler, faster and more cost-efficient
On the third day of Christmas Claude E Shannon* sent to me suggestions on how to:
by Kylene Casanova
Improve my corporate treasury department’s connectivity internally and externally
Cyber threats: corporates must beware ransomware in 2016
by Kylene Casanova
Kapersky Lab yesterday published its report on IT security in 2015, which tracks the evolution of cyber threats in the corporate sector.
Making payment factories effective - the vital stages
by Kylene Casanova
Connectivity series #4: Volante Technologies and Corning's Bengt Elvinsson discuss the role of payment factories, key functions and future of payment factories
Volante Technologies VolPay Hub: centralized digital payments orchestration hub
by Kylene Casanova
New hub will enable corporates to cut their implementation and maintenance costs for payment/collection factories and cost-effectively take advantage of all new payment systems
Optimising corporate treasury integration and connectivity internally & externally
by Kylene Casanova
Connectivity Series #2: Volante experts - Hamilton and Lad - examine how to integrate the whole corporate treasury process from subsidiaries and business units all the way through to banks & payment systems
Accelerating and simplifying the setup and maintenance of corporate-to-bank connectivity
by Kylene Casanova
Connectivity Series #1: Volante experts - Hamilton and Lad - discuss how to speed up connecting to banks and also minimise costs of maintaining bank connectivity as standards change and as the company evolves
Corporate treasury connectivity workshops series begins
by Kylene Casanova
Insights and examples on how to overcome the problems and exploit the opportunities in corporate connectivity to optimise the whole corporate treasury process
Data connectivity made easy by Volante Technologies’ new VolPay Channel
by Kylene Casanova
VolPay Channel suite of payment software and electronic banking connectivity solutions can fully integrate all your ERP platforms into a single coherent whole
Supplier interview with Phil Boland, CEO, The B2Group
by Kylene Casanova
Financial Messaging Connectivity and Integration Specialists
FRIDAY club: Takeways and conclusions from AFP Conference, USA
by Kylene Casanova
Bruce Lynn, Managing Partner, The Financial Executives Consulting Group, USA and Jack Large discuss their conclusions about the issues raised at the recent AFP Annual Conference in Washington DC
Best Practices in Implementing Payments Factories needs effective data integration
by Kylene Casanova
Volante, a specialist provider of financial data and message integration software, guide to trouble free and effective payment factories
Volante ‘ISO 20022 – A simple guide to a complex subject’ white paper
by Kylene Casanova
Vital considerations for ISO 20022-based data integration
Web based XML ISO 20022 standard has gone global, there is nothing else coming
by Kylene Casanova
Corporate treasurers using middleware connectivity and ISO standards are now in charge
Volante Technologies: “How to build an in-house corporate bank”
by Kylene Casanova
Decouple financial standards from underlying business applications & banking relationships