Demica launches SABB’s supply chain finance platform
by Ben Poole
The platform allows the bank to offer payables finance to clients.
Cash & Liq. Mngm in Middle East & Africa
Background
The Middle East Africa region has some of the poorest countries as well as some of the richest. In many countries, the development of the banking infrastructure is underway and basic payment…
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Emirates NBD to leverage SAP Financial Services Data Platform
by Ben Poole
Implementation marks second phase of expansion for bank's Enterprise Data Platform initiative in ongoing digital transformation.
Publicis Sapient and Microsoft partner with Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank
by Ben Poole
The two businesses will support the new digital trade bank based in the UAE.
EY and Open Banking Nigeria work on financial services innovation
by Graham Buck
The Big Four accounting group will partner in developing a standardised API interface for open banking in Nigeria
Dubai’s CBD and utility partner on cash management solutions
by Graham Buck
The Commercial Bank of Dubai announced an agreement with the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa)
Standard Chartered, UAE Exchange partner on cash management services
by Graham Buck
The bank’s corporate clients will be able to deposit cash via the 150+ UAE Exchange branches located across the Emirates
EMEA treasurers expect shift to non-bank services
by Graham Buck
Newer providers of services from payments to FX platforms and liquidity pools are increasingly in demand, a Finastra survey suggests
EMEA treasurers foresee shift to non-bank services
by Graham Buck
The banking sector must accelerate the pace of innovation or risk losing the custom of corporate treasurers, fintech Finastra reports
South Africa to cap maximum cheque value from May 2020
by Graham Buck
Accelerating the drive to digital payments, the maximum value permitted for a cheque reduces from 500,000 rand to just 50,000
Fitch: MMF reform has yet to extend to South Africa
by Graham Buck
Money market fund reform in North America and Europe hasn’t yet reached the country, as South Africa opts for a ‘wait and see’ approach
Standard Chartered and IBM Launch Trade AI Engine
by Graham Buck
The solution, for converting non-digital shipping documents into machine-readable format, is live in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
BlackRock and HSBC launch Saudi investment funds
by Graham Buck
The two groups, both major asset managers, have launched exchange-traded funds focused on the Gulf state’s larger corporates.
Real-time payments arrive in Saudi Arabia
by Graham Buck
The newly-launched platform is a partnership between Vocalink and a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Nigeria’s banks urged to hedge dollar-denominated loans
by Graham Buck
At a Lagos financial workshop, African companies were urged to follow major multinationals in using derivatives to manage price risk.
Standard Bank partners with Amazon for cloud migration
by Graham Buck
The South African banking group will use Amazon Web Services to automate its financial operations.
Deutsche Bank to rebuild South African presence
by Graham Buck
Deutsche Bank AG plans to rebuild its South African workforce, eight months after announcing job losses and cost cuts.
How are corporate treasurers embracing fintech?
by Bija Knowles
Simon Kleine, of East & Partners, discusses how corporate treasury is using non-bank financial technology for key treasury functions
KPMG Responsible tax project = end of FATCA?
by Jack Large
Tax may be certain, but how should it be collected and from whom in increasingly complex global, digital world
The US, Iran, Swift and the politics of payments
by Bija Knowles
Does the world need a different kind of payment system, free from US influence, to uphold the spirit of the Iran nuclear deal?
Payments: Future of cash, US API ecosystem, Arab regional system, PSD2 insurance
by CTMfile
Payment systems are far too important to be just left to bankers and economists or technologists
As Brexit looms: Would an e-account in Estonia help your expansion?
by CTMfile
Estonia government announced their partnership with the Finnish fintech company Holvi to operate borderless digital banking for its borderless digital nation
Global 25% drop in global correspondent banking relationships linked to de-risking
by CTMfile
Accuity Research shows de-risking by US and European banks driving the decline with certain geographic regions are being de-risked, leaving local businesses without access to the international financial community
Future is Open Banking, but will it really benefit corporate treasury departments?
by CTMfile
EBA’s Open Banking Working Group report lifts the lid on what OB really means, the problems and opportunities
EquiChain - A global capital markets infrastructure platform for emerging markets
by CTMfile
A working distributed ledger technology-based solution built by senior capital markets practitioners for today’s risky markets