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
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…
Read moreFitch: 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
US will lose global economic dominance by 2050 - PwC
by CTMfile
Emerging market countries will increase their share of global GDP over the next two decades, continuing the shift in global economic power away from the West, according to data from PwC
Weaknesses in financial systems are holding emerging markets back
by CTMfile
The lack of an efficient and resilient financial system is still holding back inclusive and sustainable growth in emerging markets, says a report by PwC
Payment traffic in West Africa up 15.8%
by CTMfile
Growth in payment traffic in West Africa indicate long-term and sustainable economic growth across the region, says SWIFT.
Enhancing cash and liquidity management solutions is the name of game
by CTMfile
Important enhancements from Citi, BAML and Reval show to use customer feedback to drive new developments
App stores are here: Thomson Reuters EIKON, TreasuryXpress, Deutsche Bank show how
by CTMfile
The age of downloading Apps in cash and liquidity management and putting together your own solution is here and growing fast
How to get the most out of a conference: go with questions and objectives
by CTMfile
Effective corporate treasury departments understand the questions that drive their business
RMB back to #5 globally & UAE shows stellar growth in RMB adoption
by CTMfile
Special edition of SWIFT’s RMB Tracker provides consolidated overview of the RMB’s journey towards internationalisation with snapshots of EMEA, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UAE
Africa region: it’s not that risky, opportunities are huge, come and join party
by CTMfile
Managing risk and driving trade will shape next chapter of the African growth story: Standard Bank show how to exploit the opportunities in African continent with their local understanding and different perspective