NatWest rolls out digital working capital product in UK
by Graham Buck
Rapid Cash was developed with Australian fintech Waddle Loans and offers a credit limit based on business customers’ unpaid invoices
Cash & Liquidity Management
Background
Effective liquidity management is as much an art as a science. The main objectives of cash and liquidity management are to free up all the company's cash whilst minimising processing costs, to…
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Australia ‘big three’ join IBM on blockchain bank guarantee pilot
by Graham Buck
ANZ, CBA and Westpac plus Westfield shopping centres are trialling Lygon, a digital bank guarantees platform using the technology
Tink: Banks’ poor-quality APIs threaten success of PSD2
by Graham Buck
The Swedish open banking platform claims that none of the production APIs made available meet regulatory requirements on integration
Deutsche Bank completes renminbi transaction ‘first’ for tech firm
by Graham Buck
The bank announced its debut RMB foreign debt centralised management transaction under SAFE rules for Delphi Technologies
China’s regulator ‘to tighten rules for cash management products’
by Graham Buck
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission wants the treatment of CMPs to be similar to money-market funds, a report states
JP Morgan’s stake in Mumbai fintech ‘reflects Asian ambitions’
by Graham Buck
Transaction banking in Asia’s major emerging markets is confirmed as a key focus for the US bank
ESG bonds boom in South Korea
by Graham Buck
June 2019 is shaping up to be a bumper month, with major green bond offerings and a social covered bond
Banks remain key to US corporates’ investment strategy
by Graham Buck
Nearly all report that their bank relationships are core to their operating cash investment mix, an AFP survey finds
US corporates improve working capital performance
by Graham Buck
The working capital efficiency of America’s top 1,000 public companies in 2018 was the best for six years, a study finds
Mastercard and Scandi banks plan real-time payments platform
by Graham Buck
The global payments giant will partner with the bank-owned P27 Nordic Payments Platform on “the world’s most advanced system”
Malaysia’s PNB pledges to optimise liquidity management
by Graham Buck
The government-linked investment company plans to invest more overseas and accelerate its diversification strategy
Singapore scores for Asian transaction banking
by Graham Buck
The city state’s banks top customer satisfaction levels in the region for key products and services, an East and Partners survey finds
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
BoE governor: Many firms ‘unready for no-deal Brexit’
by Graham Buck
Mark Carney believes three in four UK businesses have done as much as they can, but 150,000 firms would be unable to export
Turkey introduces cheaper liquidity facility
by Graham Buck
The Central Bank of Turkey announced earlier this week that primary dealer banks would be able to access cheaper funding
JP Morgan extends cross-border digital payments to China
by Graham Buck
The new service makes the US giant the first foreign bank in China to digitise and automate cross-border payments of goods
Commercial real estate stock exchange nears launch
by Graham Buck
The International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) will be dedicated to commercial real estate owners and managers
Bottomline partners with Starling Bank on real time payments
by Graham Buck
The new 24x7 service will enable banks and corporates to send, receive and track payments in real-time to any UK bank account
Volante Technologies launches SEPA instant payments processing
by Graham Buck
The new service will be available on Microsoft Azure for two European schemes – EBA Clearing’s RT1 and ECB’s TIPS
New Zealand readies for era of open banking
by Graham Buck
The Bank of New Zealand, one of the country’s big four, outlines its approach as the country slowly progresses towards the new regime
Reserve Bank of Australia chivvies banks on payments
by Graham Buck
The regulator accuses the country’s big four of dragging their heels on opening up the country’s New Payments Platform
FreeAgent secures open banking data links with UK big banks
by Graham Buck
The Edinburgh-based cloud-based accounting software specialist will link banking data from the so-called CMA9 lenders
Sweden’s Riksbank plans to join ECB instant payment scheme
by Graham Buck
The country is likely to sign up to the Target Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system for real-time payments, launched last November.
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