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
Cash & Liquidity Mngm in Europe
Background
Banks and other suppliers in Europe offer some of the most advanced cross-border liquidity management solutions available today. There are now several locations in Europe for managing global…
Read moreCommercial 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
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Why cash management and cash forecasting is still fundamental to corporate treasury today
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.
UniCredit to work with FinDynamic on dynamic discounting
by Graham Buck
The bank is taking a minority stake in the Italian fintech start-up and will offer dynamic discounting to iUniCredit clients.
Netherlands central bank concerned by financial stability threats
by Graham Buck
The prolonged era of low interest rates offers little incentive for reducing debt loads, warns De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).
Mastercard launches Open Banking Solutions suite
by Graham Buck
The four applications and services, initially focusing on the UK and Poland, aim to support the growth of open banking across Europe.
Europe’s financial institutions ambivalent on open banking
by Graham Buck
A survey by open banking platform Tink finds nearly two-fifths see regulation opening up the market as a major threat to their business
Strong customer authentication rules ‘may dent EU internet economy’
by Graham Buck
The new legislation risks making an impact of up to €150bn when it is introduced this September, warns Stripe.
US fintech Plaid rolls out services in the UK
by Graham Buck
The six years old San Francisco company, already valued at $2.7bn, is expanding across the Atlantic and opening its first UK office.
China-Latvia e-commerce hub launches in Riga
by Graham Buck
A ceremony at the Baltic Container Terminal in Latvia's capital marked the new China (Ningbo)-Latvia Cross-border E-commerce Hub.
Swift trials real-time cross border payments via Tips
by Graham Buck
The network launches a Europe cross-border instant payment test via its gpi service and the TARGET Instant Payments Settlement platform
Nordea extends we.trade blockchain platform to SMEs
by Graham Buck
Nordea is opening up the co-developed platform to smaller businesses after pilot customers used it for the first live trades last July.
UK investors ‘say corporate bonds overvalued’
by Graham Buck
Nearly three in four gave the verdict, while many consider government bonds to also be overvalued, reports CFA UK.
Dutch group Volt offers single access point to open banking
by Graham Buck
The Netherlands-based open banking specialist promises access to more than 4,000 Europe banks via a single API.
Sberbank Croatia picks Token.io to progress open banking
by Graham Buck
The Russian bank’s Eastern Europe subsidiary is integrating Token OS into its banking infrastructure to achieve PSD2 compliance.
Seventeen UK companies rapped for late payments
by Graham Buck
Rolls-Royce, Balfour Beatty and Persimmon are among those suspended or removed from the government’s Prompt Payment Code.
Stripe’s billing product makes debut in Europe
by Graham Buck
The US online payments platform provider says that Stripe Billing can help European businesses of all sizes get paid faster.
MiFID II seen as improving market access to liquidity
by Graham Buck
Since the new directive was introduced in 2018, Electronic Liquidity Provider systematic internalisers have transformed the market.
Commerzbank, Raisin partner on savings platform for corporates
by Graham Buck
The Berlin-based fintech says that it will be able to offer the bank’s corporate clients attractive savings rates.
Facebook pulls plug on P2P service in UK and France
by Graham Buck
The service that enables money transfers via Messenger in both countries will be discontinued from June 15.