All you need to know about VAT rate changes in Europe for 2015 and in rest of world
by Kylene Casanova
meridian’s VAT Trends Magazine spring issue highlights key changes and developments in Europe
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 morePayment Systems in UK Feb 2015: Faster Payments +13%, cheques -12%
by Kylene Casanova
Steady decline of paper and the rapid growth in Faster Payments continues
How to protect your global cash management solutions by becoming BANK AGNOSTIC
by Kylene Casanova
Global banking ideal is dead. Use these strategies to survive: technology to ensure can switch quickly, reliable alternative banks, go direct to the clearings, etc. But remember banks need TLC too
RBS downsizing: will honour legal obligations & work with affected customers thru transition
by Kylene Casanova
But the transition to new bank providers is a major issue in terms of timing and who is available. The race is on to find other providers before the best are all too busy
Pan-European instant payment infrastructure solution development really begins
by Kylene Casanova
EBA CLEARING kicks off task force to be the major provider of pan-European infrastructure solutions plans to offer Europe-wide instant payment processing services to PSPs by 2018
European companies turning to local banks as expand operations - Greenwich survey*
by Kylene Casanova
For Greenwich Associates, BNP is now the leading bank in Europe for cash management and banking services for top-tier large corporates and large corporates
SIX selects UnaVista as partner for its Swiss derivative trade repository solution
by Kylene Casanova
Switzerland’s SIX financial services processor adds new reporting facility
EPC publish SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) Core and SDD B2B Rulebooks, effective Nov 16
by Kylene Casanova
SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) Core Rulebook Version 9.0 and SDD Business to Business Rulebook Version 7.0 published early to give banks, PSPs, and corporates time to be ready for November 2016 when they wil
Corporate treasury departments should pay more for AND EXPECT MORE from services
by Kylene Casanova
Customer service is a vital differentiator, but corporate treasury departments have to pay. They have a vital role in improving the products and services from banks, TMS and other suppliers
Carole Berndt leaves downsizing RBS for expanding ANZ
by Kylene Casanova
Although Global Transaction Banking managers have left RBS recently, they still have an important global transaction banking infrastructure and set of sound cash management services
Swiss Central Bank will start negative interest rates from 22/01/2015
by Kylene Casanova
Three-month LIBOR range will be widened to -0.75 to 0.25%
Currency volatility impact returns big time and in 2015 will probably increase
by Kylene Casanova
FiREapps: total negative currency impact on EPS among 1,200 large public companies in North America and Europe reached $8 billion in Q3/2014 for North American and European Corporates
BBA joins forces with Confirmation.com to speed up auditing for 100ks of businesses
by Kylene Casanova
British Bankers Association launch new ‘BBA Confirmations’ service for UK market
European banks adopt transaction routing platform for future proof e-commerce
by Kylene Casanova
Equens contracted by several banks to provide e-mandate and digital-ID processing, etc platform
StarMine SmartEconomics for more accurate macro-economic and FX rates forecasts
by Kylene Casanova
First time Thomson Reuters StarMine has applied its SmartEstimates methodology to economic data and FX rates
Developing liquidity management strategy using Citi Interactive Solutions
by Kylene Casanova
Interactive models for strategy building and optimising corporate liquidity management structures will shape the future of cash and treasury management
EPC publishes updated versions of SEPA Credit Transfer & Direct Debit rulebooks
by Kylene Casanova
Will take effect in 22 November 2015. Download copy of SCT and SDD rulebooks here
U.S. Bank is first to Europe with Visa Payables Automation for business
by Kylene Casanova
Pay your suppliers via virtual corporate purchasing card functionality and extend your DPO up to 55 days
HSBC rolls out Paym for business customers in UK
by Kylene Casanova
HSBC business customers can now take payments from consumers and small businesses using just a mobile phone number
MyBank SEPA Direct Debit Core Mandates solution goes live across Eurozone
by Kylene Casanova
Consumers and corporates can now agree online and in real time that their account can be debited
Bloomberg Swap Execution Facility in first year completes nearly 150,000 trades
by Kylene Casanova
Emergence of “packaged” trades allowed participants to better mitigate risk, and new multilateral trading facility (MTF) in Europe in development
EMIR reporting in the EU - bank reporting not up to scratch and issue resolution
by Kylene Casanova
Clarification of various issues in EU and what to do about Switzerland
Worldline selects MyBank e-mandate service to introduce an SEPA direct debit service
by Kylene Casanova
Banks and service providers sign up as launch date nears of MyBank e-mandate service nears
CNY, euro direct trading is now live
by Kylene Casanova
No longer have to exchange via the US dollar