Fintechs compete to receive €200k SWIFT GPI funding
by CTMfile
SWIFT is offering fintech companies up to €200,000 to develop cross-border payments services based on its SWIFT GPI platform
Connectivity
Background
Corporate treasury departments have a massive connectivity problem. They have to communicate and deal internally with almost every department and operating unit within the company or the group, and externally with many different banks, financial and other service providers. Corporate Treasury Department… Read more about Connectivity
Who are you going to buy your APIs from? Your bank? Your fintech? Your TMS provider?
by CTMfile
Launch of BBVA’s API Market raises critical questions about the future of the market for APIs
NSA hack: SWIFT and EastNets reject security breach claims
by CTMfile
Last week it was reported that the US National Security Agency has created tools that exploit security weaknesses, enabling it to monitor bank transfers on the SWIFT global banking network
US payment systems adopt SWIFT GPI tracking
by CTMfile
Two key US payment systems have introduced end-to-end payments tracking for their participants, using SWIFT's global payments innovation (GPI) service
2017: when API revolution becomes mainstream & banks have to join API party or die
by CTMfile
Citi launches CitiConnect® API providing payments and cash account balances in 96 countries as API penetration gathers pace and seamless experience starts to becomes the norm
7 tech trends set to change business in next 2 years
by CTMfile
The main technology themes that will shape the future of business in this era of rapid technology developments. Companies that don't adapt and adopt risk becoming obsolete
Smoothing the way for data integration and corporate intra-connectivity following M&A process
by Nadish Lad, Head of Payments Product,
How to bring everything together after a merger or acquisition
Onwards and upwards at Fides as they appoint Andreas Lutz as new CEO
by CTMfile
Focus and direction to remain as Lutz opens new chapter in Fides development with new products and new markets
Should you think about adopting CAMT053?
by CTMfile
Adoption of ISO 20022 payment standards should be ongoing, writes Amber Christian in Treasury & Risk. The CAMT053 standard can improve communication between corporates and their banks
2016 Review - May
by CTMfile
Tailor made corporate treasury? PSD2 and interchange fee regulations; treasury urgently needs to invest in FX risk management capabilities; Banks losing FX market share to non-banks; Host-2-Host or SWIFT?
2016 Review - March
by CTMfile
Shell’s lessons from centralisation journey; EPC on potential of blockchain; OpenLink bringing commodity & treasury ERM solutions together; Transaction banking feels the strain
Easy & secure access to banks and global payment systems for governments & corporates
by CTMfile
Universal Aggregator service from Bottomline Technologies provides a single fraud protected plug-in to banks, and clearing and settlement systems world-wide
SWIFT service bureau can do more than you expect
by CTMfile
Finexworks - the Next Generation SWIFT ServiceBureau
Citi launches analytical Connectivity Module to optimize banking connectivity
by CTMfile
New tool to help institutions optimize banking connectivity, automate and digitize treasury and shared service centre operations
Could virtual assistants change the way corporates bank?
by CTMfile
A report shows what banking might look like in 2030: technology will enable a 'virtual assistant' to take care of all financial matters while managing our health and social lives at the same time.
Accelerating corporate payments on-boarding: optimising the H2H approach
by Mick Fennell, General Manager, Middle East & Africa, Volante Technologies,
Volante explores what banks need to do to take advantage of H2H connectivity in order to better serve their customers in this fast moving digital payments age
SEPA gave banks opportunity to simplify internal routing practices
by CTMfile
Research highlights how some banks used the transition to SEPA to simplify their internal routing practices. It suggests that other initiatives may present similar opportunities in the future.
SWIFT announces customer security standards to combat cyber fraud
by CTMfile
As of Q2 2017, SWIFT customers will be required to use a set of core mandatory security standards and prove compliance through self-attestation against a new assurance framework.
Seven Sibos sessions corporate treasurers shouldn’t miss
by CTMfile
Sibos begins today in Geneva – so which sessions will treasurers find most useful? Here are some that provide insight into topics such as cyber crisis management and the future of blockchain in finance.
ISO 20022 initiative sees growing financial market support
by CTMfile
The global rollout of ISO 20022 is progressing, with endorsement from key financial market infrastructures and market practice groups - but still no corporate representatives on board?
Why we need to re-purpose, not reinvent, business standards for DLT
by CTMfile
SWIFT has published a paper that investigates the application of business standards to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and smart contracts (SC).
SWIFT campaigns to improve customer protection from cyber attacks
by CTMfile
SWIFT has launched a campaign to increase security awareness among its customers by highlighting existing security features in its interface products.
More Financial Institutions can now offer services to Corporates over SWIFT
by CTMfile
Corporates can now request SWIFT services from the 10,000 connected Supervised Financial Institutions + corporate membership growth continues
Progress into supply of indirect access to UK payment systems
by CTMfile
The Payment Systems Regulator's review of competition in the supply of indirect access to payment systems concludes that progress is being made into opening up access to payment systems.