New year begins with major green bond offerings – Industry roundup: 5 January
by Graham Buck
Air France-KLM opts for ESG bonds; Bike producer backpedals from China; TCH taps SWIFT for its new chief; Denmark's cashless banks deter criminals
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…
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Air France-KLM opts for ESG bonds; Bike producer backpedals from China; TCH taps SWIFT for its new chief; Denmark's cashless banks deter criminals
by Graham Buck
HSBC ends funding for gas and oil; Hong Kong launches crypto ETFs; Kazakhstan presses ahead with CBDC; US small businesses sign alliance
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Competition in UK’s FX market; Brazil plans 2024 launch of CBDC; European central banks announce rate hikes; Argos Blockchain struggles for cash
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UK-South Africa infrastructure partnership; Downbeat report from Spain’s Cellnex; India ready for retail CBDC pilot; Stenn addresses trade finance gap
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Embedded finance grows in MENA; India government bonds regain appeal; Microsoft launches supply chain platform; Allianz adds second trade finance fund
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Spain's banks pilot digital euro; ASEAN banks unite on payments; South Korea corporate debt liquidity squeeze; HSBC opens new Singapore office
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Bank of England hikes rate by 0.75%; Singapore's MAS explores retail CBDC; Call for crackdown on shadow banks; Canada ISO 20022 delay
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MBridge multi-CBDC completes pilot; SWIFT extends MonetaGo tool; Turkey plans 2023 launch for CBDC; ECB agrees second 0.75% rate hike
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Lazard adds geopolitical risk unit; Central banks "ready for recession"; Google to accept crypto payments; BNY Mellon complete Egypt-China payment
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Bank of England bond action costs £65bn; Banque de France reveals CBDC plans; Indian tycoon downbeat on China; Stan Chartered setback in Maersk tussle
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China agrees to pay Russia in roubles; Hawkish ECB hikes rates by 0.75%; China corporate bond boom; Contour acquires we.trade assets
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HK pays dearly to defend currency; QR code interoperability for Asian banks; Ripple, FOMO Pay partner; Commerzbank-Deutsche Telekom digital tie-up
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South Korea advances CBDC development; Suncorp’s banking unit goes to ANZ; Three new members for BRICS?; Deutsche Bank saves Naviera Armas
by Kylene Casanova
Jonathan, Craig, and Jack discuss this week’s top stories and developments in treasury.
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NPCI plans alternative to SWIFT; Bank of England commodities alert; TS2 platform progresses; Germany’s Enercon gets €500m lifeline
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Ireland "vulnerable" on corporate tax; Caution sees corporate fundraising slip; Three Arrows Capital saga continues; Australia hikes rate a third time
by Kylene Casanova
The economy, taxation, bankers looking at cryptocurrencies, and the war in Ukraine.
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China seeks longer yuan trading hours, Diageo, Michelin join Russia exodus, Celent on ISO20022 speed bumps, Tencent joins the metaverse.
by Kylene Casanova
Kellogg’s split, open banking and anti-fraud, BIS to urge CBDCs, $250 million revolving credit deal, French fintech raises US $3M.
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India to scale-up SWIFT alternative; UK plans buy-now-pay-later rules; Bangladesh considers CBDCs; EU standards for green bonds queried
by Kylene Casanova
Citigroup's payment error to Revlon Inc. lenders surfaced in the cosmetics giant's bankruptcy in less than a day.
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Bank of England hikes rates by 0.25%; DHL sees continuing supply chain problems; Crypto concerns hit Three Arrow Capital; Cyber insurers hike rates
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US Treasury ban on Russian debt; Bridgewater bearish on corporate bonds; Citi adds to Asia and tech teams; Reserve Bank of Australia rate hike
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Russia central bank rumblings; Deutsche Bank's DWS in greenwash probe; QT era underway in the US; India set for 7.5% GDP growth