Industry roundup: 20 January
by Graham Buck
US$700m green bond funds Abi Dhabi solar; UK hosts Africa Investment Conference; BoA pontificates on “Britcoin”; Deutsche Bank warns on tech stocks
Europe
Industry roundup: 13 January
by Graham Buck
Maersk moves to greener fuel; Switzerland tests digital currency; India crackdown on commodity derivatives; Unilever’s ethical stance under fire
Industry roundup: 3 January
by Kylene Casanova
Purchasing cards on rise, digital peso by 2024, Bank South Pacific enables FX transactions between digital and Islamic banks, Small business struggles
Industry roundup: 22 December
by Kylene Casanova
Mastercard, Thales and FPC launch biometric cards, Visa Direct connecting multiple regions and currencies, B2B and B2C payment methods in Africa
Industry roundup: 21 December
by Graham Buck
Bank of Montreal buys Bank of the West; Vegan firms assessed; Maersk supply chain partnership with Unilever; Deutsche Bank's LatAm return
Industry roundup: 15 December
by Kylene Casanova
Global supply chain disruptions, BBVA Switzerland is first in Europe to use Ethereum into its service, AML solutions expand into the Baltic region
Cross-border payment fraud a growing headache
by Graham Buck
Six in 10 businesses in the US and the UK report that it is a continual risk, reports PYMNTS.com and Worldpay B2B Payments in their latest bulletin
Industry roundup: 9 December
by Graham Buck
Citi expands cross-currency sweeps; Bangladesh factories join PrimaDollar's ESG scheme; China begins phase two of digital yuan
Russia sanctions could include disconnection from SWIFT
by Graham Buck
The US warns that major economic penalties will follow if Putin pushes ahead with a military escalation in Ukraine
Industry roundup: 1 December
by Kylene Casanova
Revolutionizing payment solutions in Indonesia, South Korea and Worldline enhance cross-border payment transactions, South Africa joins ecommerce game
The Bank of London launches today
by Graham Buck
The Bank of London, the UK’s sixth principal clearing bank has been four years in development and has a US$1.1bn valuation
ECB updates oversight of electronic payments
by Graham Buck
Cryptocurrency services and stablecoins will come within the European Central Bank’s broader payments regulatory framework
Product recalls still high in Europe: Sedgwick
by Graham Buck
New and changing regulation, increased scrutiny of environmental and sustainability practices and widespread operational challenges are cited
The impact on information technology (IT) spending in EMEA
by Kylene Casanova
Gartner’s latest analysis forecasts IT spending in EMEA to grow 4.7% in 2022, a total of $1.3 trillion.
Consumer demand for instant payments IS GLOBAL
by Jack Large
Citi’s Instant Payment service now available in 28 markets and growing at 100%+/year
Industry roundup: 4 November
by Graham Buck
Verto/ClearBank collaboration focuses on “underserved“ SMEs; Bank of America plans China securities arm
Industry roundup: 28 October
by Graham Buck
BNP Paribas launches law-carbon transition unit; Apollo bank wire network to debut in January; Blockchain-based platform Partior goes live
Banque de France pilots blockchain-based CBDC
by Graham Buck
Banque de France has completed trials of a blockchain-based central bank digital currency in the French debt market.
Industry roundup: 20 October
by Jack Large
Store automation hots up; new Green Financial Centre Index; Is ‘Crypto’ a Risk?
Industry roundup: 18 October
by Jack Large
News in brief: Banks operation risk, new multi-currency service, Indonesia issues new payment regulation, Optimizing checkout
Industry roundup: 7 October
by Graham Buck
News in brief featuring NatWest's AML lapse and BNY Mellon joins Marco Polo network
IKEA to shift more production to Turkey
by Graham Buck
IKEA will move more of its production to Turkey in response to supply chain strains
Flying high at Finnair treasury
by Ben Poole
The airline has moved forward with its refinancing plan through a US$400m aircraft sale and leaseback agreement.
Top trade finance banks in Europe and Asia make a splash
by Ben Poole
Coalition Greenwich's 2021 Share and Quality Leaders research reveals which banks best supported large corporates during COVID-19.