Industry roundup: 1 March
by Graham Buck
Banks halt Russia commodity trade finance; Paga Group expands to Ethiopia; Sweden's biometric payment card; Ex-SWIFT trio launch cross-border payments
Europe
Industry roundup: 28 February
by Kylene Casanova
Russia disconnected from Swift, liquidity improvements in B2B payment methods, transition to digital for Kenya's financial payment ecosystem.
Industry roundup: 25 February
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT action needed against Russia, TrickBot malware evolves, US Bank's landscape transformed, Thunes expansion, Citizens Bank real time billing
Industry roundup: 21 February
by Kylene Casanova
securing blockchain transactions with QKD, Federal Reserve sees potential in CBDC, AI benefits and challenges, Banking Circle cross-border trade,
OpenTreasury #15 - MUFG launches stablecoin platform, impacts of embedded finance, Volante and FIMBank extend cloud payments, Russia to regulate cryptocurrency
by Kylene Casanova
Industry roundup: 17 February
by Graham Buck
ESMA aims to bolster MMFs; PBoC claims digital yuan success; Survey finds spreadsheets still prevalent; LPA, Globalance partner on ESG reporting
Europe’s big banks still funding oil and gas expansion
by Graham Buck
European banks are still funding oil and gas production despite guidance to limit their expansion in favour of greener options, reports ShareAction
Industry roundup: 15 February
by Graham Buck
NatWest offers green loans; HSBC, Syngenta use TradeLens for shipment; Saudi boost for going green; EMQ augments Asia real-time payments
Industry roundup: 14 February
by Kylene Casanova
SoFi highlighted at SuperBowl, Fintechs using Sardine to combat fraud, Mastercard partners with fintechs, Anduin's Smart Mail, B2B trade segment BNPL
Industry roundup: 10 February
by Graham Buck
Russia seeks to regulate crypto; RBI restores India's liquidity framework; Biotechs face cash crunch; UK fintechs' DLT proof of concept
Industry roundup: 2 February
by Kylene Casanova
IRS transition to RPA tech, UAE fintechs invited to VEI, EBA launches EuReCa, India taxes crypto, Oracle expands OCI features
Industry roundup: 1 February
by Graham Buck
CFOs 'slow to automate'; Indian corporate bond issues shrink; Oman’s OIFC to use Bank Muscat platform; NetSuite expands cash management suite
Industry roundup: January 31
by Kylene Casanova
U.S. Treasury alternatives to IDme, FedNow pricing approach established, Central Pacific Bank launches banking-as-a-service, digital banking in Brazil
Industry roundup: 27 January
by Graham Buck
US addresses chip shortage; Trio unite on trade finance; LiquidX’s first securitisation facility; Semiconductor ETF from HSBC AM; BNPL market grows
Industry roundup: January 26
by Kylene Casanova
J.P Morgan acquires 49% in Viva Wallet, streamlining income verification in UK, CIMB Philippines partners with Zoloz, Thailand regulates crypto
Industry roundup 25 January
by Graham Buck
Russia renews crypto crackdown; Software supply chain attacks rise; BNP Paribas and Apollo form supply chain unit; Moss to use funding for expansion
Industry roundup: 24 January
by Kylene Casanova
Swiss neobank Entris partners with Bottomline, BSP guide on ePayments, Mastercard virtual card for B2B payments, UK enhanced cybersecurity
Industry roundup: 21 January
by Kylene Casanova
Federal Reserve studies digital dollars, digital wallet in Malaysia, fraud will force authentication evaluation, digital technology in Nordic region,
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
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