Building a business case for bank services billing
by Jack Large
How corporates can benefit from electronic bank billing and reporting + practical case studies on how to implement
Evaluating Banks’ Overall Performance
Background
How well are your cash management banks really performing? Do they provide fast and efficient bank account opening, and accurately and fairly charge for their services? Do they deliver STP in payment…
Read moreEU banks in better shape – but NPL levels still at historical highs
by Bija Knowles
Further progress is needed on non-performing loans in Europe, according to the latest European Banking Authority report on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector
Corporates cannot wait for KYC standards, they have to do something now. What about….
by Jack Large
There is no general solution that would suit everyone, but what is today’s best option for the corporate treasury department?
All agree KYC is a problem, but what is the solution?
by Jack Large
Latest surveys show FIs and corporates both unhappy
Required abilities to get control of your bank relationships and your cash
by Dan Gill , Senior Director, Redbridge Analytics
How to focus your limited time to achieve the best results in fee monitoring
PSD2 is coming: are your banks innovating or rejecting open banking?
by Bija Knowles
As we approach the January 2018 go-live date for PSD2, market players are reacting in different ways to one of the key pillars of the directive: open-banking based on APIs
4 reasons why full repeal is not the answer for Dodd-Frank Act – but revision is
by Bija Knowles
A report by CFO Magazine puts forward several arguments for revising some of the regulations that were introduced under the Dodd–Frank Act
Financial services struggling with culture and conduct risk - survey
by Bija Knowles
Just one in five financial service firms have a working definition of conduct risk and a third have declined a potentially profitable business opportunity due to culture and/or conduct risk concerns
How MiFID II will curb bank spending on research
by Bija Knowles
MiFID II will require that research is priced separately from execution/trading, meaning that investment managers will have to pay separately for research and trading services from banks
US banks missing digital opportunity with smaller businesses
by Bija Knowles
Digital account opening is an opportunity for banks to demonstrate their omni-channel competence – but most are failing to embrace this
Did Dodd-Frank give us bigger banks?
by Bija Knowles
One of the problems Dodd-Frank set out to tackle was banks that were 'too big to fail' – yet in the years since the fall of Lehman Brothers, many banks have become even bigger. New research asks why
How big is the fintech challenge to incumbent banks?
by Bija Knowles
What are the implications of fintech for the financial sector? This is the question being asked by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in a consultative document released this week
World Economic Forum: 8 ways fintech will disrupt banking as we know it
by Bija Knowles
Fintechs have not successfully established themselves as dominant players yet – but their potential is set to overhaul the financial services sector as we know it
Banking crisis: 10 years on, bank revenues are down 23%
by Bija Knowles
Since 2007, global banks have had a rough ride and the banking market we see today is considerably different to pre-2007
How to solve the mystery of bank billing
by Bridget Meyer , Senior Director, Redbridge Analytics
Why are bills for treasury services so confusing?
Open APIs are six months away, what are the practical challenges?
by Kylene Casanova
As the use of APIs becomes more mainstream following PSD2, what will be the challenges and opportunities for the EU's financial sector? A paper by the SWIFT Institute explores these issues.
Basel III: Progress towards banking reform
by Kylene Casanova
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) yesterday published a report updating the progress made on implementing Basel III regulatory reforms
Accessibility to bank transaction usage and fee information is critical!
by Dan Gill , Senior Director, Redbridge Analytics
Banks need to provide their corporate customers with the industry standard Bank Service Billing (BSB) files to allow visibility into transaction service utilization and cost
Banks turn to regtech as new risks arise in compliance environment - survey
by Kylene Casanova
A survey by SWIFT and Dow Jones Risk & Compliance suggests that three-quarters of anti-money laundering (AML) professionals working in banks see new risks and challenges for preventing financial crime
Why banks want a ban on ‘screen-scraping’
by Kylene Casanova
European banks have urged the Commission to go ahead with its proposed ban on so-called 'screen scraping', citing concerns for privacy of client data, cybersecurity and innovation
The state of banking in 2017
by Kylene Casanova
A special report in The Economist looks at how banks are faring 10 years after the start of the financial crisis – how have Basel II, Dodd-Frank and fintech disruption changed the banking landscape?
Could Dodd-Frank reforms lead to big bank break-ups?
by Kylene Casanova
The bill to reform the Dodd-Frank Act gives Democrats an opportunity to push for a Glass-Steagall-style separation of Wall St banks
IFRS 9 explained: loan-loss risks will be more visible
by Kylene Casanova
A video by the International Accounting Standards Boards (IASB) explains the background to IFRS 9’s new loan loss accounting requirement and how it contributes to financial stability
“‘Too big to fail’ has been solved” – but regulatory reform needed
by Kylene Casanova
EU disintegration, anti-globalisation, US financial regulation and addressing 'too big to fail' – these were some of the key financial risks highlighted in a letter by JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon