Industry roundup: 19 April
by Graham Buck
India’s payment industry trends; RBI assesses Indian economy; Brazil ready to pilot CBDC; War increases commodity trade exposures
Financial Risk Management
Background
Financial risk is made of three basic types: market risk - FX risk, interest risk and commodity risk; counter-party risk - credit and partner risk; and liquidity risk - risk that the company will not…
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Industry roundup: 7 April
by Graham Buck
Ukraine war to crimp global growth; IOSCO reviews corporate bonds risk; Intel completes Russia exit; BNP Paribas' green ETF
Industry roundup: 5 April
by Graham Buck
US Treasury tightens Russia squeeze; EU raises €6bn from second green bond; China’s RMB cross-border payments rise; UK plans crypto NFT
Industry roundup: 31 March
by Graham Buck
Russia talks SWIFT bypass with India; Big Q1 fall in corporate bonds; China plans more e-CNY trials; NFTs “could go mainstream”
Industry Roundup: 29 March
by Graham Buck
Credit Suisse pulls back in Russia; Barclays error 'may cost £450m'; ESG dilemmas of Ukraine invasion; El Corte Ingles opens to crypto
Industry Roundup: 24 March
by Graham Buck
WTO on supply chain disruption; Partial reopening for Moscow exchange; Crédit Agricole post-Brexit fees; Citi, Stenn pair on supplier financing
Industry roundup: 3 March
by Graham Buck
Russia exodus tests fund managers; VTB commodities unit winds down; IMF paper examines cash management capacity; China overhauls supply chain finance
Industry roundup: 24 February
by Graham Buck
McKinsey upbeat on mining sector; Botswana to end cheque use; Few escape supply chain disruption; Islamic finance 'helping sustainability aims'
Industry roundup: 22 February
by Graham Buck
Three banks join Carbonplace platform; Australia’s Bankwest to exit business banking; FSB alarm over crypto assets; Setback for East Caribbean's DCash
Industry roundup: 3 February
by Graham Buck
First DeFi ETF launches 17 February; Ripple and Modulr partner; China's zero-Covid 'threatens supply chain'; UK ransomware attack targets snacks
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
Venture capital “catching up on ESG issues”
by Graham Buck
Traditionally slow in considering environmental, social and governance aspects, venture capital firms have started to push for the adoption of ESG
Signs grow of lengthy supply chain crisis
by Graham Buck
As some constrictions ease, analysts warn that others are just starting with few signs of relief before 2024
Appliance of science to Walmart’s supply chain finance
by Graham Buck
The retail giant’s claims an “industry first” in introducing science-based targets for its sustainable SCF programme
Industry roundup: 14 December
by Graham Buck
Commerzbank tightens rules on fossil fuel; BIS focus on cross-border payments; Rho raises US$75m for expansion; Worldline, Bex Pay partner in Brazil
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
Industry roundup: 7 December
by Graham Buck
More cyber risk insurance captives expected in 2022; Standard Chartered Tanzania opens digital branch; Standard Bank sweet on AfCFTA’s potential
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
Insurers get the message on climate change, says BlackRock
by Graham Buck
While geopolitical risk is still their top concern, environmental risk has moved up the agenda
Feedzai’s RiskOps platform brings all risk management together
by Jack Large
Operationalize machine learning and mitigate the most complex financial crime
Facebook launches low-key pilot of Novi digital currency wallet
by Graham Buck
Facebook has launched a low-key pilot of Novi, its digital currency wallet, with a limited number of people in the US and Guatemala
US corporates urged to accelerate exit from LIBOR
by Graham Buck
US corporate treasurers and financial institutions are being urged to accelerate their move away from LIBOR
Industry roundup: 18 October
by Jack Large
News in brief: Banks operation risk, new multi-currency service, Indonesia issues new payment regulation, Optimizing checkout