US regulatory progress for crypto – Industry roundup: 9 June
by Graham Buck
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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Validation features for small volume ACH users – Industry roundup: 8 June
by Kylene Casanova
VBA and Binance strategic partnership, new digital bank, GTP acquired by MFS Africa, validation features for small volume ACH users
Widening sanctions hit Russia’s debt servicing – Industry roundup: 7 June
by Graham Buck
India buys more cheap Russian oil; we.trade platform faces insolvency; Singapore Trade Data Exchange launches; Crypto advances in Dubai
$4.5 billion cryptocurrency fund to leverage declining markets – Industry roundup: 27 May
by Kylene Casanova
Recent reports have indicated that California-based venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, plans to invest billions of dollars in cryptocurrency s
Reputational risk - TREASURY NEWS - OpenTreasury Podcast #33
by Kylene Casanova
Is reputational risk considered before every business move? Listen in to this week’s treasury news and developments on the Open Treasury podcast.
Another stablecoin loses dollar peg – Industry roundup: 19 May
by Graham Buck
Tesla ejected from S&P's ESG index; South Africa warms to digital rand; PGIM mounts case against crypto; EU's €300bn bid to avoid Russian gas
No more credit cards, pay with your smile – Industry roundup: 18 May
by Kylene Casanova
Fastest growing fintech, Synergistic collaboration, 5 partnerships with DBS, $100 million risk-sharing facility, biometric facial recognition.
Interest rate guidance to combat inflation – Industry roundup: 11 May
by Kylene Casanova
Visa Ready platform, EMTECH and HaitiPay, Chile's digital peso, omnichannel global digital banking app, Canadian inflation.
Central banks lower curtain on era of minimal interest rates
by Graham Buck
‘’Financial markets have become hooked on the drug of cheap money and policymakers are clearly keen not to induce a shock for the economy"
Kangaroo bonds bounce back – Industry roundup: 5 May
by Graham Buck
Philippines plans CBDC pilot; Argentina banks offer crypto trade; B2B global payment trends revealed; Digitally enhanced trade finance
Doubling Interest Rates & Payment Rings - TREASURY NEWS - OpenTreasury Podcast #27
by Kylene Casanova
Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike, Brazil and Iran gearing up for CBDC pilots, Quontic Bank wearable payment device, Embedded finance to SMEs
Surging Digital Payments – Industry roundup: 20 April
by Kylene Casanova
Alibaba subsidiary payment acquisition, Major financial adoption of blockchain, SAP pulls out of Russia, EU Digital Banking projections.
Ukraine war, debt loads and inflation upset “country risk metrics”
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Euromoney’s first country risk survey of 2022 indicates that 107 out of 174 countries have become riskier since December 2021.
2022’s commodities of value: Gold, grain and gas
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
War-induced risk aversion, grain shortages and energy dependence will help gold, grains and gas emerge as the most valuable commodities in 2022.
Industry roundup: 14 April
by Graham Buck
UK may extend SME recovery loans; Japan offers detail on digital yen; US money market funds reform; Canada accelerates rate hikes
The world may be heading into a recession
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
War, an already pandemic-stricken global economy, supply chain chokeholds and soaring inflation have raised the probability of a worldwide recession.
OpenTreasury #25 - India’s 30% crypto tax, Russia’s crypto push, US stopping Russian debt payments, war leading to global food crisis, Citi’s 2022 Digital Money Index.
by Kylene Casanova
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments.
Ukraine war has brought the world to the brink of a food crisis
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
The UN food chief warns of the biggest food crisis seen since World War II.
Europe courts Qatar for an alternative to Russian gas
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Qatar is emerging as Europe’s new hope for weaning itself off Russian natural gas
Industry roundup: 30 March
by Kylene Casanova
KPMG and Volante partnership, Japan closes crypto loophole for sanctions, Coinbase may acquire 2TM, Bank of England to withdraw legal currency status.
39 seconds, rising fraud and supply chain cybersecurity
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Strategic Treasurer’s Treasury Fraud & Controls Survey Report highlights rising fraud and limited due diligence of supplier chain cybersecurity.
Industry roundup: 28 March
by Kylene Casanova
MIT and BOE digital currency, Israeli Bank accept cryptos, Decentralized finance risks, US dollar losing position against yuan, Apple fixes loopholes.
4 weeks into war, Germany may be heading into a recession
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Germany is teetering on the brink of recession caused by supply chain snarls, accelerating inflation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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