Chain reaction as Bitcoin drops below $20k – Industry roundup: 20 June
by Kylene Casanova
As Bitcoin battled to hold above a crucial level on Monday, the cryptocurrency market was on edge
FX Hedging & Risk Management
Background
There are three kinds of FX exposure: transaction, economic and translation that need to be managed: Transaction exposure arises when a company has a future receivables or payables that is denominated…
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Binance temporarily pauses Bitcoin withdrawals – Industry roundup: 14 June
by Graham Buck
Jamaica moves ahead with CBDC; UK trade finance bank launches; Standard Chartered extends China range; Modulr-Ripple extends partnership to Remessa
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
Limits seen to RMB internationalisation – Industry roundup: 2 June
by Graham Buck
Russia central bank rumblings; Deutsche Bank's DWS in greenwash probe; QT era underway in the US; India set for 7.5% GDP growth
EU’s hope to escape Russian gas - TREASURY NEWS - OpenTreasury Podcast #34
by Kylene Casanova
The plan aims to rapidly find alternative sources of energy while ramping up energy savings and renewables. It promises to benefit...
Cross-border payments using cryptocurrencies – Industry roundup: 23 May
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT conducts CBDC-related tests on cross-border payments using cryptocurrencies, Cyprus designs a compelling crypto framework despite crypto state
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
These three banks jointly invest US $105M in digital asset infrastructure – Industry roundup: 13 May
by Kylene Casanova
US Bank and LiquidX alliance, Temenos banking cloud solutions, Algoan’s global credit scoring API solution, OwlPay and Nium partnership
TerraUSD’s fall shakes confidence in stablecoins – Industry roundup: 12 May
by Graham Buck
AFP extends global presence; Standard Bank names first black female chair; South Korea watchdog wants tough risk management; Thailand relaxes FX rules
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.
US dollar rides high despite inflation spike – Industry roundup: 10 May
by Graham Buck
ANZ reports stablecoin progress; India’s SEBI probes Axis AM; LedgerEdge corporate bond platform live; Bitcoin "failing as inflation hedge"
Central Bank of Argentina moves anti-crypto – Industry roundup: 9 May
by Kylene Casanova
Argentina intervenes to deter banks cyrpto, Ripple lawsuit, ECB resists pressure, U.S. regulatory agencies Community Reinvestment Act
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
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
Ripple plans 2022 launch for Liquidity Hub
by Graham Buck
The new product will serve as an aggregator for comparing the cost of currencies across different sources
Cyber-attack is Australians‘ biggest concern
by Graham Buck
Corporate treasury’s headaches are shared by the country’s insurers
Industry roundup: 27 October
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT Go provides safer cross-border transactions, Kyriba's Currency Impact Report, Barclaycard Payments partners with SAP for payments optimization
Industry roundup: 18 October
by Jack Large
News in brief: Banks operation risk, new multi-currency service, Indonesia issues new payment regulation, Optimizing checkout
The State of Risk Management: Survey Report 2021
by Jack Large
MetricStream Report shows the need for Integrated Risk Management programmes and systems
CLS launches FX outstanding datasets
by Ben Poole
The datasets, which capture outstanding forward and swap positions, are designed to enhance FX market transparency.
Deutsche Bank executes first green repo financing
by Ben Poole
The move comes as banks attempt to broaden the ESG solutions available to their clients.
Nomentia acquires TIPCO Treasury & Technology GmbH to become a market-leader
by Jack Large
New international force in cash and treasury management emerges
Automation of entire risk & workflow is the name of the game in FX currency management
by Jack Large
New entrants in a very crowded market up the ante as they try to gain share of the FX market
The US$6.16bn cost of FX headwinds
by Ben Poole
Kyriba’s Currency Impact Report for Q4 2020 shows the cost of currency volatility on North American and European corporates.