Payment is a product, a journey through data
by Jack Large
Dan Marovitz, VP Global Payments, Booking.com, world's largest online travel site, on key drivers & structures in e-commerce payments
International Bill Payments
Background
The cost of collecting cross-currency payments - setting up currency accounts, FX conversion costs (can be as high as 200 bps or more) and the processing charges - can be 3-5% + of the value of the…
Read morePayment update: real-time payroll; SWIFT gpi in China
by Jack Large
Payroll processing improves; 86% of cross-border payment traffic conducted by Chinese banks will use SWIFT gpi
SWIFT: A quarter of all cross-border payments now over gpi
by Jack Large
Set to be the standard for all cross-border payments made on the SWIFT network by the end of 2020 & ensuring Ripple remains marginal player?
The end of ownership will transform treasury
by Jack Large
New business model has deep implications for how finance and treasury manage their flows and risks
HSBC goes live with SWIFT’s global payments innovation service
by Jack Large
GPI expansion continues with nearly 50 FI live on new service with some 10% of all SWIFT’s cross border payment traffic already via gpi
SWIFT introduces universal real-time payment tracking
by Jack Large
gpi Tracker extended to all payment messages and new end-to-end tracking reference coming in November
690 million mobile money accounts = huge business opportunity
by Jack Large
GSMA’s 2017 report on ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’ shows global impact of greater financial inclusion and the new markets
2018 forecast for payments and commerce
by Jack Large
40 global leaders share how they expect things to play out in the industry in 2018
Where are the best and worst countries to collect a debt?
by Bija Knowles
No company wants to recover debt – but if you're in that predicament, which countries make collecting due payments a complex process? A report by Euler Hermes sheds some light
B2B payments: do you do recurring?
by Jack Large
Revolution in C2B payments continues as Adyen teams up with Recurly to spread use of subcription payments BUT should you be using B2B recurring already?
Hot on the heels of the digital revolution
by Bija Knowles
Embracing the changes that come with e-payments can make treasury relevant to the customer experience, as discussed by two corporates in the auto sector and oil sector.
“Automatically updates as changes occur across the globe” = peace of mind?
by Jack Large
Digital tools are delivering for corporate treasury as latest from Thomson Reuters, and BofA Merrill show
Multi-currency World Account = simple life for corporates?
by Jack Large
WorldFirst claim new account makes the process of managing finances across multiple currencies simpler, faster and cheaper than ever before
Payments update: Today cash and instant payments are essential; rest less so
by Jack Large
Role of cash and instant payments clarified; Chinese mobile payments = 50 x USA; MarketPay from Adyen
How to choose a new payment partner in today’s multi-rail world
by Jack Large
Payment systems are definitely becoming more complicated as the number of systems and variations grow - here are some vital questions in selecting a payment partner
SWIFT Index shows: economy vibrant in East Africa and each country’s economic health
by Jack Large
East Africa’s intra-regional traffic has increased 19.8% and SWIFT Index now proven as an economic indicator
Use Artificial Intelligence to improve your accounts receivables performance
by Jack Large
BofA Merrill partners with fintech to provide new platform for large/complex companies to maximise A/R performance and FX efficiencies
Can fintechs enable you to enter financial services business too?
by Jack Large
Combine with a fintech to provide a fully integrated service, e.g. UPS + Payoneer = a more efficient, cost-effective way to do payments
Payments: Future of cash, US API ecosystem, Arab regional system, PSD2 insurance
by Kylene Casanova
Payment systems are far too important to be just left to bankers and economists or technologists
22 additional global banks join Nostro a/cs SWIFT gpi blockchain proof of concept
by Kylene Casanova
20 global transaction banks have begun actively using or implementing the SWIFT gpi service, with another 50 in the implementation pipeline
Payments future: Combination of the new services and old solutions that never die
by Kylene Casanova
Real-time payment services complementing aging ACH services, cash & cheques
Revolution in payments business: new model will change the game and the rules
by Kylene Casanova
Corporate treasurers will need to assume that they receive/collect from all payment rails, the key choice will be which payment app they accept payments/collections from
Opening up emerging market e-commerce with multi-channel payment services
by Kylene Casanova
dLocal launches Marketplace Payments service. First two clients - DealeXtreme and LightInTheBox - have joined to expand their reach in Latin America with the new plug-and-play payment solution
European solutions improve as competition in immediate/high value payments grows?
by Kylene Casanova
Icon and ACI offer new solutions for banks, and EBA Clearing plans to revisit high value EURO1 offering