On the fifth day of Christmas my guru sent me advice on how to:
Optimise AND integrate your payments and collections
International Payments
Background
Although, for most companies, cross-border/cross-currency payments make up less than 5% of all payments, they can represent a major proportion of payment costs when the FX conversion costs (which make…
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The role of banks in the future of European payments
A white paper from EBA and McKinsey has examined the challenges to banks’ traditional role at the centre of the payments ecosystem.
Mastercard advances multi-rail strategy to modernise business payments
The payments giant has added account-to-account and global card payments functionality to its Mastercard Track Business Payment Service.
SWIFT pilots service for low value cross-border payments
The move follows last month's announcement it will expand beyond financial messaging to provide transaction management services.
Transaction banking: “What an advantage starting from scratch is”
Goldman Sachs progress report shows the advantage of having no legacy infrastructure holding them back
Surviving ISO 20022 migration – a report and a product
Deutsche Bank’s report shows what happening and Message Checker could help you survive and prosper?
SWIFT announces a strategy for instant, frictionless payments and securities processing
It aims to enable seamless transactions from one account to another anywhere in the world with end-to-end transparency and predictability.
BNY Mellon on the case
The bank now offers SWIFT's gpi Case Resolution service for payment investigations.
Ripple enters the ISO 20022 fray
It joins the ISO 20022 Standards Body less that two months after SWIFT pushed back adoption of the standard for cross-border payments.
Ethical Payments Foundation targets silo thinking
EPF aims to join up the silos of disconnected expertise for emerging countries
Industry roundup: 1 May
News in brief featuring Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Ripple, SIA, and many more.
Industry roundup: 27 April
News in brief from Deutsche Bank, AvidXchange, Western Union and SurePayd.
Industry roundup: 23 April
News in brief including CLS, PayFit, SAP, and more.
Singapore and Australia agree to enhance financial services data connectivity
The two countries have signed a suite of MoUs designed to help both capitalise on the digital economy.
BlueSnap upgrades marketplace payment solution
The solution lets B2B and B2C firms launch ecommerce marketplaces that include seamless payouts and cross-border payment processing.
RMB cracks top 5 currency ranking for global payments volume
SWIFT's latest RMB Tracker statistics show the continued global growth of the Chinese currency.
CTMcast - 19 March 2020: Review of key recent posts and more on Coronavirus crisis
Jack and Ben reviewed last week’s stories and the current COVID-19 crisis
i2c enables Airwallex B2B payments card
The i2c platform uses AI to optimise cross-border, multi-currency payments.
SWIFT ISO 20022 adoption for cross-border payments pushed back
The original lead migration deadline of November 2021 has been delayed until the end of 2022.
SAP and Goldman Sachs target global payments innovation on Ariba Network
The pair aim to make it simpler and less costly for buyers to pay foreign suppliers in local currencies.
CTMcast - 5 March 2020: Review of key recent posts and Coronavirus crisis
Jack and Ben reviewed last week's stories and the Coronavirus crisis with Kyriba's Bob Stark
SWIFT gpi traffic up to US$77 trillion in 2019
Nearly two-thirds of all payments traffic on SWIFT is now sent via gpi.
Greenwich leaders in both European and Asian large corporate banking and cash management announced
Challenges for European companies creates opportunities for corporate banks, while commoditisation shifts the Asian landscape.
Golden insights from ACT’s cash management conference
Problems to come from: lack of capacity in corporate treasury departments and no single API standards setter??