Blue bonds gaining traction in Asia-Pacific – Industry roundup: 19 September
by Graham Buck
Swift-Wise partnership launches at Sibos; Deutsche Bank offers crypto custody; Citi report on cross-border payments; NAB to exit Hong Kong
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IPO market strong in Indonesia – Industry roundup: 11 July
by Graham Buck
Thames Water gains lifeline; Lufthansa signs new partnership with Deutsche; South Korea open to new banks; Argentina inflation to 'ease' to 142%
US Treasury resurrects one-day bills – Industry roundup: 6 June
by Graham Buck
Australia surprises with rate hike; Hong Kong green bonds raise US$6bn; Japan's tourism revival boosts wages; Vote decides future of UK's CBI
Alibaba outlines plans to split six ways – Industry roundup: 30 March
by Graham Buck
UK toughens LDI funds policy; Credit Suisse merger benefits rival; "Terrible risk management" caused SVB demise: China settles first LNG trade in yuan
Financial markets calmer, but IMF warns of turbulence ahead – Industry roundup: 28 March
by Graham Buck
Bank turmoil "could upset LIBOR transition"; Wind sector faces supply chain crunch; APAC corporates look closer to home; Macau launches MCEX platform
“Fab 4” discuss semiconductor global supply chain resilience – Industry roundup: 28 February
by Graham Buck
France and Spain see inflation rise; JPMorgan rejigs Asia credit indexes; Marco Polo declared insolvent; Banga tipped as new World Bank chief
Europe’s central banks to reveal cost of QE binge – Industry roundup: 21 February
by Graham Buck
US, China most exposed to climate damage; Investors keen for corporate debt; India capital markets impasse; China banks keep rates on hold
New year begins with major green bond offerings – Industry roundup: 5 January
by Graham Buck
Air France-KLM opts for ESG bonds; Bike producer backpedals from China; TCH taps SWIFT for its new chief; Denmark's cashless banks deter criminals
European corporates move nearer four-day working week – Industry roundup: 20 December
by Graham Buck
HSBC ends funding for gas and oil; Hong Kong launches crypto ETFs; Kazakhstan presses ahead with CBDC; US small businesses sign alliance
JPMorgan invests heavily in leveraged loans – Industry roundup: 22 July
by Monica Zangerle , Writer, CTMfile
Slice shifts focus to real-time term loans, First rate increase in 11 years.
Yellen backs ‘friend-shoring’ to bolster supply chains – Industry roundup: 21 July
by Graham Buck
Germany's Uniper nears state rescue; Australia signals more rate hikes; BNP Paribas moves into crypto custody; OS-Climate rolls out free tools
European Central Bank rate hikes – Industry roundup: 10 June
by Kylene Casanova
Apple bypasses banks, Credit Suisse, Kushki, raises $100 million, Pay by link.
$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
Glencore will pay US$1.5bn to settle bribery charges – Industry roundup: 26 May
by Graham Buck
Federal Reserve delay for ISO 20022; Citi mulls DB Mexico purchase; BNP Paribas joins Onyx blockchain; The WFE assesses circuit breakers
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
Bitcoin does not scale – Industry roundup: 16 May
by Kylene Casanova
...Bitcoin's future as a payment network because Bitcoin's "proof of work" system will not be able to handle millions of transactions.
Tether falls below USD, furthering crypto chaos
by Kylene Casanova
....and processed $2 billion worth of withdrawals, representing approximately half of the company's cash.
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
Digital crypto bank in Brazil – Industry roundup: 6 May
by Kylene Casanova
According to reports, ICICB is implementing a robust Anti Money Laundering compliance framework to ensure a high of regulatory compliance.
Goldman Sachs bitcoin-backed loan - TREASURY NEWS - OpenTreasury Podcast #30
by Kylene Casanova
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review nine of the latest treasury news stories.
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"
Rise in suspicious crypto activity – Industry roundup: 4 May
by Kylene Casanova
Rising suspicious activity reports (SARs) on cryptocurrencies, US FedNow service pilot program, testing real-time cross-border payments.
Industry roundup: 18 February
by Kylene Casanova
supply chain regulations, data analytics through Money.Net, mitigating fraud risk, Tinkoff and BPC partnership, Transact 365 expansion into LATAM,