Corporates leverage Inflation Reduction Act to finance sustainability initiatives - Industry roundup: 16 September
by Ben Poole
US economy still poised for a soft landing; CEO confidence in M&A market to drive shift to proactive deal strategy.
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90% of finance functions will deploy AI-enabled technology by 2026 - Industry roundup: 13 September
by Ben Poole
ECB cuts interest rates again; J.P. Morgan and Oracle expand partnership to streamline treasury, trade and commerce payments.
Corporates ramp up FX hedging ahead of US election despite rising costs - Industry roundup: 12 September
by Ben Poole
Finance closes the AI adoption gap with other corporate functions; Swift looks to streamline movement of digital assets and currencies.
Risk aversion among investors highest since April 2022 - Industry roundup: 11 September
by Ben Poole
Banks to use genAI to meet instant payments project challenges; ScottsMiracle-Gro improves liquidity and streamlines cash flow management.
Companies prepare for significant increase in risk - Industry roundup: 10 September
by Ben Poole
GTreasury acquires CashAnalytics; Brazil prepares second CBDC testing phase; Canadian businesses experience higher level of fraud than consumers.
August services expansion offsets manufacturing weakness - Industry roundup: 9 September
by Ben Poole
How investors could use generative AI for a financial edge; Jaggaer Pay and Bottomline partner to bolster procure-to-pay offering.
Mastercard and Visa face £4bn lawsuits in the UK - Industry roundup: 6 September
by Ben Poole
Digital money on the uptick as traditional and digital assets converge; Siemens issues €300m digital bond on blockchain.
Market turbulence knocked confidence in August - Industry roundup: 5 September
by Ben Poole
EP Resources selects Surecomp to automate documentary trade credit; Mandatory central clearing to bring more resilient treasury market, but at a cost.
Global supply shortages fall to lowest since January 2020 - Industry roundup: 4 September
by Ben Poole
UK industry coalition explores digital verification to fight economic crime; Atlantic Money launches A2A international transfer service.
Germany and France weighing down eurozone manufacturing sector - Industry roundup: 3 September
by Ben Poole
G-20 growth and inflation converging to steady state in 2025; Strong UK business confidence reflected in rising economic optimism.
Hong Kong sandbox ramps up asset tokenisation - Industry roundup: 2 September
by Ben Poole
Numeral and HSBC Innovation Banking collaborate on embedded payments; Stripe boosts cross-border commerce in Asia with AI-powered payments.
Procurement’s elevated role in risk management and sustainability - Industry roundup: 29 August
by Ben Poole
Austrian manufacturing output falls at fastest rate in seven months; EBA updates data used to identify global systemically important institutions.
Fixed income funds maintain momentum in Australia - Industry roundup: 28 August
by Ben Poole
Visa launches money movement advisory practice in North America; Commerzbank opens Baltic trade hub; ADCB and PaySupp to support corporate suppliers.
Asset managers grappling with interest rate uncertainty - Industry roundup: 27 August
by Ben Poole
Swedish economic recovery draws closer; DBS leverages PBOC’s Carbon Emission Reduction Facility to issue green loan.
US Fed Chair Powell signals ‘Time has come’ to lower interest rates - Industry roundup: 26 August
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
US Federal Reserve Chair Powell indicates interest rate cuts ahead
Fastest rise in UK private sector output since April - Industry roundup: 23 August
by Ben Poole
Probability of recession now 35% - J.P.Morgan; CBA and BNY deliver near real-time cross-border payments; Deutsche Bank and Upvest reveal partnership.
Hedging strategy divergence between UK and US corporates revealed - Industry roundup: 22 August
by Ben Poole
Switzerland launches instant payments; Services drive Australian business activity expansion; Minerva Foods boosts sales by improving working capital.
Finance leaders should temper expectations around GenAI - Gartner
by Ben Poole
GenAI hype could lead to a period of disillusionment with various technologies in this space.
Digital innovation is slowly transforming corporate FX trading - Industry roundup: 21 August
by Ben Poole
ABN Amro goes live with CBA’s trade finance transaction monitoring software; Emirates NBD looks to boost customer confidence in carbon markets.
Gen Z driving digital payments explosion in Singapore - Industry roundup: 20 August
by Ben Poole
GTreasury partners with Necto to expand global bank API suite; Network International to offer payment solutions to Citi’s corporate clients.
GenAI’s dramatic shift of business planning revealed - Industry roundup: 19 August
by Ben Poole
The huge impacts of the yen carry trade; Adyen and BMW expand e-commerce collaboration to POS; Deutsche Bank finances solar farm.
Singapore gets serious on quantum security - Industry roundup: 16 August
by Ben Poole
Nomentia to provide Business Connect from Swift; Kyriba lands deal with Saudi German Health, Modern Treasury expands instant payments support.
DBS launches 24/7 treasury management blockchain pilot with Ant International - Industry roundup: 15 August
by Ben Poole
UK and US see marginal changes in inflation battle; EBA publishes final draft technical standards on market risk.
Inflation continues to plague Main Street - Industry roundup: 14 August
by Ben Poole
Scotiabank to acquire 14.9% equity interest in KeyCorp; AKTG secures US$500m financing from Citi; Centime AP solution “pays businesses to automate”.