Industry roundup: 16 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including the rollout of a digital account in Latin America by Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions, and much more.
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Singapore and French central banks break new ground in CBDC experimentation
by Ben Poole
First multi-CBDC experiment to apply automated market making and liquidity management capabilities for cross-border payment & settlement efficiencies.
Industry roundup: 15 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring an initiative by AFP to promote treasury careers to underrepresented communities, and much more.
Accelerating Colombia’s corporate ESG progress
by Ben Poole
A partnership is helping to measure the country's private sector contribution to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Industry roundup: 14 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a new carbon offset platform from a group of banks around the world, and much more.
Currency volatility sees multinationals lose almost US$10bn in Q1
by Ben Poole
Kyriba's Currency Impact Report for Q1 2021 shows North American companies were particularly badly hit with US$5.87bn in negative currency impacts.
Industry roundup: 13 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including EU approval for a pan-Nordic real-time payments network, and more.
Report: export credit financing dropped globally in 2020
by Ben Poole
EXIM's 2020 competitiveness report shows the impact of COVID-19 on export credit activity across the world.
Industry roundup: 12 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a digital financial crime solution from LexisNexis, and more.
SWIFT launches payment pre-validation service
by Ben Poole
The service enables real-time payment validation to reduce errors, exceptions and costs caused by wrong or missing beneficiary information.
Industry roundup: 9 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring an FX hedging solution being launched in the US by Kantox and Silicon Valley Bank, and more.
Real-time payments now as popular as cash in Southeast Asia
by Ben Poole
ACI Worldwide research reveals the extent to which the pandemic has accelerated the digitisation of payments.
Industry roundup: 8 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including new functionality for the SAP Business Technology Platform, and more.
Over US$500bn of working capital tied up in supply chains
by Ben Poole
The J.P. Morgan Working Capital Index 2021 explores the impact of the pandemic on treasury working capital management.
Industry roundup: 7 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring new emerging market FX indices from Deutsche Bank that track 21 currencies, and much more.
Santander boosts support for Spain-UK corridor businesses
by Ben Poole
The bank's agreement with the UK Department for International Trade aims to support trade between the two European countries.
Industry roundup: 6 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring Emirates launching account-based payments with Deutsche Bank, and more.
UK business investment enters recovery with positive outlook
by Ben Poole
Business investment forecast to grow 7.1% in 2021 and 10.5% in 2022, according to the EY ITEM Club
Industry roundup: 5 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring a new innovation hub for Contour, and more.
Deutsche Bank and Investec arrange financing for Ghana’s railways
by Ben Poole
The €600m financing consists of two loans to support construction of a 100km stretch of Ghana's Western Railway Line.
Industry roundup: 2 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring HSBC joining a KYC blockchain platform, and much more.
FP&A collaboration on forecasting and planning strongest in APAC
by Ben Poole
Research from the AFP has revealed the strong link between FP&A teams and their business and operations counterparts in the region.
Industry roundup: 1 July
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a new database of financial crime risk scores on the banking sector, and more.
Banking as a Service set to impact financial services in next 12 months
by Ben Poole
Finastra survey finds 85% of global financial institutions believe BaaS will make an impact over the next year.