Industry roundup: 24 September 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including Volante partnering with Goldman Sachs on its Transaction Banking Platform, and more.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including Volante partnering with Goldman Sachs on its Transaction Banking Platform, and more.
by Ben Poole
Companies spent around US$15bn extra a week on technology during the pandemic’s first wave, but the huge surge in IT spend isn’t sustainable.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including Anglian Water selecting Bottomline for its treasury transformation, and much more.
by Ben Poole
Research from Finch Capital points to a resilient European tech growth engine, but limited exit options beyond IPO exist for unicorns.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a UK coalition for measurement and disclosure of carbon emissions in financial services, and more.
by Ben Poole
A DBS survey of treasurers and business leaders across APAC also finds banks are the preferred digitalisation partners in the region.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a banking partnership offering multi-currency accounts to corporates, and more.
by Ben Poole
Google's parent company, a medical technology firm and a fast growing US exercise equipment company are the finalists for the AFP 2020 Pinnacle Award.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a new partnership for TreasuryXpress, and much more.
by Ben Poole
It aims to enable seamless transactions from one account to another anywhere in the world with end-to-end transparency and predictability.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a first in SWIFT certification for the Bellin TMS, and more.
by Ben Poole
With this transaction, Guangxi Shenglong Metallurgical has joined the blockchain network for trade finance as a new buyer.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including research into how banks are helping rebuild corporate supply chains in Europe and Asia, and more.
by Ben Poole
One of the chemical industry’s largest new SAP S/4HANA implementations integrates all functions in a single system.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring a report on the impact COVID-19 has had on corporate treasury priorities, and more.
by Ben Poole
The facility will be used to finance an electricity generation project in rural Myanmar.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a blockchain trade transaction between Vietnam and Thailand, and more.
by Ben Poole
The 2020 AFP Strategic Role of Treasury Survey has found that corporates are prioritising liquidity and cash management, elevating treasury’s role.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a €1bn green bond issuance for Daimler, and more.
by Ben Poole
The virtual platform allows central banks to evaluate use cases and test roll-out strategies for CBDCs by simulating a CBDC ecosystem.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a cross-border payments solution that banks can offer corporates, and much more.
by Ben Poole
The firm's Capital Market Assumptions Five-Year Outlook predicts rates and inflation to remain low, stock returns in the 3.8-8.2% range.
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including an upgraded commercial lending platform for Swedish exporters, and more.
by Ben Poole
The ICC's Advisory Group on Trade Finance aims to support the role of trade financing in a post-pandemic economic recovery.