Middle-market US companies embracing modern payments - Industry roundup: 5 May
by Ben Poole
BNP Paribas partners on e-CNY wallet services; Danske Bank partners on invoice management tool; BaaS to revolutionise European financial services
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South Korea to open climate tech hub in 2024 – Industry roundup: 4 May
by Graham Buck
US retailers welcome FedNow; Covid creates need for extra training; Fed hints at easing rate hikes; SocGen warns of credit crunch fallout
Half of businesses are paid late - Industry roundup: 3 May
by Ben Poole
Mastercard aims to increase trust in blockchain ecosystem; European banks’ corporate lending criteria tightened substantially in Q1
JP Morgan comes to rescue of First Republic – Industry roundup: 2 May
by Graham Buck
UK chip designer Arm opts for US listing; Deutsche Bank buys Numis for £410m; HSBC plans US$2bn share buyback; Latin America growth surprise
Corporate counterparty risk concerns pre-date bank failures - Industry roundup: 28 April
by Ben Poole
US banks desperate to improve corporate services; US Treasury announces 2023 de-risking strategy; EU green light to new rules for tracing crypto
US efforts continue to rescue First Republic – Industry roundup: 27 April
by Graham Buck
New milestone for Chinese yuan; Visa has ambitious crypto plans; Report bullish on CBDCs; Distressed US firms opt to restructure
UK-listed companies issued 75 profit warnings in Q1 - Industry roundup: 26 April
by Ben Poole
New European instant payment solution; Soaring ACH driving US non-cash payments; MISC Berhad scores US$527m sustainable-linked term loan financing
BRICS flexes muscles as it challenges US dollar – Industry roundup: 25 April
by Graham Buck
China, Singapore unite on sustainable finance; Chile to nationalise lithium reserves; Meloni upbeat on MPS sale; Zimbabwe's digital currency plans
Updates to Term SOFR scope of use recommendations - Industry news: 24 April
by Ben Poole
Digital invoice discounting for Indian farmers; eBAM best practice guide released; New online portal for Confirmation of Payee checks
How confidential computing can transform global trade finance - Industry roundup: 21 April
by Ben Poole
Nordic instant payments zone blow; European and Asian corporates' ESG demands; ACI Worldwide integrates fraud safeguards for US instant payments
Japan’s SMFG is first to resume CoCo bonds – Industry roundup: 20 April
by Graham Buck
ChatGPT "can decipher Fed speak"; Greek economy wins seal of approval; Red flag reappears in corporate bonds; Tanzania in rare earth development deal
Citi India completes blockchain-enabled LC transaction on Contour - Industry news: 19 April
by Ben Poole
Lloyds Bank launches business payment transfer service; Call to remove payments from scope of Europe’s Digital Identity Regulation
Report says banks allocated US$66bn to fossil fuels in 2022 – Industry roundup: 18 April
by Graham Buck
Bank support shrinks for North Sea firms; UK's CFOs more upbeat; Brazil's BNDES signs deal with China; BIS head warns on financial stability
MMF boom threatened by US budget deficit row - Industry roundup: 17 April
by Ben Poole
Small US businesses to be hit hardest by bank turmoil; Biggest US banks exceed treasury revenue expectations; Deloitte and Riskified tackle fraud
Under 30% of companies have supply chain sustainability targets - Industry roundup: 14 April
by Ben Poole
Coupa and Goldman Sachs business payments partnership; Credit conditions tighten for European OTC derivatives; KeyBank taps Qolo for virtual accounts
Proactive defence: insights from the Treasury Fraud & Controls webinar
by Kylene Casanova
Survey results show growing areas of vulnerability in the current environment, and experts weigh in on defence measures.
AI set to transform supply chain management – Industry roundup: 13 April
by Graham Buck
Canada keeps rates on hold; Renminbi share of trade finance grows; Mastercard adds Cross-Border Services Express; Tranglo expands into Europe
Plan to boost large corporate B2B marketplaces in Europe - Industry roundup: 12 April
by Ben Poole
ICC trade report finds fragmenting world; Offering Ukrainian women a new start in technology; Citi’s sustainable time deposit solution hits US
Low interest rates will return, IMF predicts – Industry roundup: 11 April
by Graham Buck
Emerging economies face debt crunch; Covid "decimated EM forex reserves"; Indonesia plans free trade deal with US; Tunisia is latest BRICS contender
Abating job growth and hiring in US on track for Fed goals – Industry roundup: 10 April
by Kylene Casanova
JPMorgan CEO urges circumspect regulatory response to banking crisis.
India’s Icegate system snarls up supply chains – Industry roundup: 6 April
by Graham Buck
EU Chips Act set to get go-ahead; UAE's digital currency moves forward; Alibaba restructure divides opinion; Mastercard demands greener plastic
Treasurers evaluate security system spend as fraud rises - Industry roundup: 5 April
by Ben Poole
Lloyds Bank and Enigio in trade digitisation partnership; UBS executes ] cross-border intraday repo trade; Institutional investors embrace ESG
More South Korean companies issue corporate bonds – Industry roundup: 4 April
by Graham Buck
Cineworld emerges from Chapter 11; Squeeze tightens on MTS Bank; Credit Agricole expands in China; Tranglo adds instant SEPA payout to Europe
MMFs gain from fear of smaller banks - Industry roundup: 3 April
by Ben Poole
Lack of digital-savvy CFOs blocking autonomous finance; Connecting cross-border payments with QR codes; Operating costs dominate UK SME concerns