What’s holding back circular economy growth?
by Ben Poole
Two new reports from ING explore the progress of this economic model.
News
Green bonds set to gain strength in 2020 following record year
by Ben Poole
China, USA, France and Germany dominated the green bonds market in 2019, accounting for over 40% of all proceeds globally.
ICC joins Singapore Government to launch TradeTrust
by Ben Poole
The project is designed to accelerate the digitalisation of global trade and commerce.
Jack Henry launches cloud-based banking platform
by Ben Poole
The solution is designed to speed up the time to market for digital banks.
Nordea economic outlook: Proceed with caution
by Ben Poole
While certain downside risks have receded, global geopolitics continues to cast a long shadow.
Singapore’s Payment Services Act comes into force
by Ben Poole
The Act is designed to enhance the regulatory framework for payment services in Singapore.
Lloyds Bank rolling out corporate tools as part of carbon cutting pledge
by Ben Poole
The banking group pledges to cut carbon by more than 50% in the next decade to help finance a green future.
Banking sector ‘active mindset’ key to accelerating response to climate crisis
by Ben Poole
BEI report outlines path to a greener future for banks.
Voltron transforms into Contour
by Ben Poole
Contour launches following the success of the bank-backed project to digitise trade finance.
RAKBANK and Mastercard launch suite of corporate payment solutions
by Ben Poole
The product suite includes a corporate purchase card, corporate executive T&E card and B2B virtual card.
FCA and BoE forum to explore AI in financial services
by Ben Poole
The Financial Services AI Public Private Forum will explore means to support safe adoption of AI in financial services.
Digital currencies: the ultimate hard power tool
by Ben Poole
Part III of DB's Future of Payments report examines the impact digital currencies could have on corporates and countries.
HSBC’s Green Deposits debut in UK and Singapore
by Ben Poole
The accounts will help support green projects backed by the bank.
RTP limit raised to US$100,000, as MUFG joins scheme
by Ben Poole
The Clearing House is quadrupling the limit from February 1st.
OpenDoor opens continuous order book for illiquid US treasuries
by Ben Poole
State Street will execute transactions matched on the platform.
Central banks ponder digital currency potential
by Ben Poole
A group of central banks are assessing possible use cases for digital currencies.
Nasdaq solution seeks to simplify corporate ESG reporting
by Ben Poole
The platform aims to support corporate sustainability and the ESG reporting process for public companies.
Corporate disbursements: ACI Worldwide selects The Bancorp and Visa as real-time payment providers
by Ben Poole
The collaboration should yield faster payments capabilities.
Mastercard opens global Intelligence and Cyber Centre in Vancouver
by Ben Poole
The new centre is designed to accelerate innovation in digital and cyber security, AI and IoT.
PNC Treasury Management debuts automated real-time payment solution
by Ben Poole
The automated process is designed to provide instant reconciliation for billers and payers.
Open Banking held back by lack of trust among small firms
by Ben Poole
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) figures show a majority of business owners ‘wary’ about sharing banking data electronically.
Standard Chartered’s first use of FX e-trading engine demonstrates latency reduction
by Ben Poole
The inaugural trade, executed with the bank’s counterparty United Overseas Bank, saw a latency reduction of 80%.
Call for clarification on e-money definition and related fraud reporting requirements
by Ben Poole
Current definitions don't match the market reality for European payment instruments and products.
US corporates rack up FX losses of US$11bn in three months
by Ben Poole
A Kyriba report identifies prolonged currency volatility as a factor in the Q3 2019 losses.