Flying high at Finnair treasury
by Ben Poole
The airline has moved forward with its refinancing plan through a US$400m aircraft sale and leaseback agreement.
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Industry roundup: 29 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including Singapore and Malaysia's plans to link real-time payment systems, and much more.
Deutsche Bank arranges trio of inaugural sovereign green bonds
by Ben Poole
A debut green gilt set the record for largest-ever green bond with the largest-ever orderbook.
Industry roundup: 28 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring a first trade finance-based NFT transaction, and more.
Targeting simplified accounting and automated financial reporting
by Ben Poole
Stripe has launched Revenue Recognition to map income to the correct date on a statement.
Industry roundup: 27 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring the results of the ECB's economy-wide climate stress test, and much more.
Multiple playbooks emerging for corporate treasurers
by Ben Poole
Citi's Treasury Diagnostics report finds treasurers balancing digital aspirations while addressing risk management fundamentals.
Industry roundup: 24 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring a survey on the slow progress of open banking in Europe, and much more.
Digital transformation remains core agenda for Asian companies
by Ben Poole
A DBS survey finds most corporates have a digital transformation strategy but many are still developing and implementing digital strategies.
Industry roundup: 23 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring the new ESG-linked demand deposit account from Goldman Sachs, and much more.
Top trade finance banks in Europe and Asia make a splash
by Ben Poole
Coalition Greenwich's 2021 Share and Quality Leaders research reveals which banks best supported large corporates during COVID-19.
Industry roundup: 22 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, as major tech companies join the banking industry to try to stop fraud, and much more.
Stablecoins in treasury? WonderFi takes the plunge
by Ben Poole
The company's announcement comes as stablecoins are garnering headlines for increasingly catching the eye of regulators.
Industry roundup: 21 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including plans for India and Singapore to link their real-time payments systems, and much more.
Managing people effectively tops treasury risk priorities
by Ben Poole
The 2021 AFP Risk Survey also found 47% of those managing risks at their organisations have been propelled into a more strategic role.
Industry roundup: 20 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including a new library of bank APIs for treasurers, and much more.
OpenTreasury #3: Trending News on FX Datasets, Cyber Attack Survival & Dark Data
by Kylene Casanova
New FX dataset services from CLS, SWIFT’s plans to transform to a transaction platform and to adopt and enforce global API standards, and dark data
J.P. Morgan takes majority ownership of Volkswagen payments business
by Ben Poole
Payments developments in the auto industry point the way to the future for digital wallets and payments data.
Industry roundup: 17 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, with SocGen advancing the digitalisation of its factoring business, HSBC expanding its digital wallet currency offerings, and more.
Corporate actions crying out for automated solutions
by Ben Poole
SIX survey reveals manual processes are still hampering corporate actions.
Industry roundup: 16 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, featuring a review of the treasury projects shortlisted for this year's AFP Pinnacle Award, and much more.
CLS launches FX outstanding datasets
by Ben Poole
The datasets, which capture outstanding forward and swap positions, are designed to enhance FX market transparency.
Industry roundup: 15 September
by Ben Poole
News in brief, including Standard Chartered increasing its research focus on Bitcoin and Ethereum, and much more.
APAC supply chain managers heavily investing in digitisation
by Ben Poole
An EIU report has found that Asia Pacific supply chains remain resilient, but COVID-19 has caused a broader rethink.