Standard Bank acquires custody and derivatives business
Africa’s largest bank by assets is taking over the portfolio from Legae Peresec, South Africa’s largest securities trading firm.
Partner Banking & ICM Solutions
Background
Banks use a range of components in theirBanks put together ICM solutions using EB services and support, own branch services, partner bank services, payment and collection services, liquidity…
Read moreBasel Committee issues a consolidated version of its standards
New tutorial explains the features of the Basel Committee's new framework
Goldman Sachs to woo more mid-sized corporate clients
Goldman Sachs Group’s CEO David Solomon confirmed that the US bank aims to add more mid-sized corporate clients.
Does correspondent/partner banking have a future?
Yes, but e-commerce ecosystems could change the landscape dramatically
Future of banking is ecosystems as banks profitability and share declines?
McKinsey: Global banking-industry performance has been lackluster. Now comes the hard part: the rise of nonbanking platform companies targeting the most profitable parts of the banking value chain
Surviving and managing the new corporate banking
Can you cope with the ‘disruption to transformation’ trend that Celent predicts for corporate banking?
Banks’ corporate banking API strategy is primarily focused on real-time payments
In the next two years banks will move to a wider corporate transaction banking-based API plan, according to Aite Research
Global 25% drop in global correspondent banking relationships linked to de-risking
Accuity Research shows de-risking by US and European banks driving the decline with certain geographic regions are being de-risked, leaving local businesses without access to the international financial community
Future is Open Banking, but will it really benefit corporate treasury departments?
EBA’s Open Banking Working Group report lifts the lid on what OB really means, the problems and opportunities
Spotify’s Bergqvist on innovation and the problems banks need to solve
One of the most talked-about sessions at this year's EuroFinance in Vienna wasn't the discussion with Varoufakis, but a presentation given on day 1 by the group treasurer of Spotify.
How to get the most out of a conference: go with questions and objectives
Effective corporate treasury departments understand the questions that drive their business
Do you really need a TMS? Or can your own solution/combination be better? Sometimes
When is your combination of Excel + bank electronic banking and other services enough? Effective? ‘Cobbling together’ is still the name of the game in corporate treasury
Safety and liquidity are priorities as corporates build cash holdings
Safety is the most important objective of an organisation's cash investment policy and many companies are increasing their cash holdings, according to the 2016 AFP Liquidity Survey.
BIS - 5 recommendations to ease correspondent banking costs/concerns = revolution
Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures recommendations on KYC, use of LEI, info sharing, payment messages in compliance with AML/CFT, and use of LEI in payment messages, could transform banking
Corporates are increasing the number of cash management banks they use world-wide
The Asset survey showed that in Asia corporates in 2015 increased the number of banks by 21-25% as they sought to minimise their supplier risk
The Future of Banking in 2025: digital banking superstores
Greenwich Survey show how the changes in the banking industry since the global finance crisis will lead to new forms of banks. Can your internal systems cope with the new normal that is coming?
Corporate treasury always want tailor made solutions, but is it possible? realistic?
Recent BNP Paribas and Boston Consulting Group survey shows that corporate treasurers want more security and tailor-made solutions - which is no surprise, but how can the transaction banks deliver?
SWIFT & Accenture show path to Distributed Ledger Technology in financial services
New paper analyses the opportunities and challenges of distributed ledger technology in financial services, AND identifies key factors for success
Bank ICM delivery solutions are adjusting fast. Time for new partner banking?
Corporates are being forced to re-configure ICM structures as banks adjust their coverage and commitment to the transaction banking business. How should corporates react?
Future of ICM shown by new Deutsche Bank & Bank of China interbank H-to-H platform
New solution for Bosch China shows the future of ICM solutions: the e-Integrated partner bank model which solves many problems in providing multi-regional/country coverage
SWIFT’s global payments initiative will really improve your cross-border payments
45 leading banks sign up to SWIFT’s global payments innovation initiative as they hit back in the competition for cross-border payments business. Revolutionary B2B cross-border payment customer experience by 201
Block chain distributed ledger technology is coming to trade finance and banking
Proof of concept from initiative from SCB, DBS and IDA to lower risks in trade finance, and as Nomura Research Institute announces it will develop a proof of concept for blockchain technology in banking
RBS announces BNP Paribas as referral bank for GTS customers
Exiting cash management services is being handled carefully and is opening up new opportunities for other banks
Corporate treasury in 2015: snapshot of a risky business
A survey of corporate treasurers and CFOs has found that risk management is the number one priority for financial professionals.