Industry roundup: 11 March
by Kylene Casanova
Embedded lending market to grow, RPA in financial sector, ACI fraud detection, Visa acquires Tink, REN payment system, Paxos blockchain payment system
Payments - Disbursements
Background
Making payments is the inevitable consequence of making purchases and an essential and integral part of the financial supply chain. A payment is the transfer of value from one party, a person or…
Read more
Industry roundup: 10 March
by Graham Buck
Airlines’ hedging offsets oil price spike; US corporates’ Russia exposure assessed; London-listed Russian companies; Biden authorises crypto review
Industry roundup: 09 March
by Kylene Casanova
EU sanctions on Russia, SEC and crypto, TaaS evolving, Bank of London rapid payments, quantum technology advancements, Bankfi & Vusa partner.
Industry roundup: 8 March
by Graham Buck
Procure4Peace formed to assist Ukraine; Building materials shortage to intensify; Shell joins Russia exodus; Supply Chain Catalyst tool launched
Industry roundup: 07 March
by Kylene Casanova
Russian banks using China's card system; economic impact from war in Ukraine; CBDC 2nd phase; digital payments in Middle East and North Africa
Industry roundup: 04 March
by Kylene Casanova
new cybersecurity law, US using countering crypto to avoid Russia sanctions, Ripple's crypto payments, EMQ cross-border payments in South Asia.
Industry roundup: 3 March
by Graham Buck
Russia exodus tests fund managers; VTB commodities unit winds down; IMF paper examines cash management capacity; China overhauls supply chain finance
OpenTreasury #17 - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Société Générale and Credit Suisse halt Russian commodity trade finance deals, SWIFT ban on Russia, PNC Treasury Management’s on-demand pay tool
by Kylene Casanova
Industry roundup: 1 March
by Graham Buck
Banks halt Russia commodity trade finance; Paga Group expands to Ethiopia; Sweden's biometric payment card; Ex-SWIFT trio launch cross-border payments
Industry roundup: 28 February
by Kylene Casanova
Russia disconnected from Swift, liquidity improvements in B2B payment methods, transition to digital for Kenya's financial payment ecosystem.
OpenTreasury #16 - Three banks join Project Carbon, report on AI benefits and challenges for fintech, the Fed sees case for CBDC, Sidetrade’s survey linking spreadsheets with late payments
by Kylene Casanova
Industry roundup: 25 February
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT action needed against Russia, TrickBot malware evolves, US Bank's landscape transformed, Thunes expansion, Citizens Bank real time billing
Industry roundup: 24 February
by Graham Buck
McKinsey upbeat on mining sector; Botswana to end cheque use; Few escape supply chain disruption; Islamic finance 'helping sustainability aims'
Industry roundup: 23 February
by Kylene Casanova
Thales' new solution, FV Bank launches API to automate payment data to clients, Nedbank South Africa goes digital, GIABA to combat money laundering
Industry roundup: 18 February
by Kylene Casanova
supply chain regulations, data analytics through Money.Net, mitigating fraud risk, Tinkoff and BPC partnership, Transact 365 expansion into LATAM,
OpenTreasury #15 - MUFG launches stablecoin platform, impacts of embedded finance, Volante and FIMBank extend cloud payments, Russia to regulate cryptocurrency
by Kylene Casanova
Industry roundup: 16 February
by Kylene Casanova
Mastercard crypto consulting, ISO 20022 update, Crypto accessibility expanded, A2A payments solution,open-banking w/ APIs
Industry roundup: 15 February
by Graham Buck
NatWest offers green loans; HSBC, Syngenta use TradeLens for shipment; Saudi boost for going green; EMQ augments Asia real-time payments
Industry roundup: 11 February
by Kylene Casanova
Temenos Banking Service, KyckGlobal & Payflo partner, Worldline & Alipay+ partner, TrueLayer & Tillit collaboration, Stablecoin in Japan, EU payments
Industry roundup: 10 February
by Graham Buck
Russia seeks to regulate crypto; RBI restores India's liquidity framework; Biotechs face cash crunch; UK fintechs' DLT proof of concept
Industry roundup: 9 February
by Kylene Casanova
Veriton AI partnership, Cybersecurity combats risk, Finxact acquired, Paylt partners with Toronto, Ascenda and Visa partner, transitioning from LIBOR
OpenTreasury #14 - Ripple partners with Modulr, China’s digital yuan launched, digital dollar design initiated, and KeyBank launches cloud-first banking solution.
by Kylene Casanova
Ripple & Modulr partner, Chinas digital yuan launched, digital dollar design, KeyBank launces cloud-first banking solution
Industry roundup: 4 February
by Kylene Casanova
digital yuan & Olympics, AI and cross-border payments, compliance solutions for fintechs, and digital banking expansion
Industry roundup: 3 February
by Graham Buck
First DeFi ETF launches 17 February; Ripple and Modulr partner; China's zero-Covid 'threatens supply chain'; UK ransomware attack targets snacks