Industry roundup: January 31
by Kylene Casanova
U.S. Treasury alternatives to IDme, FedNow pricing approach established, Central Pacific Bank launches banking-as-a-service, digital banking in Brazil
Payments - Disbursements
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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…
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Industry roundup: 28 January
by Kylene Casanova
SAP acquires Taulia, Indonesia revolutionizes with real-time digital payments, Capital One and Trovata partnership, cross-border QR payment link
Quiet burial for the Diem stablecoin
by Graham Buck
First announced to much fanfare by Facebook in mid-2019 and originally named Libra, the initiative quickly encountered strong opposition
Recovery: New survey shows corporate outlooks back to pre-pandemic levels
by Kylene Casanova
Strategic Treasurer and TD Bank released Treasury Perspectives results, findings indicate that things are beginning to look up in the corporate world.
Industry roundup: January 26
by Kylene Casanova
J.P Morgan acquires 49% in Viva Wallet, streamlining income verification in UK, CIMB Philippines partners with Zoloz, Thailand regulates crypto
Industry roundup: 19 January
by Kylene Casanova
Advanced Fraud Solutions preferred partner for account validation, Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, Visa's cloud-based payment solution
Industry roundup: 18 January
by Kylene Casanova
GTreasury acquires Hedge Trackers, Open banking payments enter the public sector: Pay360 and Ordo partnership, New SME payment capability in Brazil
Industry roundup: 17 January
by Graham Buck
East analyses Asia cross-border payments; BNP Paribas seeks new low-cost location; BoA upbeat on Solana; Safe; Indifi-GPay union offers digital credit
Industry roundup: 13 January
by Graham Buck
Maersk moves to greener fuel; Switzerland tests digital currency; India crackdown on commodity derivatives; Unilever’s ethical stance under fire
Industry roundup: 7 January
by Kylene Casanova
Global e-commerce fraud prevention tools, VeriCheck acquires ACHWorks, fintech automation adds open banking data to platform, BNPL to impacts credit..
Industry roundup: 6 January
by Graham Buck
Increased cyber risk expected; Standard Chartered HK responds to Omicron; DailyPay launches real-time digital wallet; Tradeling partners with MODIFI
Industry roundup: 23 December
by Graham Buck
SEC proposes further money market fund reforms; SWIFT eyes expansion into digital assets; US waiting game for cross-border payments and more
Industry roundup: 16 December
by Graham Buck
HSBC details plans to end coal financing; New landmark for digital yuan; Western Union in Ukraine team-up
SWIFT outlines blueprint for 2022
by Graham Buck
The financial messaging services provider announces “ambitious plans to accelerate adoption of its new services across the global financial community”
Russia sanctions could include disconnection from SWIFT
by Graham Buck
The US warns that major economic penalties will follow if Putin pushes ahead with a military escalation in Ukraine
Industry roundup: 3 December
by Kylene Casanova
Deutsche Bank and Merck India partner on a state-of-the-art treasury system, settlement Discipline Regime (SDR) to take effect
Industry roundup: 2 December
by Graham Buck
Standard Chartered US$100m fund targets Gulf markets; Square changes name to Block; User testing starts for T2; Verto joins forces with Banking Circle
Industry roundup: 30 November
by Graham Buck
Report predicts open banking market to grow 28% to US$15bn in 2021; New trade finance vision outlined by the ICC; Wise partners with Fruugo
ECB updates oversight of electronic payments
by Graham Buck
Cryptocurrency services and stablecoins will come within the European Central Bank’s broader payments regulatory framework
Industry roundup: 25 November
by Graham Buck
Deutsche Bank adds SWIFT Beneficiary Account Validation; Hong Kong-listed China government bond ETFs in demand; Fitch warns Qatari banks vulnerable
Working capital “to shape Australian firms’ post-Covid agility”
by Graham Buck
A report offers a mixed picture of their performance in 2021
Industry roundup: 18 November
by Graham Buck
Reserve Bank of Australia hedges bets on digital currency; Absa Bank partners with the IFC on trade finance ; SA payments fintech Ozow raises US$48m
Singapore and the Philippines further cross-border payments
by Graham Buck
A co-operation agreement between the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas builds on an earlier CA from 2017
Industry roundup: 4 November
by Graham Buck
Verto/ClearBank collaboration focuses on “underserved“ SMEs; Bank of America plans China securities arm