Industry roundup: 19 April
by Graham Buck
India’s payment industry trends; RBI assesses Indian economy; Brazil ready to pilot CBDC; War increases commodity trade exposures
Risk Management
Background
Risk is the potential that a chosen action, including the choice of inaction, will lead to a loss or an undesirable outcome. Any business carries some risk, but some are much more risky than others.…
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2022’s commodities of value: Gold, grain and gas
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
War-induced risk aversion, grain shortages and energy dependence will help gold, grains and gas emerge as the most valuable commodities in 2022.
OpenTreasury #26 - Moody’s assesses Ukraine war, global recession coming, NatWest taps Bottomline to reduce APP fraud, IBM on-chip AI to reduce fraud, BofA pushes Zelle
by Kylene Casanova
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments.
Industry roundup: 14 April
by Graham Buck
UK may extend SME recovery loans; Japan offers detail on digital yen; US money market funds reform; Canada accelerates rate hikes
Risk management: Leading practices part 7
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Important facets of risk management
The world may be heading into a recession
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
War, an already pandemic-stricken global economy, supply chain chokeholds and soaring inflation have raised the probability of a worldwide recession.
Industry roundup: 12 April
by Graham Buck
Banks aim to decarbonise aviation; Nokia joins Russia exodus; EBF rebuffs EU plans for clearing market; Sri Lanka seeks US$3bn rescue
Industry roundup: 6 April
by Kylene Casanova
OFAC sanctions against Hydra; NatWest Group reduce APP fraud; Brazil bank cloud-based fraud solution, Visa & PopID alliance; Middle East biometrics
Industry roundup: 5 April
by Graham Buck
US Treasury tightens Russia squeeze; EU raises €6bn from second green bond; China’s RMB cross-border payments rise; UK plans crypto NFT
Ukraine war has brought the world to the brink of a food crisis
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
The UN food chief warns of the biggest food crisis seen since World War II.
Industry roundup: 1 April
by Kylene Casanova
Citi launched 2022’s Digital Money Index, FDIC guidance on climate risk, BIS Innovation Hub and MA prototype supervisory analytics platform...
Europe courts Qatar for an alternative to Russian gas
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Qatar is emerging as Europe’s new hope for weaning itself off Russian natural gas
Industry roundup: 31 March
by Graham Buck
Russia talks SWIFT bypass with India; Big Q1 fall in corporate bonds; China plans more e-CNY trials; NFTs “could go mainstream”
39 seconds, rising fraud and supply chain cybersecurity
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Strategic Treasurer’s Treasury Fraud & Controls Survey Report highlights rising fraud and limited due diligence of supplier chain cybersecurity.
Industry Roundup: 29 March
by Graham Buck
Credit Suisse pulls back in Russia; Barclays error 'may cost £450m'; ESG dilemmas of Ukraine invasion; El Corte Ingles opens to crypto
Industry roundup: 28 March
by Kylene Casanova
MIT and BOE digital currency, Israeli Bank accept cryptos, Decentralized finance risks, US dollar losing position against yuan, Apple fixes loopholes.
OpenTreasury #22 - Probability of US recession, Bank of England’s interest rate hike, CFOs to fast-track payments digitization, LIBOR transition making progress
by Kylene Casanova
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments.
4 weeks into war, Germany may be heading into a recession
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Germany is teetering on the brink of recession caused by supply chain snarls, accelerating inflation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Industry Roundup: 24 March
by Graham Buck
WTO on supply chain disruption; Partial reopening for Moscow exchange; Crédit Agricole post-Brexit fees; Citi, Stenn pair on supplier financing
The Russia-Ukraine war and reactions of fintech service providers
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
The response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict may affect fintech companies’ revenues, yet it exhibits their willingness to look beyond financial gains.
OpenTreasury #20 - ACI Fraud Scoring Services launched, FedNow features Euronet’s REN payments system, BlackRock takes $17bn hit, airlines’ hedging oil price hikes
by Kylene Casanova
Pushpendra Mehta meets with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to review the latest treasury news and developments.
Industry roundup: 18 March
by Kylene Casanova
Bank of England hikes interest rates, Oil could hit $200 a barrel, AMEX to enter metaverse, Britain’s P&O Ferries mass sackings.
The Fed’s tricky balancing rate hike, implications and challenges
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
The U.S. Federal Reserve announces interest rate hike to raise borrowing costs enough to curtail spending, slow economic growth and tame inflation.
Industry roundup: 16 March
by Kylene Casanova
Fed set to hike interest rates, CFOs to fast-track payments, Blockchain in Financial Services Report, Yale list of companies withdrawing from Russia.