Corporates uneasy as insolvencies increase
by Bija Knowles
A growing number of UK companies are considering performance improvement and turnaround strategies, as the number of firms facing insolvency edges up, according to analysis by KPMG
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How confident is your bank on preventing fraud?
by Bija Knowles
The 2017 Faces of Fraud Survey, conducted by iSMG in collaboration with Vasco, suggests that the majority of banks (87 per cent) don't identify fraud in real time
Big data and the corporate treasurer
by Bija Knowles
How can big data be meaningful for corporate treasury? This is one of the questions addressed in Journeys to Treasury, the 2017 report from BNP Paribas. PwC, the EACT and SAP
Optimising the cash forecasting process: 1 - Understand your working capital drivers
by Nicolas Christiaen , CEO & Founder, Cashforce
Demonstration of how the Cashforce system carries out the first step in Effective cash flow forecasting: “Understand your working capital drivers”
E-commerce to rise to $708 billion in US sales by 2021
by Bija Knowles
US consumers are rapidly adopting mobile and online methods of buying goods and services, with 60 per cent of those aged 18-44 making a mobile purchase in the past 90 days
Only 25% of global companies report climate-related financial risks
by Bija Knowles
The pressure is growing on companies to report climate-related financial risks in their annual reports but currently only a quarter of multinationals do so
Payment cards: Still vital and useful in Europe
by Jack Large
Evolving market with Maestro and Electron being replaced and domestic cards declining, while Chinese scheme UnionPay accelerates
Tepid reception for UK’s post-Brexit trade policies
by Bija Knowles
As the next round of Brexit talks resume in Brussels today, businesses and the trade industry have been digesting the contents of the UK's post-Brexit trade strategy, set out in parliament this week
What is a TMS? ‘S’ for solution NOT system
by Jack Large
Is it a single function system? A multi-function system? The total solution to all corporate treasury department needs? What is your vision?
Use of supply chain fraud analytics on the rise
by Bija Knowles
More companies are using analytics to prevent and detect financial abuses within the supply chain, according to a recent Deloitte poll
Payments development: non-stop innovation worldwide
by Jack Large
Preventing charge backs; P2P payments; instant payment systems; SWIFT GPI; Adyen; march of Alipay and WeChat
Fintech and banks eye up business in Europe post Brexit
by Bija Knowles
As Revolut applies for a European banking licence – along with 20 global banks – the lack of progress in Brexit negotiations is raising doubt in the minds of financial and fintech executives
How businesses can go digital with confidence
by Jack Large
ThreatMetrix report on Digital Identity shows how to generate the key ingredient in e-commerce: digital trust
More CFO collaboration with procurement can impact bottom line
by Bija Knowles
Procurement and finance departments are not collaborating sufficiently, with only around half of CFOs surveyed saying they work closely with procurement and support procurement technology
EU ministers set out finance agenda without UK
by Bija Knowles
The Eurogroup of finance ministers, minus the UK, met yesterday on 6 November 2017 to discuss issues including the development of the EU financial framework
UK Finance warns of push payment scams danger
by Bija Knowles
UK Finance, the association for the UK banking, payments and financial sectors, has warned that companies and consumers lost more than £100 million to transfer scams in first six months of 2017
Sunlight Payments platform = SWIFT GPI on steroids
by Jack Large
Sunlight Payments will revolutionize the way charitable organizations and NGOs around the world manage and track their payments and grants
US Bank teams up with Zelle for B2B disbursements
by Bija Knowles
US Bank has teamed up with payment service providers Zelle and Supplier Prefer Pay to offer two disbursement solutions for businesses
Receivables and payables automation: From whom? and For what?
by Jack Large
Citi Payer ID now available in 44 countries as receivables proccessing technologies improve
Cyberattacks: do you know when you’ve been hit?
by Bija Knowles
It's not always instantly obvious that cybersecurity has been breached but detection and response times are critical because immediate detection reduces the average cost of recovery dramatically
Trouble in paradise: ICIJ releases leaked financial documents
by Bija Knowles
Eighteen months ago we had the Panama Papers; now we have the upgraded version for 2017, dubbed the Paradise Papers by the organisation that has analysed the 13.4 million leaked documents
Cash Forecast basics – getting the foundations right
by Rod Staples , Cash Forecast Architect and Trainer, Staples Consultancy
A robust and effective cash forecast is a vital tool for any business – so make sure you build it on the right foundations
Eurosystem plans TIPS development to support SEPA Inst
by Bija Knowles
The SEPA instant credit transfer scheme will go live on 21 November so the EPC interviewed its own Marc Bayle on how another part of the instant payments picture is being developed
Simplifying the Global Payments Journey
by Jack Large
FIS: 2017 Corporate Payments and Bank Connectivity Report