Visa launches real-time payments platform in Europe with global reach
by Jack Large
Visa Direct powers business initiated payments, such as payouts of insurance claims, as well as person-to-person payments. Partnership with Worldpay
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Real-time global payments solution on R3’s Corda
by Bija Knowles
R3 has developed a cross-border payments platform based on distributed ledger technology and is due to release the prototype by the end of 2017
Sustainability programmes make commercial sense even for major emitters
by Jack Large
“A new business logic is emerging” for the Global 250 emitters which can save planet, but some major players making no progress or getting worse
How do you know if your TMS needs additional FX analytics?
by Bija Knowles
A white paper by FireApps looks at how companies can improve their FX management, including the underlying data necessary and six questions to assess if you need an FX addition to your TMS
The problems with KYC: too long, inconsistent, security, no standard
by Bija Knowles
Research highlights several problems with the KYC process globally, including excessive contact from financial institutions, inconsistent requests and security concerns
Is your CFO failing to deliver?
by Jack Large
Are they really a “strategic business partner to the board of directors”? New survey finds that CFOs aren’t always delivering
Banks face PSD2 compliance challenge before 2018
by Bija Knowles
Few banks are ready for the revised EU Payments Services Directive (PSD2) and just 9 per cent were in the implementation stage of the new PSD2 requirements earlier this year
7-fold increase in regtech spending over next 5 years
by Bija Knowles
Bank spending on regulatory technology, including AI and blockchain, will see a seven-fold increase in the next five years, rising from $10.6 billion in 2017, to $76.3 billion in 2022
Commission proposes steps to solve screen-scraping problem
by Bija Knowles
Last week the NextGenPSD2 Conference was held in Berlin and the issue of APIs and screen-scraping (or direct access) were discussed
Nearly 600 payment service providers will be ready for SCT Inst on 21 November
by Jack Large
15,000 euro transfer from one account to another in maximum ten seconds from PSPs from 8 countries will be ready and officially registered
Just 28% of FSOs have unified approach to customer authentication
by Bija Knowles
Customer authentication needs a more coordinated approach from banks, as just 28 per cent have a unified approach to cross-channel authentication management
UK faster cheque clearing roll-out begins
by Jack Large
New cheque imaging clearing system begins operation
What will a hard Brexit mean for British manufacturing?
by Bija Knowles
Baker McKenzie suggests that UK manufacturing exports in four key sectors to non-EU countries would need to increase by 60 per cent to offset the losses in a 'hard Brexit' scenario
AML & TF: Cash, retail banking & money transfers remain favourite instruments
by Jack Large
UK Government National Risk Assessment 2017 concludes that e-money - medium impact and digital currencies - low impact. Overal UK is making good progress
Holistic surveillance to address China’s complex financial markets
by Bija Knowles
A report by Kapronasia and Nasdaq looks at how surveillance can detect fraudulent activity in an increasingly complex, cross-channel and cross-platform environment
Multi-currency World Account = simple life for corporates?
by Jack Large
WorldFirst claim new account makes the process of managing finances across multiple currencies simpler, faster and cheaper than ever before
Future of banking is ecosystems as banks profitability and share declines?
by Jack Large
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
Blockchain is the answer……… but it’s not a panacea
by Jack Large
Deloittes enthusiasm for Treasury & Blockchain revealed at EuroFinance in Barcelona
PayRank - an algorithmic approach to invoice payment
by Laurence Holmes , Quantitative Developer, Previse
by Joseph Heenan , Machine Learning Software Engineer, Freelance Engineer
What can the payments industry learn from Google’s revolutionary search engine algorithm? Laurence Homes and Joseph Heenan show how such AI technology can solve some of B2B payments’ knottiest problems
Corporates cannot wait for KYC standards, they have to do something now. What about….
by Jack Large
There is no general solution that would suit everyone, but what is today’s best option for the corporate treasury department?
Regional and non-bank providers making head way in Asia’s Spot FX market
by Jack Large
East and Partners Asia 2017 Singapore Business FX Markets League Table shows DBS is gaining ground
Cyberfraud is out of control, “New York Federal Reserve almost lost $1billion” allegedly
by Jack Large
Do we need hackers to protect us? But when countries are involved why bother?
The Current State of The International Treasury Recruitment Market
by Jack Large
Mike Richards, CEO and Founder of The Treasury Recruitment Company, discusses how treasury recruitment business is evolving, and impact of major events and technology on treasury salaries and careers
All agree KYC is a problem, but what is the solution?
by Jack Large
Latest surveys show FIs and corporates both unhappy