Businesses ready to spend to stay competitive in 2017
by Kylene Casanova
Top finance executives at global enterprises are finally feeling optimistic about their companies' growth, according to the 2017 Global Business & Spending Outlook
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What opportunities does EPC’s SEPA Instant Credit Transfer open up?
by Kylene Casanova
Why bother when SCT Inst goes operational in November 2017?
Regulatory change and IT investment is greatest worry for US and Asia-Pacific executives
by Kylene Casanova
The biggest regulatory challenges for companies include adapting to regulatory changes, improving data aggregation and allocating resources to ensure compliance
Islamic bond issuance is growing despite market jitters
by Kylene Casanova
The issuance of global Islamic financial instruments has more than trebled in the past decade but many challenges remain, including liquidity. Could this market interest corporate treasurers?
Which Supply Chain Finance program is right for you?
by John Perego , Supply Chain & Working Capital specialist, Perego Associates
With the rise in popularity of supply chain finance it is important to be able to determine which of the many solutions best suits you, John Perego explores the options
EC public consultation aims to cut cost of cross-border payments in EU
by Kylene Casanova
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on transparency and fees in cross-border transactions in the EU in non-euro currencies
Payment systems: Fight for global domination hots up
by Kylene Casanova
UnionPay card scheme fights to protect their global lead while Adyen adds new connection to increase their lead
PSD2: questions raised by corporate payment SCA exemption
by Kylene Casanova
The latest opinion published by the EBA on the revised Payments Services Directive (PSD2) raises questions on how some corporate payments will be exempt from Strong Customer Authentication
Surviving and managing the new corporate banking
by Kylene Casanova
Can you cope with the ‘disruption to transformation’ trend that Celent predicts for corporate banking?
Derivatives expenses restricted for tax under new UK CIR rules
by Kylene Casanova
Are you up to date on the UK's new rules on corporate interest restriction? From 1 April 2017, UK companies that claim tax deductions on interest expenses have a new set of rules to apply
A solution for eliminating the human risk from bank security?
by Kylene Casanova
Most might think they'd never fall for a socially-engineered cyber attack but, according to Vasco Data Security, social engineering is growing steadily
Understand Key Regulatory & Industry Initiatives impact in each payment type & region
by Kylene Casanova
World Payments preview report 2017 shows regulations impact globally and give status update on each KRII progress
Traceability and communication needed between finance and procurement
by Kylene Casanova
Procurement departments are often not given credit for the savings they achieve for the company, according to new research by global consulting firm Protiviti
TMS growth continues: Kyriba and City Financials post record growth in 1H 2017
by Kylene Casanova
No downturn as Kyriba posts 43% growth and ION’s City Financials 247% growth in the period AND PARTNERING GROWS
Will 2017/18 be your year of sustainable finance? How will you contribute?
by Jack Large
European Union to take the lead on climate change action, but what is your CFO and corporate treasurer doing about it?
UK central bank opens up RTGS access to non-banks
by Kylene Casanova
The Bank of England allows RTGS access for non-banks, ushering in a wider range of payment services, plus increased competition and innovation in the provision of payments services
Open APIs are six months away, what are the practical challenges?
by Kylene Casanova
As the use of APIs becomes more mainstream following PSD2, what will be the challenges and opportunities for the EU's financial sector? A paper by the SWIFT Institute explores these issues.
Effective cash flow forecasting in 6 steps
by Nicolas Christiaen , CEO & Founder, Cashforce
What are the six steps that are key to an accurate and efficient cash forecast?
Corporates write open letter backing SWIFT GPI
by Kylene Casanova
Six global corporates have written an open letter stating their support for SWIFT's global payments innovation (GPI) initiative and asking more banks to use GPI to improve cross-border payments
TMS review: Cloud is now trusted; M&A TMS solutions; multiple ERP solution from TX
by Kylene Casanova
TMS solutions are evolving fast with smaller suppliers getting a piece of the action
Payment system future: integrated retailer services, ‘free’ & channel-independence
by Kylene Casanova
How will these developments change your business model?
SWIFT to roll out KYC Registry to non-SWIFT banks
by Kylene Casanova
From September, SWIFT will open up membership of its KYC Registry, used by nearly 4,000 correspondent banks and funds players, to all supervised financial institutions
Opportunities in technology but cyber risks are huge, say c-suite execs
by Kylene Casanova
Cybersecurity is the top operational challenge for c-suite executives, while a positive technological disruption in their sector is also seen as one of the top external opportunities
SCF: UK exporters support; Tradeshift teams with banks; ICC - Rethinking Trade report
by Kylene Casanova
ICC: Some 61% of banks report more demand than supply for trade finance in the global market