US corporates expect to increase cash reserves
by Kylene Casanova
US corporates say they plan to build their cash reserves rather than deploy cash, according to the latest quarterly survey of corporate treasury executives, by the AFP
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Treasury priorities for 2017: forecasting, risk and benchmarking bank service fees
by Kylene Casanova
Treasury Strategies has surveyed 450 corporate treasurers on their priorities for 2017. Cash flow forecasting and financial/FX risk management remain at the top of the treasury agenda
ESMA advises Commission on fees for trade repositories
by Kylene Casanova
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its final technical advice on supervisory fees for trade repositories, aiming to create a level playing field
e-commerce reaching limit?: USD 2.9 trn Chinese payments but UN trust concerns
by Kylene Casanova
Alipay, Wechat Pay made record USD 2.9 trn online payments in China in 2016, whilst another UN survey reveals that Internet users are increasingly concerned about their online privacy and lack of trust in e-commerce
IASB proposes minor amendments to IFRS 9 to aid implementation
by Kylene Casanova
The International Accounting Standards Board has proposed minor amendments to IFRS 9, which will replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments from January 2018
How are you going to use the Pan-European instant payments solution from Nov 2017?
by Kylene Casanova
Intesa Sanpaolo and EBA clearing announce successful first testing results as development on target?
US treasurers urged to revisit interest-rate hedging strategies
by Kylene Casanova
As the US economy enters an interest-rate tightening cycle, a guide published by the AFP advises treasurers to revisit their rate hedging strategy
North America business outlook positive, challenges ahead for Europe
by Kylene Casanova
Reports show increasing confidence in G7 economies and among CFOs in North America, while in Europe, the financial system faces risks and a lack of liquidity in securities/derivatives markets
Impact of UK Payables Reporting Regulations on UK and overseas corporates
by Brian Shanahan, Founder & CEO , Informita
Informita's Brian Shanahan discusses the legislation that went live on 1 April 2017 and first reports are due at end of September
Move to immediate payments - the dangers and opportunities
by Kylene Casanova
As USA moves to same day ACH debits how will your systems cope?
Are you MISSING OUT on converting much of your B2B sales into recurring payments?
by Kylene Casanova
Recurring payments are changing how we live. We are becoming subscription junkies. Use these questions to turn a major part of your sales into recurring payments
Multi-channel payment system providers continue their expansion
by Kylene Casanova
Transactis partners with Walletron for mobile wallet billing & payment to boost their services for financial institutions, technology companies, printers and business process outsourcers
EVRY: PSD2 opens door to almost any company interested in eating a bank’s lunch…..
by Kylene Casanova
White paper: Shows how PSD2 will open up the European financial landscape and the strategies for how banks can take the leading positions
Are you losing revenue through poor supply chain management?
by Kylene Casanova
Complex supply chains are getting harder to manage and risks can go undetected, despite the promise of innovative technology that will help to handle transactions simply
Report highlights key changes in repo markets
by Kylene Casanova
A report on repo markets analyses the changes in the availability and cost of repo financing, which is a key market for short-term funding
NSA hack: SWIFT and EastNets reject security breach claims
by Kylene Casanova
Last week it was reported that the US National Security Agency has created tools that exploit security weaknesses, enabling it to monitor bank transfers on the SWIFT global banking network
Does your board need to be trained on cybersecurity?
by Kylene Casanova
NACD online training course might be just what they need
Future is Open Banking, but will it really benefit corporate treasury departments?
by Kylene Casanova
EBA’s Open Banking Working Group report lifts the lid on what OB really means, the problems and opportunities
Payment systems: What’s happened? What’s driving change? What do you want/need?
by Kylene Casanova
Two key questions are: is WHO is the payment from and WHAT for?
TMS suppliers innovate and partner as their impact and coverage grow
by Kylene Casanova
Kyriba are collaborating, Reval sign a USA authority, SAP matures, and TreasuryXpress launch payment API
Managing VAT world-wide (changes keep coming) should be combined with FX operation
by Kylene Casanova
No VAT on Bitcoin transactions in Norway, UK threshold increased, Egypt VAT increased, Taiwan: VAT refund offered
Supply chain finance Europe barometer: screwing suppliers dominates why introduce
by Kylene Casanova
Large companies and reverse factoring dominate as 78% programmes were considered a success even though programmes only cover max 40% of spend, driving appetite for introducing or extending SCF solutions
Top 10 errors and solutions in submitting expenses & ultimate solution
by Kylene Casanova
New technologies and systems are changing and simplify expense management. Combine this with VAT collection = the ultimate solution?
“‘Too big to fail’ has been solved” – but regulatory reform needed
by Kylene Casanova
EU disintegration, anti-globalisation, US financial regulation and addressing 'too big to fail' – these were some of the key financial risks highlighted in a letter by JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon