UK payments, May 2016: annually- cheques down 13%, Faster Payments +15%, ACH +4%
by Kylene Casanova
Decline of paper and cash usage while ACH, Faster Payments, cards (particularly contactless) and even CHAPS growth continues
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Cash Flow Forecasting with TFM. Simplifying complexity and reach
by Kylene Casanova
Group-wide cash flow forecasting and treasury reporting with Treamo Finance Monitor
Treasury impact of proposed regulations in Section 385 - TAG consultant’s advice
by Kylene Casanova
Concern, but certainly not panic is in order as the primary focus of 385 appears to target cash inversion and stock contributions. Now is the time to review these type of transactions
Citi’s e-banking platform given top ranking for 10th consecutive year by Greenwich
by Kylene Casanova
Not only this, CitiDirect BE received the highest rating in the study in 22 categories
e-Identity is coming to your life, there is no escape whether you like it or not
by Kylene Casanova
UK government, banks and corporates are working together to create a new world of digital identities
Align Commerce’s multi-rail, blockchain payment service now offers insurance cover
by Kylene Casanova
Additional layer of protection securing client assets to ensure users have confidence in Align’s innovative international small business payments service
Payment systems innovation continues: Ripple cutting costs, contactless booming, &
by Kylene Casanova
Cost of cross-border payments dropping, contactless cards, Apple Pay expanding, stopping checkout abandonment, stockpiling bitcoins, overcoming the alternative payments problem, and new channels for collection
CloudMargin’s low cost collateral management solution expands and adds many users
by Kylene Casanova
Collateral Management is growing in importance as regulators take steps to reduce risk in the derivatives markets
% rates NOT going up any time soon, so is your internal hurdle rate way too high?
by Kylene Casanova
RBS’s Chief Economist, Stephen Boyle, shows why low rates are here to stay for years and makes plea for corporate treasurers to get rid of unnecessarily high internal hurdle rates for projects
Total working capital management: requires constant attention, keeping up pressure
by Kylene Casanova
Objective is to shorten whole Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) and extract maximum liquidity without harming the company's business efficiency and customer relations. Informita 2015 Survey show why it is essential to: Ne
Banks and corporates gear up for the new pan-European instant payment system
by Kylene Casanova
EBA Clearing provide preview of system design, functionality and interface specs. How are you going to exploit the new instant payment system available from November 2017?
The future of EU payments: fees, instant payments and evolving infrastructure
by Kylene Casanova
The European Payments Council (EPC) has published its June newsletter, which covers the future of instant payments, the impact of the card interchange fee regulation and payments in the US and Finland.
Inefficient invoice processing can impact whole business model, not just A/R costs
by Kylene Casanova
Keeping processing cost of invoice down is important, but more important is to focus on the impact of your A/R processes on customers, and on the new opportunities opening up world-wide
How to avoid using SWIFT altogether and/or in combination with other channels
by Jack Large
Wieltec’s Philip Wielanga lists the alternatives to a single SWIFT connection which include EBICS and Multicash as well as H2H
Cash flow forecasting needs Actively Open Minded Thinkers
by Kylene Casanova
Tim Harford, Senior Columnist, Financial Times, explains how open minded thinking is essential in forecasting and why Keynes was a better forecaster than Irving Fischer: “When facts change, I change my opinion”
Cheque is still greatest treasury fraud risk for corporates
by Kylene Casanova
A report by Strategic Treasurer and Bottomline Technologies has found that the most-reported attempted fraud for corporate treasury is the good old cheque, reported by 39% of companies.
EC to overhaul corporate prospectus requirements for accessing capital markets
by Kylene Casanova
An agreement has been reached on making it easier and quicker for businesses to raise funds in the European capital markets.
Brexit is a really bad idea: UK sovereign rating will be downgraded from AAA and …
by Kylene Casanova
Moritz Kraemer, Global Rating Officer, Sovereign Ratings, Standard & Poor quietly and clearly explains why downgrading will be the first of many problems
ECB makes “unprecedented” move into corporate debt purchasing
by Kylene Casanova
In a move that the Financial Times calls “truly unprecedented”, the European Central Bank (ECB) has today begun its corporate sector purchase programme (CSPP).
Future vision of European payments under discussion at #EBAday2016
by Kylene Casanova
EBAday 2016 has kicked off this morning in Milan, bringing together payments professionals from across the EU.
Plug and play connection to Ripple’s real-time settlement cross border payments
by Kylene Casanova
Volante Technologies launch new accelerator for bank and treasury integration with Ripple distributed financial technology payment network
SEPA regulation paving the way for harmonised European cards industry
by Kylene Casanova
The European Payments Council (EPC) has published an infographic about the Cards Standardisation Volume, a key piece of regulation for the EU cards industry.
Are FX benchmark fixings appropriate in today’s millisecond FX trading markets?
by Kylene Casanova
Using a fixing rate rate can cost you. What is needed is a fair price at the moment that you make the payment
Attracting corporate treasury talent via social networks: make them want to join
by Kylene Casanova
Adam Gordon, CEO, Social Media Search explains how to attract the best treasury talent by exploiting the social networks