by Kylene Casanova
Although there has been a move to other currencies in the past 10 years, much of the Asia-Pacific's trade, including intra-regional flows, is still invoiced, and settled in USD. And some are settled in EUR.
by Kylene Casanova
Centralizing and standardising payroll payments is not easy, legislation in most countries requires payments to be made from a local bank account and also many companies use a payroll processor to manage and adminis
by Kylene Casanova
Symantec, the US-based security software developer, has unveiled five most important security issues they expect to appear in 2013:
by Kylene Casanova
n his excellent article in WIRED (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/11/ff-mat-honan-password-hacker/), Mat Honan described how his digital life was deleted by hackers who used his Apple account to wipe every one o
by Kylene Casanova
RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a global trading solutions provider, and Squared Financial Services Limited, a broker offering ECN-style trading across a broad mix of liquidity pools, announced today that they had
by Kylene Casanova
Data leakage risk is a significant issue for consumers, companies and governments alike. According to the 2011 Global Cost of Data Breach Study1, costs of data breaches vary depending upon the type of data breach an
by Kylene Casanova
Cambridge Mercantile Group, a global payment services' provider with offices world-wide, have launched a new platform, Automated Payables Solutions (APS), which will help corporations move from cheques to electronic
by Kylene Casanova
EBA Clearing, a major Pan-European payment infrastructure solutions provider, has introduced new optional services on the STEP2 platform to meet the requirements of its users for the single euro payments area (SEPA)
by Kylene Casanova
In a little over a year since its launch, HSBC's corporate mobile banking service has been used to authorise USD6 billion worth of payments worldwide, including a single payment of USD50m. This is another example of
by Kylene Casanova
In most countries at the end of each accounting period banks must provide statements and other reports. The electronic USA BAI statements and MT940 SWIFT statements mostly do not comply with countries reporting stan
by Kylene Casanova
Companies have to implement significant changes to their operational models to move to SEPA. They have to invest in system upgrades, testing and staff training. The scope of the changes is extensive.
by Kylene Casanova
Square is being installed in all Starbucks US stores, iZettle launches in UK, and PayPal is going global with their mobile solution. However, collecting payments from mobile phones is still not that easy, as the rec
by Kylene Casanova
The UK's Faster Payments Service was introduced in 2008 with a focus on personal payments and standing orders. The ACH based system, which clears and settles within a couple of hours (and normally much less), proces
by Kylene Casanova
Standard Chartered today announced the launch of the Standard Chartered Renminbi Globalisation Index (RGI) – the first industry benchmark that effectively tracks the progress of Renminbi-based business activity worl
by Kylene Casanova
Bloomberg has launched an App Portal that gives its 315,000 desktop terminal subscribers' access to applications created by third party developers.
by Kylene Casanova
ACL announced today the launch of ACL™ Importer, an ACL™ Desktop 9.3 add-on that harnesses the proven capabilities of Datawatch Monarch™ from Datawatch, a leading provider of information optimization software. ACL I
by Kylene Casanova
Standard Chartered Bank's Singapore unit has unveiled a payment card featuring an embedded security token for online transactions to comply with the Association of Banks in Singapore plans to start issuing on-line t
by Kylene Casanova
Global cash management at Statoil, the international energy company with operations in 37 countries, is vast and complex:
by Kylene Casanova
'Banking on in-house expertise' presentation at Eurofinance 2012
by Kylene Casanova
In the USA cheques are on the decline, but they are not going to disappear any time soon. USPS's rationalisation of their network as mail volume and revenues continue to decline will accentuate the difference betwee
by Kylene Casanova
In their presentation on FX exposure management, Rob Waddell and Mark Stegman from Brown-Forman, the 'producer and marketer of fine quality beverage alcohol brands', they listed the key takeaways from their experi
by Kylene Casanova
Dr Thaer Sabri, Chief Executive Electronic Money Association, in his presentation at the recent Eurofinance Conference in Monaco used Square and PayPal as examples of additional functionality being added to payment
by Kylene Casanova
The consensus in the many corporate treasurers I know is that the euro will survive, and at least one country will exit the euro. Although there are great differences of opinion about what will happen, ranging from
by Kylene Casanova
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Citi announced today the signing of a $1 billion risk-sharing facility to stimulate the growth of trade in emerging markets, driving job creation and economic development.
