The Hidden Player in trade finance in Europe: invoice finance
by Kylene Casanova
New Research from Demica showed that the invoice finance market in Europe is worth over €1 trillion.
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J.P. Morgan partners with NTT Data Corporation to launch Multibank Cash Management platform in Japan
by Kylene Casanova
J.P. Morgan Treasury Services has launched a Multibank Cash Management Service in Japan in partnership with leading IT solutions provider, NTT DATA Corporation
UK’s government’s innovative Purchase-to-Pay Solution delivers new levels of procurement efficiency
by Kylene Casanova
Large organisations and companies, even when they have ruthlessly reduced the number of suppliers, buy from a wide range of types and sizes of companies.
Outsourcing Inventory Management can produce 10-30% savings
by Kylene Casanova
Optimising sourcing and procurement, globally and/or regionally, is essential in financial supply chain efficiency.
Basware implements PEPPOL compliant standards across its entire range of e-invoicing solutions
by Kylene Casanova
Basware, a provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay solutions, has successfully built PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online) compliant procedures and protocols into all of its e-invoicing solutions, expa
Kyriba opens UK office and launches Supply Chain Finance Module
by Kylene Casanova
Kyriba, a supplier of fully web-based cloud based corporate treasury automation solutions, opened a London office in early 2012.
How to spot when a critical supplier might be about to go under…
by Kylene Casanova
1. Talk to them All the time, not just once a quarter. You'll get a excellent feel for what is going on. Build good relationships and trust. Suppliers remember companies which have been good to them.
Reval and ICD integrate their services to provide STP in money market fund investing
by Kylene Casanova
Reval and Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) have integrated their web-based treasury solutions.
IPFA expands and is making good progress in reducing the cost of cross-border next day credit transf
by Kylene Casanova
The IPFA (International Payments Framework Association) was set up in February 2010 with the aim of
‘Money, time and paper - you’ll save it all!‘ Are Prepaid Cards ‘the best thing since sliced b
by Kylene Casanova
Skylight Financial claim 'Money, time and paper - you'll save it all!' using the Skylight Paycard program. In their programme employees without a bank account are issued a Payroll Card and then employers use direct
Using Deutsche Bank‘s FX4Cash platform to collect receivables
by Kylene Casanova
Deutsche Bank's FX4Cash platform handles Outbound and Inbound payments.
J.P. Morgan Treasury Services launches its mobile application Image Deposit Direct® Mobile enabling
by Kylene Casanova
The Image Deposit Direct® Mobile (IDD Mobile) service enables U.S.-based companies to make check deposits using any Apple iPhone® device, eliminating the need to visit a bank branch.
12 State and county governments in USA join doxo to deliver documents electronically, and speed up t
by Kylene Casanova
doxo, the all-in-one digital file cabinet and payment provider, today announced that a dozen state and local government agencies had joined their service.
New full life-cycle SEPA Mandate Management Solution from BofA Merrill
by Kylene Casanova
BofA Merrill has chosen Sential's Origix Corporate as their solution for SEPA Direct Debit mandate management.
Billing automation is coming world-wide across multiple channels, so whom will you work with and whi
by Kylene Casanova
Billing automation using all sorts of payments channels is happening world-wide, here are a few of the latest examples:
Warning: European Central Bank issues draft recommendations to increase internet payment security. I
by Kylene Casanova
The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued for public consultation new standards to increase the security of internet payments in the European Union.
SWIFT and ICC‘s Bank Payment Obligation combined with SWIFT e-invoicing to replace Letter of Credit
by Kylene Casanova
The BPO is an irrevocable (conditional) obligation of an obligor bank to pay a specified amount to a recipient's bank as soon as matching occurs between the data extracted from different trade documents such as an i
Due diligence when developing new business relations requires easily accessible accurate data on san
by Kylene Casanova
Engaging in new business relations can be risky and fraught with problems.
Money Market Funds struggle to offer their investors the safety and liquidity, and returns they requ
by Kylene Casanova
The brochure on the Money Market Expo (MMX) in the USA in March 2012 opened with a neat summary of the industry's position:
Multi-country validation and IBAN conversion + BIC codes for all IBANS is what you need to exploit t
by Kylene Casanova
Poor payment data in SEPA can cost a lot. Banks charge €6 per record to reformat an IBAN(International Bank Account Number) and rectify failed payments and then there is the cost of contacting all customers and supp
Card usage: in UK debit cards domination is growing, while credit cards are for higher value transac
by Kylene Casanova
Recent statistics from the UK and the USA reveal some important features of cards at the point of sale, confirming that debit card dominations is growing and that the role of the credit card is for higher-value tran
Microsoft teams up with Ariba on B2B
by Kylene Casanova
US collaborative business commerce and e-invoicing services provider Ariba has entered an agreement with Microsoft to make it easier connection to the Ariba Network.
MyTreasury adds Auto-Settlement function to investment portal service
by Kylene Casanova
When a user makes an investment using MyTreasury, they can now take advantage of the new Auto Settlement function to pay automatically for the investment direct from their own bank account to the fund bank account.
2012 ICM Survey Results: North America
by Kylene Casanova
The numbers for North America from the J&W Associates 2012 International Cash Management survey are given below.