Blockchain? Libor? IFRS 9? What's a treasurer to do? CT takes a look at the best-read stories of 2018 as we wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year
Trade financing – where financial institutions provide credit facilities to guarantee exchange of goods – is long overdue a blockchain overhaul. Standard Chartered and Siemens believe they’ve made the first step.
Do it once, do it well has always been the tradesman’s motto. Corporates looking for a similar KYC gold standard may have found it in JP Morgan’s new Data Once platform
One of Malaysia’s largest palm oil producers turned to UOB to streamline its processes. The answer they created won the best working capital solution at the recent CT Awards.
Automating workaday tasks costs money in the short term and saves money in the long term. Justifying the outlay to a sceptical board must be part of the treasurer’s skill set.
Trade platforms have proliferated in Asia Pacific over the past six months but – as with all tech rushes – picking the right option is key. What should treasurers look for?
From the PBOC’s currency cuts to the lessons of Samsung, we look at some of the stories that most affected corporate treasurers across the region this year
Having just completed a bank guarantee via blockchain, the CFO of the company behind Australia's Westfield malls tells CT what’s needed to get the distributed ledger into the mainstream.