A battle over the soul of supply chain finance is raging as fintechs slam banks as outdated, banks accuse fintechs of being lightweights and the rating agencies who insist that trade credit is not debt
Corporates operating in Asia with an SAP Ariba licence can get supply chain financing from Standard Chartered. Integrating SAP Ariba with ERP systems remains tricky, however.
Zuellig Pharma, a Southeast Asia-focused healthcare and pharmaceutical corporate, used RPA and virtual accounts to automate a third of its invoice matching process.
Using live cases from its e-hailing and education clients, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd explains how a deep understanding of a business ecosystem can ensure companies operate at an optimal level.
Instead of faster payments, treasurers need faster collections. Axiata’s finance transformation head believes treasurers can save a lot of money for their companies if they can get departments to work together
If Twitter found that a 140-character limit was not enough, why are payment messages still confined to that number? Deutsche Bank thinks it’s time to use the 15-year old ISO20022 message format, but the road to ...
The boom in supply chain finance has also seen local players shine in Asia. While happy to work with banks, a Malaysia-based supply chain fintech is now ready to work with non-banking partners.
Asia regional treasurer of General Mills Christopher Emslie tells CT why it ignored the bad press to choose troubled German bank DB for its cash and liquidity management offering
In an effort to reduce reliance on US dollars, Southeast Asian neighbours launch new framework to facilitate corporate access to all three currencies in their local market