A revolution in the way the public pays is being echoed in the corporate world. As the likes of BAML roll out innovation payment solutions for corporates, treasurers are weighing up the benefit.
In a first for the country's banks, one of China's big-four lenders taps fintech to provide a loan online. The bank says using technology will offer businesses in the agriculture sector easier access to liquidity.
The Japanese trading giant is dipping into Thailand's 'regulatory sandbox' to try a new payments solution. But scaling up this blockchain solution isn't going to happen any time soon.
The bank has moved $900 million across borders at lightning speed since tapping Ripple's blockchain solution. Its transaction services chief tells CT how, and details the limits of the system.
From today Chinese financial institutions no longer have to set aside 20 per cent of the value of dollar purchases. For treasurers, that means lower costs and an opportunity to hedge.
Beijing has released broad measures aimed at improving the environment for foreign corporates, ranging from dividend repatriation, taxation and visa issues
CT spoke with DFS and Tencent to find out how treasurers are surfing the WeChat Pay phenomenon and why PSP settlement is giving the e-pay platform the edge