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.
Some of the world’s top companies – also including Roche, GE and others – join Swift’s global payment initiative pilot. But whether other “Swift corporates” will be able to go GPI-active remains to be seen.
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.
Singapore’s central bank has provided the market with a glimpse into the strengths and weaknesses inherent in a new wave of distributed ledger technology.
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.
International payment network Swift has a long record but blockchain-based upstarts such as Ripple are nipping at its heels. Here, insiders from Swift and Ripple go head to head.