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.
Treasurers tell CT what a return to the reserve requirement on forward trading – which puts the brakes on renminbi-US dollar forwards – will mean for their operations.
Notional cash pooling avoids the physical transfer of foreign exchange, reducing FX risk. The US tech manufacturer's Yvione Zhou explains how it works in Asia.
The regulator clarifies its relaxed rules on forwards settlement in FX and sets out several specific examples of financing needs for which treasurers can use such products to hedge.
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.
As Beijing finally acts to restrict controversial, opaque, risky wealth management products, CT looks at what the impact will be for corporate treasurers.
While today's technology makes it possible to process payments instantly, deep-rooted issues such as reconciliation, AML, compliance and FX seriously hamper banks’ abilities to evolve.