As far as offshore renminbi hubs outside of Hong Kong go, London rules the roost, but Australia’s quiet but determined bid is showing what an RMB ecosystem could look like
US and Singapore agree to share fintech information; Singapore, HK combine multiple QR codes into one label; Indonesia to lower the ceiling on import duty exemption.
New regulations have put the future of notional pooling in question. But Asia's capital controls mean treasurers at some multinationals still see it as key to handling trapped cash in the region.
For corporate treasurers already mired in the costly, slow and opaque world of cross-border payments, ether could offer a real solution: real-time, cost-free, “crypto-payments” with the need to buy cryptocurrency.
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.
Belgian multinational Solvay reveals how it made pooling work — while another treasurer tells how his company fell foul of a policy change. Both agree keeping regulators onside is key.
