Cash & Liquidity

Charles Tsai spoke to CT about financing the group’s largest acquisition, protecting working capital and digitising global treasury operations.

The Hong Kong and Singapore-listed hotel group has secured seven-year offshore renminbi funding through a private placement.

The bank’s Hong Kong branch and the EDB will explore liquidity management and renminbi hedging to support trade and capital flows between Central Asia and Apac.

Industry participants are moving tokenisation into live treasury and investment workflows, as the HKMA also advances digital securities settlement and cross-border payment connectivity.

A strengthening yuan contrasts with record lows for the rupiah and peso, as diverging monetary policies complicate corporate hedging across Asia.

New initiatives from DCS DeCard, Airwallex and Mastercard highlight efforts to integrate corporate spending, payments and liquidity management.

The account allows eligible Singapore-based companies to hold ringgit and fund-permitted trade, investment and operating activities in Malaysia.

A MAS initiative aims to bring policymakers together with banks, payment networks and tech providers to develop standards for cross-border tokenised deposits and stablecoins.

Geopolitical shocks and technology threats are becoming interconnected, requiring treasury teams to sharpen cash visibility and use AI within risk frameworks, according to a senior panel.

The pilot offering will pay interest and return the principal by stablecoin, as the country experiments with other stablecoin use cases.

Managing liquidity, securing visibility and having more control over payments is becoming more important for Apac treasury teams.

The digital lender is deepening its support for Uzbekistan’s SME sector with larger and longer-term financing.