Cash & Liquidity

Despite solid GDP growth, foreign exchange dynamics across the region are deteriorating -- a disconnect that corporate treasurers can no longer ignore, according to banking experts.

The technology is helping business leaders secure additional revenue growth, while providing treasurers with more specific use cases such as liquidity strategy and cash flow forecasting.

China's central bank and FX regulator have replaced fragmented pilots with a nationwide, quota-based framework for MNCs. Integration into global cash management structures should become easier for treasurers.

The aim is to improve liquidity management, optimise cash flows and meet more payment deadlines for clients of the Bahrain-headquartered bank.

Chintan Shah will lead Apac & MEA, corporate bank, as Ole Matthiessen becomes global co-head of the corporate bank; Christof Hofmann is named as global head of cash management.

Sharon Wang, senior director, head of group treasury & project finance at CLP Group, shared her views with CT on AI, inflation and transition finance.

Institutional demand, regulatory clarity and technological maturity are aligning to push tokenised money and digital settlement deeper into mainstream finance, according to a high-level panel discussion in Singapore.

The spun off company from JD.com is preparing for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 11. The supply chain firm's ability to manage treasury separately has seen cash increase on its balance sheet.

Vladimir Putin's visit to India this month could make trade talks with Washington harder; meanwhile a large number of M&A and IPO deals are taking place, and Q3 GDP was above 8%.

Corporates across Asia and beyond are waking up to a $5.5tn Islamic finance opportunity—but many remain on the sidelines due to limited understanding of Shariah-compliant solutions.

The distinct north-south split that has defined Asian currency markets in the second half of 2025 is set to continue into next year, according to market experts.

Fintech working capital firm Riverchain has completed a $5m series A funding, and is eyeing expansion in SEA to support subcontractors’ liquidity management beyond Hong Kong.