HSBC and BNP Paribas are behind a blockchain-enabled letter of credit for a bulk shipment of iron ore between Australia and China, cutting a two-day process down to two hours
European banks are still mired in problems of how to offer competitive notional pools to clients. New regulation is set to change this, but not until 2020.
Data, distributed ledger and the death of the document. One of the region’s top transaction bankers spoke to CT about what’s in store for the corporate treasurer
News the fintech startup has signed a deal with a top-ten US bank has improved its share price, but will it – eventually – improve your treasury operations? CT takes a look.
Can freeing up liquidity and consolidation of account structures help treasuries cope with currency sensitivity? Here’s J.P. Morgan’s views on volatility proofing your treasury.
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.
What can the beleaguered treasurer expect from the Earth Dog year? Will he finally be let off the leash or simply dig himself into a hole? CT checks the runes.