Stuck payments are the bane of the treasurer’s life, sometimes taking weeks to resolve. Chong Hing Bank spoke to CT about why it’s using J.P. Morgan’s blockchain network
Just as others – including heavyweights IBM and JP Morgan – are racing into the cryptocurrency space, Citibank is getting out. Just how useful will this kind of tech be for corporate treasury?
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.
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.
The bank has moved $900 million across borders at lightning speed since tapping Ripple's blockchain solution. Its transaction services chief tells CT how, and details the limits of the system.
A platoon of personal shoppers are offering a new option for corporates looking to build their presence in China. But selling via so-called daigou raises several treasury challenges.
With an estimated $14 trillion in debt lurking off non-bank balance sheets, is it time to put FX-related debt back onto balance sheets? Corporates are likely to disagree.
International payment network Swift has a long record but blockchain-based upstarts such as Ripple are nipping at its heels. Here, insiders from Swift and Ripple go head to head.
As the upstart blockchain seeks to become part of the cross-border payment firmament, can it really topple Swift's monopoly? CT speaks to Ripple about its push into Asia.
With increasing liberalisation, the Chinese financial market is seeing more cash investment options than ever, but Danone's Asia treasurer cautions of the need to be aware of regulatory U-turns that can sour a deal