A veteran treasury professional in Singapore explains trends in trade finance banking, making sense of blockchain platforms in trade, and how to chart a sustainable future.
A treasury recruiter spoke to CT about the demographic shifts in Asia’s biggest treasury hubs Singapore and Hong Kong – who’s in, who’s out and what recruiters are looking for
Asia’s family offices are booming and French banking group Natixis is making a senior appointment to develop relationships with family offices across the Asia Pacific
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
Singapore may have scrapped the idea of a centralised database to facilitate KYC checks for now but an advisory body in Hong Kong says the government might not even need one.
A revolution in the way the public pays is being echoed in the corporate world. As the likes of BAML roll out innovation payment solutions for corporates, treasurers are weighing up the benefit.
The French bank intends to boost its presence in China and the Asia Pacific region. It's promoting three senior staff and poached two from Deutsche Bank.
With 60 banks now part of the Swift global payments initiative (gpi) network carrying out payments worth $100 billion a day, real-time cross-border funds transfer with full traceability is on the horizon