Message in a Bottle? Reducing risk, maximising success in critical international payments by Wim Grosemans, Head of Product Management International Payments – Cash Management, BNP Paribas There are many anecdotal stories about bottles washing up on coastlines around the world containing long-lost messages and valuable treasures years after they were sent. Presumably, the person who dropped […]
International Payments in Asia: Far from Harmonious by Wim Grosemans, Head of Product Management International Payments – Cash Management, BNP Paribas Looking East, an international sales director might picture the land of milk and honey, while a treasury executive will see a promising yet complex patchwork. While the two will marvel at growth drawing near, the […]
Cross-Currency Payments: International Payments with an FX Flavour An Interview with Wim Grosemans, Head of Product Management International Payments – Cash Management, and Adrian Brown, Head of Commercialisation – FX+, BNP Paribas As globalisation continues to drive the need for international payments, corporates are focusing on the underlying FX as well as the payment itself. […]
At its core, SWIFT gpi is all about speed, efficiency and transparency – but its success rests on support and collaboration too. Early adopters are shaping the way forward for this fundamental change to cross-border payments and co-creation is now the order of the day, as banks and corporates team up to help build a […]
With innovative partnerships across the globe, Christophe Beuvard, Treasurer, Naval Group, knew that having full transparency over outgoing payments was vital for maintaining excellent supplier relationships. By working with BNP Paribas to implement SWIFT gpi for corporates and rolling out the bank’s new Pay and Trace capability, Naval Group can now self-track cross-border payments in […]
The second instalment of the Journeys to Treasury podcast series sees Wim Grosemans, BNP Paribas Cash Management, and Didier Vandenhaute, PwC, consider why centralisation has become such a persistent theme for treasurers in a Covid-19 world. In this episode, our speakers consider the benefits and pitfalls of centralisation projects – and explain how technology can […]
When none of the different parties of an international payment transaction knows where a payment is in transit, fixing any delays is a challenge. L’Oréal, with support from BNP Paribas has created a simple solution that shines a light on every payment-related move, for all involved. With L’Oréal Group executing international transfers on behalf of […]
Wim Grosemans, Steven Lenaerts (BNP Paribas) and Wim Raymaekers (SWIFT) join TMI’s Eleanor Hill to outline their vision for the payments landscape in 2025. Our guests consider how recent developments such as instant payments, real-time treasury, and digital currencies could shake up the treasury community of the future, and envision how the financial ecosystem as […]
Developments such as instant payments, digital currencies, and enriched data services are poised to shake up treasury management. In a recent podcast, TMI spoke to three experts to understand how, by working together, corporates and financial institutions are set to usher in new value-added services that benefit all parties. But treasurers are warned, don’t try […]
