May 2018 12 Min Read
Almost every industry conference now carries a mention of application programming interfaces (APIs), but they are far from just another fad. In this era of open banking, APIs are offering treasurers new ways of working, moving away from batch processing into a...
May 2018 9 Min Read
To some, application programming interfaces, or APIs, may just seem like another industry buzzword. In reality, however, they offer significant process efficiencies and strategic opportunities for treasurers – and represent an exciting digital future for the banking...
May 2018 10 Min Read
Digital disruption is exploding across the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey (MENAPT) region. With some of the highest smartphone penetration rates in the world, digitisation across these markets is being driven by new technologies, consumers, governments...
May 2018 6 Min Read
Corporate treasurers are the nerve centre of a corporation but their roles are quite complex. They manage everything from the corporate cash position to regulatory compliance to risk management to payments. They are also dealing with volatile market events, changes to...
April 2018 19 Min Read
As instant payments grow, digital commerce spreads, and artificial intelligence rises, staying a step ahead of the cybercriminals is increasingly tough. But with access to highly sensitive data, and as guardians of the company’s cash, treasurers can no longer hide...
April 2018 5 Min Read
The dust has now settled on the launch of the European Payments Council’s SCT Inst scheme, which went live across Europe in November 2017. Six months on, Thomas Dusch of UniCredit takes us through the lessons learnt – arguing that excellent client uptake and system...
April 2018 8 Min Read
In this Executive Interview, Bruno Mellado, Head of International Payments and Collections, BNP Paribas Cash Management, shares his views on some of the most exciting developments in the payments space today, whilst explaining how new technologies can work in harmony...
April 2018 9 Min Read
For many treasurers, Europe has historically been a benign environment for liquidity management. In contrast with regions such as Asia or Latin America, consistent regulation and unrestricted movement of funds has made for comparatively straightforward liquidity...
March 2018 7 Min Read
As the possibilities of real-time treasury become clear and the era of open banking begins, TMI’s Editor, Eleanor Hill, interviews Lothar Meenen, Global Head of Corporate Cash Management Sales at Deutsche Bank, to discuss how treasury departments will need to...
January 2018 9 Min Read
While the media may be full of talk of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, a quiet revolution in payments is gathering momentum: the emergence of real-time Request to Pay (RTP) collections. Regulators are creating open digital markets, merchants are reducing the friction...
January 2018 5 Min Read
With SWIFT gpi, instant payments, and PSD2 all now part of the equation in the European payments market, Cédric Derras, Global Head of Cash Management at UniCredit, explains how these initiatives add up for corporates, who stand to benefit from faster, more efficient,...
November 2017 5 Min Read
With another jam-packed Sibos week now over in Toronto, the authors reflect on the themes and developments that emerged. Following a year characterised by compliance and regulatory concerns in 2016, this year’s event saw growth and optimism restored to the agenda....
