Podcast

July 2021 43:05

KYC: How to Streamline Customer Reference Data in Treasury Processes

In this podcast, Cornelia Hesse (EACT/ VDT) speaks to Noëlle Belmimoun (ArcelotMittal/ AFTE), Patrick Holemans (SWIFT), Séverine Le Blévennec (Aliaxis), Tarek Tranberg (EACT) and Stephan Wolf (GLEIF) about how treasurers can streamline customer-reference data and...

Blog

February 2021 4 Min Read

Banking-as-a-Service 101

If you’ve not heard of Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) yet, do not be alarmed. It’s a relatively new concept that is still mostly concerned with retail banking. But its application for transaction banking is beginning to create waves. TMI wrote about Goldman Sachs’...

Article

February 2021 5 Min Read

ISO 20022: What is it and Why is it so Important?

Standards make the world go round and in payments, it’s no different. ISO 20022 is coming into force for all payments – and looks set to revolutionise the financial landscape. For many of us who have spent a career in payments, ISO 20022 (referred to in the...

Article

October 2020 10 Min Read

Cash Pooling: Well Worth the Cost of Compliance

Independent treasury consultant Bas Rebel picks his way through the ‘minefield’ of fiscal and regulatory reforms surrounding cash pooling and examines the advantages and challenges to prove the overall benefit case of this method of liquidity management is still...

Article

March 2020 13 Min Read

Step Away from the Edge: Facing the KYC Cliff

With the average global treasury team reportedly spending more than one day each week dealing with know your customer (KYC) requirements, compliance remains a significant pain point for treasurers worldwide. What progress is being made to help treasurers – and their...

Article

November 2019 3 Min Read

Treasury Management Ripe for Disruption

The corporate treasury function is undergoing tremendous digital and technological transformation, triggered by the emergence of new technologies that are redefining the way treasury functions are being conducted. The emergence of Instant Payments, Process Automation,...

Article

August 2019 5 Min Read

Flying the Standard: Taking IFRS 16 Leases to the Next Level

The new lease accounting standard, IFRS 16, is now in effect. Many companies are still getting to grips with the changes to their financial reporting, with all leases coming onto the balance sheet for the first time. But beyond initial implementation, IFRS 16 is also...

Article

January 2019 7 Min Read

Payments Painkiller – Tackling Compliance Headaches

Now more than ever, treasurers need to take action to reduce the risks around payments – especially when it comes to sanctions compliance. Here, Joerg Wiemer, CEO, Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS) GmbH explains how centralising sanctions screening, and...

Article

December 2018 7 Min Read

Turbocharging Treasury: Aspen’s Accelerated Efficiency Journey

Building a European treasury hub from scratch is no mean feat – especially when you are aiming to take efficiency gains to a whole new level. Here, Christian Fraisl, Head of Accounting, VAT & Treasury and Regional Compliance & Ethics Officer, Aspen...

Article

June 2018 3 Min Read

Blockchain is Shifting Data and Risk: Here’s How it Can Benefit Your Bottom Line

Many companies have a hard time with managing data and how it moves across organisations – or more commonly, how it doesn’t. The result is that big corporations and large financial institutions like banks often end up unintentionally segmented into silos. They...

Article

May 2018 8 Min Read

Financial Crime Compliance: A Growing Challenge for Corporates

Financial crime incorporates many types of activity, including fraud, bribery and corruption, insider dealing, terrorist financing and money laundering. Tackling these illicit activities is a major concern for regulators, and is reflected in new legislation like the EU...

Article

January 2018 3 Min Read

Innovation for Cash Management – Continuous Improvement Brings Greater Efficiency

Treasury departments today, in any corporation, are constantly striving to improve payment processes and procedures. By automating their payment processes to ensure timely and accurate delivery of payments is achieved, banks and their corporate clients can...