Is Fiat Still the Backbone of Global Finance?
Mahesh Kini, Global Head of Cash Management, Standard Chartered, explores how fiat has evolved, why it remains strategically central, how blockchain-based rails fit alongside it, and why orchestration across both is becoming a defining capability for treasury today. The global financial system is undergoing one of its most consequential periods of change. Blockchain-based settlement models, […]
JTT – Chapter Five – THE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS
Incoming and outgoing payments are central to a corporate treasurer’s responsibilities because they directly impact liquidity, risk management, and operational efficiency. Today, treasurers face a wave of changes, from instant payments and ISO 20022 to digital currencies and e-invoicing, each of which hasimplications beyond simple regulatory tick-box exercises.
Payment System Switchover: Corporates Must Take Their Heads Out of the Sand to Avoid a Crisis
ISO 20022 will have a huge impact on the corporate community, yet it’s not being given sufficient attention. Here’s why. From Australia to the US, payment system infrastructures worldwide are undergoing fundamental modernisation. More than 70 countries – including China, India and Japan – have already adopted ISO 20022, the new payment messaging format. Others, […]












