Payments and Collections

Crypto currencies are too volatile to be used as a serious payment tool. Central bank digital currencies are the solution with so much more to offer. How do they stack up against the likes of Bitcoin in the real world? Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is ‘the...

Digital transformation coupled with the emergence of HealthTech start-ups continues to drive rapid developments in the healthcare industry. The opportunity is vast, with total healthcare spend within the Asian corridor estimated to exceed USD4 trillion by 2024.[1] As...

TMI’s Eleanor Hill sits down in the virtual TreasuryCast studio with J.P. Morgan’s Global Head of Real-Time Payments, Cyrus Bhathawalla, to discuss how treasurers can capitalise on the evolving nature of real-time payments. Our guest contemplates the elements of...

Request to Pay – a new standard for requesting a payment – is being built on top of the existing payment infrastructure throughout Europe. With a patchwork of account-to-account solutions already covering a wealth of different use cases, how will Request to Pay...

With SWIFT gpi bringing transparency and speed to the world of instant payments, it is pertinent to examine the difference in take-up between European and Asian banks. Also important is understanding what this level of ‘instantaneity’ means for the future of...

Supply chain finance has evolved in recent years, yet fallacies surrounding what it is, which types of businesses it’s aimed at, and what it’s for persist. In practice, supply chain finance (SCF)  is a tool to help fortify relationships between companies within a...

HSBC experts Thomas Halpin and Suraj Kalati take a seat with TMI Editor Eleanor Hill in the virtual TreasuryCast studio to determine why real-time treasury matters now more than ever. Amongst a wealth of real-time treasury insights, our guests explain how treasurers...

TMI’s Eleanor Hill was delighted to invite Joerg Wiemer, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer (TIS) to discuss the concept of Enterprise Payment Optimization (EPO), a reimagining of how organizations can achieve visibility around enterprise payments. With years...

If ever there was an illustration of the need to reform supply chains, it was a container ship being stuck in the Suez Canal for six days, destabilising global trade, and holding up $9.6bn of trade for every day it was stranded. These costs will be felt for years to...

Treasury Intelligence Solutions’ (TIS) Enterprise Payment Optimization (EPO) takes a vital process, removes its complexities, and improves visibility for every participant in the chain. Stating such a goal is simple. But, as TIS explains, delivering on such a...

As real-time payments and collections gain traction, the velocity of cash is accelerating. In turn, treasurers must move away from outdated systems and batch processing, while exploring the possibilities of real-time investing. They must also learn how to handle and...

Eleanor Hill (TMI) is joined by Jeroen Brieffies (FrieslandCampina) and Dory Malouf (Kyriba) to consider the relevance and value of real-time cash and liquidity data for treasurers. Our guests tackle the misconceptions about real-time treasury and explain how those...