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April 2018 8 Min Read

Payments Innovation: Debunking the Myths

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...

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April 2018 9 Min Read

Liquidity Management: is Europe the new Asia?

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...

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March 2018 7 Min Read

How Are Technology Trends Affecting Corporate Treasury in 2018?

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...

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January 2018 6 Min Read

Digital Innovation in Cash Management 2018

Recognised as one of the most powerful women in banking, Diane S Reyes, HSBC’s Head of Global Liquidity & Cash Management talks to Helen Sanders, Editor, about the impact and potential of digitisation in cash management. What would you say the distinctive...

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January 2018 9 Min Read

Request to Pay: The Next Chapter in Collections Innovation

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...

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January 2018 5 Min Read

European Payments in 2018 – A Landscape Charged with Possibilities

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,...

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November 2017 5 Min Read

Lessons from Sibos 2017: Growth is Back on the Agenda

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....

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November 2017 4 Min Read

Open Banking: Levelling the Digital Playing Field for Treasuries of Tomorrow

Digital platforms have begun to penetrate industries and alter supply chains. As traditional companies digitise their business models, transactional and financial flows will undergo a paradigm shift impacting treasurers and banks alike. Open Banking is perhaps the...

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October 2017 3 Min Read

How Biometric Authentication Helps to Combat Fraud

Striking the correct balance between the user experience we want and the security measures we need in order to avoid breaches, is a key challenge for today’s financial institutions. In practice, we usually see the scales favouring one side or another; either too much...

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October 2017 12 Min Read

Flying the Fintech Kite

Technology innovation has always been intrinsic to the changing role of treasury, and been instrumental in creating opportunities for enhanced efficiency, control and capacity building. In some cases, such as electronic banking, technology has been delivered by banks...