Retail Therapy: The Future of Shopping and Payments
Manish Jain (J.P. Morgan Payments) joins Eleanor Hill (TMI) to discuss how changing consumer habits in the retail space could impact treasurers, from payments innovation to digital developments such as Request to Pay. In this deep-dive into the future of shopping, our guest considers how treasury departments can leverage payments-driven data, defines the notion of […]
Innovations in Retail Payments
The fallout from the pandemic has radically accelerated changes in consumer behaviour on a global scale. The payments sector has had to quickly adapt in order to keep up with the emerging demands of both digital consumers and retail corporates, resulting in some exciting technological innovations. In this podcast, our guests look at the key […]
Searching for a Benchmark for Idle Cash Holdings
Having money sitting in bank accounts is often the expensive result of a company’s inability to forecast its cash flows. It is time for treasurers to think again about this ‘unproductive asset’ and look for ways to measure – and improve – treasury’s performance in relation to idle cash. At the end of any commercial […]
Digital Dynamite: Lighting up African Trade
African trade stands on the cusp of a revolution. As a result of bank-led trade initiatives, regulatory standardisation, new technologies, and fintech partnerships, African trade is now becoming a focus for many global corporates. And for domestic entities, intra-African trade is opening up a host of growth opportunities. The combination of digitisation and Africa’s market […]
Digital Innovation in India: The Road Ahead
India is rapidly becoming a digitally-empowered society and economy, opening up new growth and efficiency opportunities for corporates along the way. Successfully embracing digital innovation is both a science and an art, however, as four industry experts explained during a lively panel debate at HSBC’s recent Global Liquidity and Cash Management Digital Innovation and Transformation […]
On the Brink of a Cashless Society?
The environment in Hangzhou, China today is similar to many other cities around the world: building sites become shiny new shops, offices and apartments; new infrastructure moves people faster than ever, and a vibrant community of people work, study and spend their leisure time. But in one important respect, Hangzhou is quite different. A blueprint […]
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 characteristics of digitisation in cash management are today compared with a year or […]
Consumer Brands and Retail Sector Receivables in the US: A Mixed and Changing Landscape
Consumer Brands and Retail (CBR) receivables management in the US currently presents some very diverse narratives. On the one hand, a substantial percentage of B2B receivables are now electronic and can therefore potentially be automatically reconciled. On the other, an appreciable number of B2B customers still use a mixture of cheques and cards for their […]