November 2008 4 Min Read
Centralising regional liquidity management by Ken Osuga, General Manager, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe Konica Minolta Business Solutions is a leading provider of advanced document solutions and networking/imaging technologies for use from the desktop to the...
November 2008 3 Min Read
Capitalising on Market Uncertainties by Lawrence Webb, Global Head of Trade and Supply Chain, HSBC The upside to the current volatile and uncertain market conditions is that they beget the opportunity to make truly exceptional changes to current practices, policies and...
October 2008 3 Min Read
Supply Chain Financing: Benefits for Buyers, Suppliers and Banks by David Conroy, Americas Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Corporates, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank Traditional bank lending is increasingly hard to come by and the utilization of...
October 2008 5 Min Read
The Third Movement in the SWIFT SCORE by Helen Sanders, Editor With market conditions changing daily, treasurers are caught in a whirlwind to ensure the business has the finance it needs, liquidity is maintained and that they have a firm handle on risk. Banks are changing...
October 2008 3 Min Read
Launch of SWIFT Alliance Lite An Interview with Elie Lasker, Solution Manager, Corporate Access Programme, SWIFT SWIFT for Corporates has already proved a secure, convenient means for larger corporations to communicate with their banking partners. However, there are many...
October 2008 4 Min Read
Making a Compelling Case to Join SWIFT by Helen Sanders, Editor On Day One of the SWIFT Corporate Forum at Sibos, the key theme was the value proposition of SWIFT for corporates and how to move from decision to implementation. In this summary, we outline the key points from...
October 2008 10 Min Read
SWIFT for Mid-Sized Corporates – A Sibos Review by Helen Sanders, Editor While Sibos 2007 was mostly attended by large, multinational corporates with multiple banking relationships, this year’s event saw a broader spectrum of companies expressing an interest in...
October 2008 5 Min Read
Reflections on the Conference Season An Interview with Marilyn Spearing, Global Head for Trade Finance & Cash Management Corporates, Deutsche Bank This year’s major conferences, Sibos, EuroFinance in Barcelona and the AFP Annual Conference have coincided with some...
October 2008 8 Min Read
A New Systems Framework at Tesco plc by Karen Dobson, Sales Manager, Global Payments and Cash Management, Europe, HSBC Bank plc and Ian Hendrie, Senior Sales Manager, Global Payments and Cash Management, Europe, HSBC Bank plc Until 2001, Tesco relied on a series of...
October 2008 6 Min Read
Nordic Capital Markets, Corporates and Investors in the Credit Crunch by Thomas Begley, Senior Director & Head of Fixed Income, Debt Capital Markets and Timo Teinilä, Director & Head of Capital Structure and Credit Ratings Advisory, Nordea Problems of...
October 2008 8 Min Read
The National Payments Plan: what corporate treasurers need to know ‘A strategic framework for payments innovation and change over the next decade’ by Jonathan Williams, Director of Communications and Product Strategy, Experian Payments The National Payments Plan...
October 2008 6 Min Read
News from TWIST – Encouraging Developments by Tom Buschman, Chairman & CEO of TWIST Harmonisation in Europe around SWIFT/TWIST ISO 20022 payment standards The European Payment Council (EPC), the coordination body of the European banking industry in relation to...
