Risk Management

Unlocking Cash at FCI by Donald Callahan, Director Cash Management and Treasury, FCI, USA, Inc. FCI’s credit and collections department consists of 44 employees worldwide, within a regional structure, so each subsidiary in Europe, North America and Asia takes...

Cash Pooling and a Business Practice by Dr Petr Polak, VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, and Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia and Ondrej Simon, Head of the Group Financial Operations, âEZ, a. s., Praha, Czech...

When Shakespeare wrote Richard III in around 1591, he meant something different when he wrote these famous lines, but “True hope is SWIFT” is the essence of this Guide. Corporates have struggled for many years to connect to their banks in an efficient,...

SWIFT for Corporates: a Single Gateway to the Financial Industry From Shanghai to São Paulo, SWIFT offers a compelling business case for corporates by Luc Meurant, Head of Corporate Access Programme, SWIFT In today’s financial landscape, corporate treasurers...

How HSBC Puts Connectivity to Work for its Clients by Ian Bryant, Senior Product Manager, HSBC Global Payments & Cash Management The way in which corporates communicate and integrate with their banks has become one of the most significant issues which today’s...

Implementing SWIFTNet for Excellence in Treasury Processes by Volkmar Lorenz, Finance Controlling & Operations, Daimler AG The scale and breadth of Daimler’s operations necessitate a large number of legal entities, high transaction volumes and complex, diverse...

As Time Goes By: Microsoft Corporation Two Years On In 2006, we presented a case study of Microsoft Corporation and how the company started its implementation of SWIFT. Two years later, we talk to Ed Barrie, Group Manager for Treasury, Microsoft Corporation, to look at how...

SWIFT and Standardisation: An Unfolding Story by Corinne Babok, Marketing Group Manager, Société Générale Payment Services, and Martine Boutineau, Technology and Product Research Advisor, Société Générale Payment...

Trends in Corporate Connectivity by Cédric Dumont, SWIFTNet Product Manager, ING The last two or three years have seen some of the most important changes and advances in the way that corporates connect with their banks since electronic banking systems were first...

Pioneering SWIFT Corporate Access in Latin America The Experiences of Belcorp Belcorp is an independent beauty company based in Peru with forty years’ experience in producing high quality cosmetics. The company provides skin care, body care, makeup, fragrances,...

Behind the Figures: A Practical View of SWIFTNet by Brian Weekes, Head of Banking Services, PacNet Services PacNet Services was founded in 1994 by an international team of banking experts in Vancouver, Canada. The company received instant recognition as the world’s...

Internet Banking: Raising Expectations by Ronny Wolf, Product Manager Corporate Banking Portal, Commerzbank AG,Corporate Banking Trade Finance & Transaction Services (TFTS) The challenges of the internet What does the internet mean to you, and how do you use it?...