Smashing Banking Boundaries and Building Tech Bridges in Europe
From answering a Barclays recruitment advert in a music magazine some 30 years ago, Helen Kelly’s successful career with the bank has now seen her appointed as Managing Director, Head of Europe for Barclays Corporate Banking. Here she reflects on her professional journey thus far and explores some of the key challenges facing European treasurers […]
Paving the Way Towards Instant and Frictionless Payments
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 corporate treasury management. Instant payments are a new reality in many countries and their […]
Regulatory Round-up with the EACT
The European financial regulatory environment is one of the most homogenised in the world and yet it still forces corporate treasurers to stay constantly alert for local nuances, revisions and wholesale changes. With the current European Parliament’s term running from 2019 to 2024, now is a good time to cast an eye over what is […]
Vive la Révolution: Shaking Up Payments and Cash Management
Driven by technological and regulatory change, the payments landscape is currently a hotbed of innovation. Deborah Mur, Head of Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC France, highlights some of the latest developments – including a recent collaboration between HSBC and PayPal – and explains how corporate treasurers stand to benefit. She also outlines French corporates’ […]
Innovation, Co-operation and Client-Focus – Developing a Winning Tech Solution
Digitalisation is thrusting all areas of the transaction banking industry into uncharted territory and to make the most of the arising opportunities, banks must strike a delicate balance between competition and collaboration. As businesses adapt to an increasingly digital landscape, their needs are changing too – and banks must adapt their products and services accordingly. […]
Time for Real-Time Payments: Banks Embracing the Payments Revolution
Significant change is under way in the world of payments, with new, client-centric capabilities transforming how we transact. Carl Slabicki discusses how the real-time landscape is evolving, and how banks and the wider industry can make real-time payments a reality on both the local and global stage. Real-time payments are increasingly becoming a global norm […]
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, and more tailored services. As we move into 2018, we […]
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. Once again, Sibos has come and gone in a flash. And as we train […]