July 2022

Finastra and HSBC collaborate to bring Banking as a Service FX capability to mid-tier banks

The move will enable banks to embed FX services directly into corporate and branch channels

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July 2020 8 Min Read

Automating Transactional FX: Unlocking Efficiencies and Growth Opportunities

Prior to the coronavirus crisis, few corporates had thoroughly reviewed the way they processed their foreign currency payments. But with remote working and rapid digitisation, treasurers are starting to explore the benefits of automating their transactional foreign...

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March 2020 7 Min Read

The Future of Cash Management

These are interesting times for cash management. Traditional business models, for clients and their partner banks, are evolving, with digitalisation a core driver. This is occurring at a time when macroeconomic factors, including the effects of the continuously...

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January 2020 9 Min Read

The Power of ONE: Building Treasury’s Digital North Star

Created from a triple merger, Ocean Network Express (ONE) had just nine months to digitise, streamline and automate treasury processes. Here, Toshiaki Ichida, General Manager, Treasury, ONE, is joined by Ziad Kabbara, Global Sector Head, Transportation, Aviation and...

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August 2019 7 Min Read

Houston, We Have a Solution: Cheniere Flips the Treasury Script

Over the last 18 months, Cheniere’s treasury landscape has changed beyond recognition. As Brook Ballard, Treasury Manager, Cheniere Energy, Inc., David Andrada, Global Sector Head and Steven Smith, Regional Sector Head for Natural Resources & Utilities (NRU),...

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January 2019 6 Min Read

Banking Structure Redesign: An Opportunity for Cash Optimisation, Securitisation and Savings

A treasury manager is key to the growth and financial success of a business. It is their responsibility to build a banking structure that enables the business to operate with a minimum of idle cash, to aggregate its liquid funds around the globe, to take the...

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January 2019 8 Min Read

Hitting the Bullseye – Centralising Global Liquidity at FAAC Group

Specialising in providing pedestrian and vehicle access automation systems, FAAC Group has operations and customers all over the world. As a result of this global footprint and legacy banking arrangements, the group’s cash management landscape was fragmented. Here,...

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June 2018 6 Min Read

Shake Your Market Maker: Digital Disruption in the African FX Landscape

 Africa’s foreign exchange (FX) market may be fragmented, but it is also unencumbered by legacy trading infrastructure. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that the continent has become a hive of fintech activity and digital FX innovation. Tim Hutchinson, Head...

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April 2016 2 Min Read

Zalando: From Startup to Grown-Up

Could you tell us a little more about the company and, in particular, your treasury function? Zalando is Europe’s leading online fashion platform for women, men and children with presence in 15 European markets. We provide our customers with a convenient one-stop...