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Instant payments are now live all over the world – meaning the migration to real-time banking is well underway. Uptake has been substantial – surprisingly so in the case of Europe’s SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) payment scheme, which ...
Harbin Bank has emerged as the primary bank in China that is forging closer nancial relationships between the country and Russia, implementing several initiatives to strengthen business links between the two nations. Harbin Bank together with Sberbank, the largest state-owned ...
SCB is already a leading financial institution in Asia, with net profits above $1 billion and a $20 billion mortgage book. Now, it has demonstrated its market-leading innovation by making it even smoother and safer for new clients to join ...
Andreas Lutz, CEO, explains how Fides Treasury Services’ flexible, scalable multi-banking solutions help address critical pain points for its client, Payoneer — and why bank connectivity, onboarding and regulatory requirements continue to challenge multi-banked corporations.
Maybank offers clients throughout Southeast Asia the benefits of a local banking relationship alongside the cross-border advantages of a regional banking powerhouse.
Preparing for disruption in corporate banking business models
Neo Online, an innovator in peer to peer lending and financial technology (fintech), is bringing its analytical muscle to bear on the challenges faced by investors in China. According to a survey of more than 40,000 Chinese households, conducted ...
Simone Del Guerra, Global Head of Transactional Sales at UniCredit discusses the challenges facing correspondent banks, the impact of Swift GPI, instant payments and whether banking is still a people business in the wake of technological advancements.
John Laurens, Head of Global Transaction Services at DBS, discusses how DBS is transforming its transaction banking offerings by incorporating Human Centered Design Thinking into its product design, while balancing both the needs of clients and the bank.
Improving the mortgage origination experience: Is blockchain the answer?
A business revolution is well underway and traditional businesses are being disrupted by “platform businesses”, which are businesses that use technology to connect corporates, individuals and resources for the exchange of physical goods, services or information. Businesses are generally organised as “pipes”, whereby goods or services are transformed along a linear supply chain process beginning from raw materials and culminating as an end product to the customer.
Marco Meyer, Managing Director at SymQ (member of the Hanse Orga Group), and Bart Parren, Managing Director at Hanse Orga International, discuss the advantages of seamless integration between treasury and ERP systems.
The financial industry is at a turning point, where everything is in a state of change. The digital revolution, impacting both banks and their clients, and the need to industrialize banking processes while providing ever-more personalized services, are leading us to reinvent the way we do business.
Inspiring banking transformation through collaboration Today’s emerging solutions — from mobile payments and collections to highly bespoke digital supply chain solutions — are only the start of the digital transformation within transaction banking. By leveraging a bank’s solution and advisory ...
Orbian Chairman Tom Dunn talks about the FinTech’s evolution after years of revolution.
An interview with Farid Huseynov, First Deputy CEO of Kapital Bank.
Whether it’s consumer banking, trade finance, audit, or HR, Singapore-based DBS has led the way in transforming its operations via data analytics in order to make better-informed decisions, distinguish trends and stay at the top of its game.
As traditional banks look for new ways to compete in an increasingly connected global market, DBS Bank has embraced change and innovation, reimagining itself as a 22,000-person start-up and shedding the misperception of being a slow-paced financial institution.
Tim Decker Head of Payments Product Development, Global Transaction Banking, Lloyds Banking Group Global Finance: What are the key drivers of change right now? Tim Decker: For Lloyds Banking Group and the payments industry in general, several factors are driving ...
Based on an increasingly populist view that job losses and adverse economic impact have resulted from cross-border commerce, redistribution of manufacturing capabilities and offshoring, globalisation and trade have taken the brunt of bad press and negative reaction. Geopolitically, trade has long been a channel for the exercise of influence and power and has been creating value around the world for centuries.