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Research/Transaction bankingSurvey

Payments Modernisation: The Big Survey 2022

30 May 2022 895 downloads

Research/Transaction banking

The Future of Payments 2022

27 May 2022 1741 downloads

Company update/payments

Nexi signs corporate treasury deal with Piteco

Nexi, the leading PayTech in Europe, and Piteco (PITE:IM), an Italian software house providing corporate treasury management and financial planning solutions, sign a partnership enabling large corporations and SMEs to have a new digital payment solution at their disposal.

20 May 2022

Company update/wholesale

Surecomp unveils trade finance platform Rivo

Surecomp today announced the launch of its new collaborative trade finance platform RIVO, bringing together an ecosystem of corporates, financial institutions and fintechs.

18 May 2022

Finextra TV/wholesale

The customer engagement imperative: What banks can learn from the FinTech playbook

Gareth Wilson, UK Banking and Capital Markets business lead, Capgemini & Elias Ghanem, Vice President and Global Head of Capgemini Research Institute for Financial Services, reflect on the growth of digitalization across the industry and a shift in customer needs. They discuss the challenges banks are facing as a result, what they should be investing in and leveraging to tackle this challenge, and how they can use data and AI/ML technologies to create superior customer experiences that drive growth. They also reflect on how positioning the CMO as a customer strategist and chief engagement officer can further enhance growth opportunities.

10 May 2022

Company update/wholesale

GSBN develops proof-of-concept for two blockchain-based trade finance products

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent, not-for-profit technology consortium building a blockchain-enabled operating system designed to redefine global trade, today announced that its Trade Finance Advisory Group has reached a new milestone, with its first proofs-of-concepts for trade finance products since its inception in September last year.

04 May 2022

Company update/payments

Finastra extends collaboration with Orange Bank

Finastra announced today that Orange Bank in France has selected Finastra’s corporate treasury management solution, Fusion KTP in the cloud.

27 April 2022

News/people

Finastra hires Isabel Fernandez to lead lending biz unit

Finastra has appointed former ING Bank board member Isabel Fernandez as EVP for the company’s lending business unit.

22 April 2022

News/startups

SocGen launches payment and transaction banking accelerator programme

Societe Generale has launched an accelerator programme for startups working in trade finance cash management, factoring and correspondent banking.

19 April 2022

Company update/people

The Bank of London appoints Tom Wood as deputy CEO

The Bank of London, the next-generation technology company and the world’s first purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, today announced the appointment of Tom Wood as Deputy-Chief Executive Officer United Kingdom (UK) and Member of its UK Bank Board, reporting directly to Group Chief Executive & Founder, Anthony Watson.

14 April 2022

Company update/payments

Form3 taps Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking for cross-border payments

Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking (TxB) and Form3, the leading cloud-native payment technology provider, today announced a new solution that delivers FX and payments capabilities to Form3’s banking clients.

12 April 2022

News/people

Mastercard poaches Goldman Sachs transaction banking IT lead as head of B2B

Mastercard has appointed Goldman Sachs' head of digital for transaction banking Chad Wallace as executive vice president for B2B Solutions.

01 April 2022

News/wholesale

Citi joins with IntraFi for corporate liquidity management service

Citi has partnered with IntraFi Networks to introduce an automated system which allows institutional clients to sweep cash into deposit accounts at US branches of non-US banks.

15 March 2022

Company update/people

Bank of London appoints Vincent François as chief audit officer

The Bank of London, the next-generation technology company and the world’s first purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, today announces the appointment of Vincent François as its Chief Audit Officer (CAO) and member of the bank’s Executive Management Committee.

14 March 2022

Company update/wholesale

Axis Bank joins Bian

The Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN), an independent, not-for-profit ecosystem formed of leading banks, technology providers, consultants and academics across the globe, today announced that India’s third-largest private sector bank, Axis Bank has joined the organization, becoming the first BIAN member in India.

10 March 2022

Research/Transaction banking

Payments Transformation: Emerging Stronger

10 March 2022 913 downloads

Research/Transaction banking

ISO 20022: How banks can avoid becoming a cautionary tale

04 March 2022 604 downloads

Company update/wholesale

Situation in Eastern Europe: Deutsche Bank launches information portal for corporate clients

Deutsche Bank has set up an information portal for corporate clients dealing with the economic consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine.

28 February 2022

Company update/wholesale

Surecomp embeds Swedish digital documents firm Enigio

Surecomp today announced that it is partnering with Enigio - the Stockholm-based provider of digital original documents.

23 February 2022

Company update/crypto

Orbital launches digital asset platform for multinational treasuries

Today, Orbital announces the launch of its new platform – an industry-first product that bridges the gap between traditional finance and digital asset treasury solutions, facilitating a regulated, secure and frictionless experience for multinational corporates who operate on a global scale.

22 February 2022