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In recent weeks, volatility has started bubbling up again with currency rates fluctuating bringing FX risk management back to the fore for many businesses. In April, Bloomberg’s gauge for hedging swi...
Digital assets and crypto have become increasingly mainstream and have made many headlines, but not always for the right reasons. Aside from governance concerns, the biggest criticisms levelled at cr...
Earlier this month, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted to adopt a new set of rules that will ensure transferred funds arrive immediately in the bank accounts of retail customers and busi...
B2B cross-border payments are vital for facilitating trade between businesses in different countries. In 2022 B2B transactions exceeded $150 trillion and accounted for more than 96% of the overall cr...
Money 20/20 is the world’s biggest, most influential gathering of the global money ecosystem, where visionaries, innovators, and leaders come together to discuss and explore the latest trends and deve...
Treasurers recognise the value of the vast quantities of data at their disposal, no more so when markets are more volatile. When data is appropriately used it enables better, smarter decisions and fas...
So far in 2023, big tech layoffs have amounted to 308,699. That's 1,966 people losing their job per day. In 2019, big tech went on a recruiting spree, hoovering up a significant portion of the talent...
Cybersecurity is a very real threat to the UK’s 5.5 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The often-limited cybersecurity tools many SMEs use to protect their operations mean they are the weak...
The CFO role has evolved significantly in recent years, from being the financial gatekeeper who balances the books, to a key adviser and strategic decision maker for the business. As a result, they h...
When the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) published its work programme for 2021–22, it highlighted shaping the future of payments as one of its key priorities. This includes cro...
An industry survey conducted by the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) has revealed that treasurers are now recognising the value of the vast quantities of data at their disposal. Wh...
A recent report showed that multinational corporations in the U.S. and Europe reported a loss of $9.5bn in Q1 2021 due to currency volatility. And these were just the published figures. If even the l...