Financial Times M&A

JULY 29, 2025

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Start-ups

Global Finance

AUGUST 5, 2025

And in some US banks, AI copilots are being tested to assist treasury teams during liquidity stress tests, adjusting scenarios as needed and effectively embedding innovation in decision-making. ” The post AI Transforms The Finance Function appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Finance

Global Finance

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Offering an example is Gene Ludwig, who served as comptroller of the currency, a top Treasury Department regulatory post, in the 1990s, and now consults with the industry. appeared first on Global Finance Magazine. We view the deregulatory agenda with some caution. The post Can Trump Fulfill Promise On Bank Deregulation?

Banking

Global Finance

MARCH 5, 2025

The US Treasury, the European Union, and the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) have deemed certain markets high risk, making operations more costly. Some governments in the region blame the de-risking trend on inconsistency and shifts in rulemaking by the US Treasury, FATF, and the EU.

Banking

Global Finance

JUNE 4, 2025

GF : Lately, the US Treasury Department seems to be saying that the US doesnt need a central bank digital currency [CBDC], i.e., a digital dollar. Should I include bitcoin in my corporate treasury alongside US dollar-denominated bonds? It can use stablecoin. Is that your read too? Brody: What we need is well-regulated stablecoin.

Banking

Global Finance

MAY 2, 2025

.” Joaquin Sastre Ibanez, Boerse Stuttgart Digital Two major pension funds in the US have already made significant investments in spot bitcoin ETFs: The State of Michigan Department of the Treasury and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. The post Digital Assets Break Out appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Banking

Global Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

RBI has also accelerated onboarding for its large international customers, including the New Yorker fashion chain, by bundling centralized treasury capabilities, plug-and-play API integration in SAP software solutions, and convenient account management.

Banking

Global Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

CitiDirect delivers all the capabilities provided by Citis Treasury and Trade Solutions. Citi , our winner as Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank in North America, has also looked to technology to provide a cloud-first, microservices-based architecture.

Banking

Global Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

Another innovation is CashPro Capital Markets Insights, which is the first integrated capital markets experience available in a treasury mobile app, offering access to investment-grade secondary bond pricing alongside treasury information. The post The Innovators 2025: North America appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Banking

Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The bank also ensures that all its private bankers and wealth managers undergo mandatory training on operational risk, treasury products, credit, anti-money laundering measures, and combating the financing of terrorism. The post Worlds Best Private Banks 2025: Africa appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Banking

Global Finance

JUNE 10, 2025

Treasury bonds, once a byword for safety, are being shed at an accelerating pace. Foreign governments bought trillions in US Treasury bonds, cementing the dollar’s dominance as a global reserve currency. Japanese investors—long major holders of US Treasuries—began selling off US assets and repatriating funds, driving up the yen.

Treasury

Global Finance

MARCH 1, 2025

Christopher Hui, the territorys secretary for financial services and the treasury, said at a recent conference in Shenzhen that the bourse pledged to ease listing requirements for Chinese firms. The post Hong Kong Eases IPO Rules appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Treasury

Global Finance

AUGUST 5, 2025

Global Finance: How did fiscal and monetary policy interact during your time at the US Department of the Treasury? Christopher Hodge: There was a high degree of coordination between the Treasury and the Federal Reserve, but decisions about where on the yield curve to issue debt are solely within the Treasury’s purview.

Treasury

Global Finance

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The US governments initiative is also driven by the recognition that federal assets are underutilized, creating an opportunity to monetize the asset side of the US balance sheet for the American people, according to the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Treasury

Global Finance

APRIL 7, 2025

The past 18 months have seen a major shift, with the rise of institutional-grade issuers focusing on treasuries and other publicly traded assets. Last November, OCBC became the city-states first financial institution to offer tokenized bonds via its own paper, to a midsize manufacturer looking to diversify its treasury holdings.

Banking

Global Finance

JUNE 5, 2025

We also collaborate across clients’ treasury tech stacks and have live API integrations with partners such as SAP, Oracle, Kyriba, and FIS. We’ve established a dedicated Treasury Solutions Group, which conducts gap analyses and recommends best practices to improve treasury operations.

Treasury

Global Finance

MAY 7, 2025

Theres an emphasis on being prepared for client treasury needs, particularly regarding instant payments and data, she says. The post A Sea Of Uncertainty appeared first on Global Finance Magazine. They are also concerned with maintaining margins and price elasticity and managing working capital metrics.

Banking

Global Finance

JUNE 18, 2025

The executive branch can issue temporary waivers, as the Treasury Department did in May, but the real impact on Syrian corporates and finan- cial institutions remains limited. ’ appeared first on Global Finance Magazine. Only Congress can fully repeal them, and that will take months, at best.

Banking

Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Among Banco BTG Pactuals new products was a US Treasury and corporate bond portfolio, directly traded in US dollars. Given the growing performance disparity between Latin American and US markets, the So Paulobased bank opened new offices in New York and Luxembourg, increasing the geographical reach of its offerings.

Banking

Global Finance

MAY 13, 2025

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insists the US-China talks are part of a broader strategy of economic decoupling for strategic necessities. The post US-China Tariff Truce Triggers Transpacific RushBut Uncertainty Lingers appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Finance

Global Finance

MAY 13, 2025

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insists the US-China talks are part of a broader strategy of economic decoupling for strategic necessities. The post US-China Tariff Truce Triggers Transpacific RushBut Uncertainty Lingers appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Finance

Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

billion), driven by record fee income from wealth management, higher treasury customer sales, and increased trading volume. The move, pending approval, aligns with other foreign banks capitalizing on relaxed foreign ownership regulations in China.

Banking

Global Finance

MARCH 27, 2025

With an entire range of financial services across personal, business, corporate and private banking, alongside wealth management, investment banking, and treasury services, Standard Chartered has contributed to the transformation of the country into the world-class financial and commercial center that it is today.

Banking

Global Finance

AUGUST 5, 2025

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking on CNBC following a visit to Japan the day after the election, downplayed Japan’s volatile politics, stating that Washington remained focused on securing trade deals, which is what happened July 22, when the US agreed to lower 27.5% duties to 15%.

Treasury

Global Finance

JULY 7, 2025

Aleksandra Maksimovic, Head of Treasury and Investment Banking at Raiffeisen Bank Serbia, notes, “Despite all challenges, the economic deceleration is still not confirmed in hard data, although it is expected to be seen in the coming quarters given the euro-zone economy slowdown.”

Marketability

Global Finance

JUNE 20, 2025

The US Treasury announced in May that it will start phasing out the production of its lowest-value coin. Lately, however, and despite the 114 billion currently in circulation, the Treasury says that pennies are “severely underutilized” and easily lost, thrown away, or abandoned in jars in people’s homes.

Treasury

Global Finance

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Treasuries’ top challenge is securing financial investments focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. The three subsequent challenges are digitizing treasury functions, managing real-time data feeds for accurate reporting and benchmarking performance. “I

Treasury

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Today, the corporate treasury team plays a critical role helping companies navigate a business environment rife with economic uncertainty, geopolitical risks, regulatory change, trade tensions and supply chain disruptions. Not anymore. You have the ongoing wars, conflict with China, high inflation, and [high] interest rates.”

Treasury

Global Finance

JULY 26, 2024

Treasury keeps up with the dynamic payments environment. As the dynamic payments landscape presents both challenges and opportunities for corporate treasury, it’s unsurprising that financial institutions are finding new ways to help treasurers leverage new payments trends to improve efficiency, manage risk, and support business growth.

Treasury

Global Finance

JULY 26, 2024

Modern treasuries face a diverse array of demands, such as real-time payments, high inflation and interest rates, and new compliance and sustainable finance obligations. Some may lack the appropriate treasury management solutions or may not know how to maximize liquidity process efficiency.”

Treasury

Global Finance

JULY 25, 2024

trillion pesos—around $264 billion in May—according to Bureau of the Treasury estimates. The country’s debt-to-GDP ratio is currently in excess of 60%, the Treasury says. billion) samurai bond offering by the Philippine government, data from the Treasury shows. Government debt has mushroomed in recent years, hitting 15.3

Treasury

Financial Times M&A

JULY 7, 2025

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Start-ups

Financial Times M&A

JUNE 5, 2025

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Start-ups

Global Finance

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Long-term guaranteed fixed rates allow corporate treasuries to enhance financial stability, optimize liquidity, and align cash management practices with overall corporate strategy. The post BofA Extends FX Rate Guarantees To A Year appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Treasury

Simply Treasury

JUNE 15, 2020

It is quite legitimate to ask the question: "After such a huge financial crisis, what will become my treasury department?" In all magazines or newspapers, journalists get us drunk with this post-containment story. Each treasurer must think how to "sell" how treasury could have done better and how to strengthen the structure in future.

Treasury

Global Finance

JULY 26, 2024

Rapid treasury transformation has been afforded a boost thanks to the regional drive for real-time payments and application programming interfaces (APIs). The bank invested heavily in innovative cash management and liquidity solutions to enhance the experience and treasury capabilities of the region’s corporations.

Treasury

Global Finance

JUNE 11, 2024

Morgan Payments, discusses fostering innovation within the corporate treasury with Global Finance. GF : What is the most misunderstood thing about having an innovation within the treasury? GF : How have the skill sets needed within the corporate treasury changed since you started?

Technology