
US Tax Curbs Share Buyback Activity
Companies that buyback their own shares will have to pay a new tax due to a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act.
The in-depth research set out to understand the impact of FinTech and the disintermediation of the cross border transactions and payments businesses on mid-size European banks. A series of interviews with heads of correspondent banking, cash management and transaction banking ...
The limit on interest deductibility is impacting the way that firms finance domestic mergers and acquisitions which is fueling the existing trend for US companies to pursue foreign M&A. Why invest in foreign companies? Growing a business internationally has always ...
2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the catastrophic crisis that rolled through global markets threatening financial Armageddon until, at the second attempt, the US government coordinated an effective rescue plan. The most malignant parts of the financial sector were variously ...
UK payments infrastructure is in a time of great change – presenting an opportunity for those banks that are at the forefront of these changes to enable a wider choice of payment options to consumer customers while offering a wider ...
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.