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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

RPA is igniting chatter in the corporate finance community as professionals explore next-level analytics and automation functionality to enhance processes like accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash flow management and more. For instance, its LaaS platform lets businesses provide invoice or payroll financing to their customers.

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AUGUST 7, 2018

corporate lending sphere suggests banks have adjusted the competitive tides, with rising rivalries between each other now driving business lending trends in the nation — though the trend is not all good news for the corporate finance sector. The Fed’s survey — of top bank officers at 72 domestic banks and 22 U.S.

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MARCH 14, 2019

One of the areas of corporate finance experiencing the biggest exposure to these disruptors is global payments. As new challenges emerge, corporate treasurers will have new issues to worry about. And that’s all about using technology-based services to re-engineer treasury activities.” ”

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MARCH 16, 2016

Foreign currency payments firm Midpoint got a bit closer to its small business accounting partner, Xero, this month when it revealed that not only had they extended their collaborative ties but that Midpoint would also be adding a “Pay Now” button to invoices sent through Xero.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The initial coin offering (ICO) has emerged as a corporate financing trend just as volatile as many of the cryptocurrencies themselves. That volatility is an important consideration, given that most of a blockchain or crypto startup’s expenses will be in fiat currency, Siemer said. billion raised via ICO in July. .

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APRIL 19, 2018

Multi-currency account provider Centtrip is introducing a way for corporates to make and receive faster cross-border payments. based company, which provides global payments, foreign exchange (FX) and banking services, announced its real-time payments solution on Wednesday (April 18).

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JUNE 14, 2017

Revolut may have made its entrance on the payments stage with a consumer solution, but the company is stepping into the world of corporate finance. in 2015 with a prepaid card linked to a mobile app, is gearing up to launch a corporate solution. Reports Tuesday (June 13) said Revolut, which first launched in the U.K.

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MAY 27, 2016

bank to use blockchain for international payments, according to a Reuters report — and it is said to possibly bring the service to its customer base within the year. Ground Zero’ For Banks And Blockchain. As for what else happened this week in bitcoin … Santander Takes Blockchain Cross-Border. Santander has become the first U.K.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

I was reminded of that paper a few weeks ago, when Fitch downgraded the US, from AAA to AA+, a relatively minor shift, but one with significant psychological consequences for investors in the largest economy in the world, whose currency still dominates global transactions. What is a risk free investment? Why does the risk-free rate matter?

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Teoh shared with us her thoughts on some of the gender-related challenges at work and how to overcome them, advice on how to deal with the new normal as a finance executive, and how she reimagines borderless digital currencies as a “point junkie”. FutureCFO: Can you share with me your finance career journey?

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

Royal Bank of Scotland may be the bank most happy about the end of 2016. RBS failed stress tests imposed by the Bank of England, and Santander — for the second time — decided not to go through with a planned acquisition of some of RBS’ branches. All of this occurred amid industry-wide pain felt in the U.K.

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MARCH 16, 2018

s Open Banking initiative encourage API development and adoption, with industry players acknowledging the technology’s ability to efficiently comply with data sharing rules. There is a culture of banking innovation; they understand what their core competencies are,and where to allocate resources most effectively.”. In the U.K.,

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APRIL 30, 2018

Market volatility and uncertainties linked to Brexit seem to have hit corporate spending in the U.K. Hopes for the Bank of England to raise interest rates have been dashed after new data showed weaker economic growth for the country, reports said. Sterling will be subdued for a while below the $1.40

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

First, all value numbers (like market capitalization, debt or revenues) that I aggregate or average will be converted into US dollars to ensure currency consistency. First, all value numbers (like market capitalization, debt or revenues) that I aggregate or average will be converted into US dollars to ensure currency consistency.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

market following the expansion of an agreement with the British Business Bank (BBB). In July, the FCIF and BBB announced a formal partnership that would enhance financing of loans issued to small business borrowers via Funding Circle in the U.K. fund to retain diversity in its portfolio.

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MAY 25, 2016

Three bodies — the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation — issued joint guidance in 2013 that recommended FIs not provide loans to businesses that would push their corporate debt levels above six times their earnings.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

The growing number of banks and FinTechs taking to blockchain technology has caught the attention of the financial services world, with the industry readying to offer its own customers — both corporate and consumer — blockchain-based solutions. But how are the corporates themselves preparing for this disruption?

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Global Finance

JUNE 6, 2024

Its new generative AI tool analyzes and summarizes the minutes and announcements from the Monetary Policy Committee of Brazil’s central bank and the Federal Open Market Committee of the US Federal Reserve. The bank believes it creates analyses and summaries that are faster and more bias-free than traditional analyses.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Corporate finance executives seem to be readying for real-time payments, preparing to adopt faster payment capabilities and bracing for changes to their cash flow management strategies as a result. A new report from Deutsche Bank said this industry path is guiding banks and corporates to a new destination: real-time treasury.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

It’s now been a year since Open Banking officially came into the U.K. The traction gained from FinTech players demonstrates the willingness consumers have to connect their bank accounts to third-party apps and enable the data sharing that Open Banking promotes.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The year 2024 brings a landscape of unprecedented challenges and opportunities for corporate treasurers. From the ongoing global conflicts to the lingering effects of high inflation, corporate finance professionals are gearing up to navigate an environment marked by volatility and uncertainty.

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MARCH 16, 2016

In a first for the Bank of China, the financial institution has linked up with its first foreign bank for interbank cash management of a corporate client. Reports on Tuesday (March 15) said Germany’s Deutsche Bank is collaborating with Bank of China, and the result of that partnership has gone live.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

From a heightened use of mobile banking solutions, to more evidence of paper check abandonment, to the potential fiscal impact of the blockchain for banks, this week’s data was all about FIs and their corporate clients shaping the way money moves between firms. We break down all the numbers below. $1

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Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

His latest book could not be more timely, “The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest,” it’s all about the history of interest rates, money lending, investing speculation, funded by banks and loans and credit. According to Chancellor, interest is the single most important feature of finance, both ancient and modern.

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MAY 16, 2018

Those following blockchain news may have heard that HSBC completed what it said was a first for the technology in its application in the trade finance space. Reports said LG is also preparing a digital currency business developed in collaboration with banks. Bank of Canada.

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JUNE 26, 2019

The security benefits of decentralization make blockchain an attractive fit in corporate finance. That said, the promise of blockchain “is probably overstated with banking,” at least when it comes to the ability of the technology to “significantly disrupt banking.”. The hype has started to die down.

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APRIL 18, 2016

But enabling international payments between corporates could do more harm than good if a business is meddling in foreign exchange without understanding the risks. Its Banking Circle platform — a way for financial institutions and corporates to connect on a single portal to make payments — was launched recently to support global payments.

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Corporate Finance Lab

JULY 18, 2022

‘And that which should occur finally occurred: the well-deserved ruin of the gullible, while the professor peacefully continued to enjoy his tenure’ To inspire our summer reading Corporate Finance Lab asked a few prominent lawyers and friends of the Lab: (1) which books were formative for you as a lawyer?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2016

Banks should be updating their legacy infrastructure, corporate sales and payments should be going digital and businesses should be safeguarding their systems against high-tech cybercriminals. We all know businesses need to get with the times.

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