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3 unusual barriers to global trade

As a key driver of employment, prosperity and interconnectivity, trade i…

24 Aug 2020

Richer data for greater certainty – ISO 20022

With SWIFT’s adoption of ISO 20022 standards the global payments industr…

06 Aug 2020

Moving past COVID-19: Best practices for treasurers

The impact of COVID-19 on cash flows drove treasurers to crisis mode. Mo…

02 Jul 2020

Payments transparency: A clear advantage

Governments are strengthening financial regulations to ensure secure and…

How we’re helping SMEs during COVID-19

For many small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), business owners are…

20 Apr 2020

Innovation a catalyst for investment in Africa

The Africa region provides many opportunities for new technologies to gr…

23 Mar 2020

Real-time payments in an increasingly connected world

The adoption of real-time payment systems across the globe is creating a…

13 Jan 2020

How cash can help the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The UN estimates emerging markets need USD2.5 trillion a year. Here&#821…

12 Nov 2019

Digital, crypto and tokenised assets in securities services

This is not only opening the investment world to a wider client base, it…

20 Sep 2019

Payments innovation for financial inclusion

Financial inclusion enables and empowers people and communities and can …

16 Sep 2019

How corporates and banks can promote sustainable trade

Momentum to drive sustainable trade has been good, but there are still c…

11 Sep 2019

Mitigating risk in developing Belt and Road markets

Learn what are the risks associated with Belt and Road, and the importan…

18 Apr 2019

ASEAN needs to re-think approach to US$2.8 trillion infrastr…

Infrastructure investment in ASEAN from 2016 through 2030 is estimated t…

03 Apr 2019

Digitising treasury in a real-time world

Treasurers who explore emerging technologies and evaluate potential solu…

01 Apr 2019

Belt and Road: An initiative committing to global free trade

BRI is encouraging global free trade and international business cooperat…

23 Mar 2019

Belt and Road: International Banking Experience with Local E…

The 2016 China Academy of Social Sciences report highlights challenges f…

20 Mar 2019

Belt and Road: One masterplan. Six economic corridors of pow…

China's Belt and Road set six economic corridors to focus investment, ad…

03 Jan 2019

Belt and Road: Keeping commodities moving

By improving infrastructure and easing trade flow, the Belt and Road ini…