FX markets are back in vogue, with investors looking to emerging markets and online trading for the best gains. 

Almost three years after the Global Straight Through Processing Association was binned, Swift is seeking to resurrect its vision. Will it be any better the second time around?

Banks’ secrecy over how they achieve their results is far from ideal for investors. Brian Caplen asks whether it is time these institutions stopped being so protective over their methods.

With many European banks facing a profitability squeeze in their payments franchise, the decisions they make now will affect the future of their own payments business, relationships with clients and the future of the market.

Peter Miller and Liz Oakes explain what the fuss is about when it comes to improving corporate customers’ service using real-time data.

Eastern European countries that are joining the EU at this stage have the advantage of having the latest banking transaction technologies already in place. Heather McKenzie reports.

In the world of payments and cash management, there are three elements spurring on change: regulation, technology and customer requirements. Cath Henry explains how these elements are operating in the face of that relentless march towards globalisation.

Any combination of factors will be considered before a financial institution makes the decision to outsource, says Heather McKenzie. But cost and efficiency are basic requirements.
When it comes to outsourcing, definitions are as varied as the deals that are done. The simplest definition is the handing over of processes for a third party to run.

Charging more for a cross-border payment than a domestic payment in the eurozone is forbidden – but Europe is still awaiting the infrastructure to support euro cross-border payments, in the form of a pan-European automated clearing house.

Could a single European payments area boost Europe’s economy? Wendy Atkins finds out.