This year’s Transaction Banking Awards have demonstrated how important the industry is to global business, economy and health.

The chief executive of Swift, Gottfried Leibbrandt, talks to Brian Caplen about changes to the correspondent banking model in the face of new technology, the role of fintechs, cybersecurity and the move towards instant payments.

The historically stable and secure transaction banking business is undergoing great change. Joy Macknight reports on industry initiatives and innovative technologies now coming to the fore. 

Deutsche Bank’s Christine Thomas talks to Joy Macknight about the increasing regulatory oversight of intraday credit and how market participants are responding to emerging regulations.

Previously, clients would call their bank to warn of an unintended overdraft position; today they call if they want to leave more money than usual on their account. Koral Araskin, liquidity manager in Deutsche Bank’s institutional cash management division, explains how regulation has affected the liquidity management landscape and why there is no one-size-fits-all approach to deposit optimisation.

While most of the buzz around the updated EU Payments Services Directive has centred on benefits to retail customers, its role in ushering in open banking will create new opportunities in transaction banking. Joy Macknight reports. 

The move to real-time payment systems is gaining momentum across the globe and raises the prospect of instant cross-border payments. New players are also helping to redefine the payments ecosystem, as Joy Macknight reports.

The potential of blockchain to transform traditional banking processes has generated much enthusiasm over the past year. Deutsche Bank’s Paula Roels, head of market infrastructure and industry initiatives, and Bradley Lonnen, market management, institutional cash management, look at the current state of play around adoption, and blockchain’s applicability to correspondent banking.

Cybercrime is not a new threat but the attacks and ‘precise targeting’ by fraudulent parties are becoming more sophisticated. Marcus Sehr, global head of client management and sales for institutional cash management at Deutsche Bank, highlights the seriousness of cyberfraud and the need to foster awareness, and outlines the steps the banking community should take to defend the financial system’s integrity.