A €100m World Bank bond was settled on a T+0 basis and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Compared to Brazil, banks in Europe or the US have lost the payments game.

India’s real-time payment system UPI appears to have defied the odds in becoming the digital payments channel of choice for a country of 1.4 billion.

India’s real-time payment system, UPI, appears to have defied the odds in becoming the digital payments channel of choice for a country of more than 1.4 billion. As other countries look to replicate this success, there is more to it than simply adopting the technology.

Moving the bloc to a T+1 settlement system was a topic of keen debate on the first day of this year’s AFME conference.

Rising interest rates, dwindling economic prospects, high inflation and geopolitical instability have drastically reduced banks’ capacity to deliver trade financing. What will close the gap?

Real-time payments? Expected. Frictionless payments? Par for the course. Clients today are increasingly looking for cross-border payments to be efficient, secure, and cost-effective. Banks are innovating accordingly.

Embracing digital transformation is now de rigueur for global transaction banks. This year, our winning banks are focused on delivering virtual, tailored products to meet their clients’ cash, liquidity and sustainability needs. 

While AI solutions and ISO 20022’s rollout offer some relief, the challenges to correspondent banking remain acute in an era of ever greater de-risking.

Middle market companies are driving growth but are often underserved. Alan Koenigsberg, senior vice president and global head of enterprise, growth corporates, verticals and working capital solutions at Visa Commercial Solutions explores the common pain points of these growth businesses and explains how financial institutions can leverage automation and connected tools to better serve their needs.