Trade Finance
Standard Chartered names David Rego as global head of payments, transaction banking
He is currently the global head of liquidity, deposits, and escrow solutions.
Standard Chartered names David Rego as global head of payments, transaction banking
He is currently the global head of liquidity, deposits, and escrow solutions.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Crypto exchange FTX owes $3.1b to creditors; Deutsche ex-trader sues bank for $150m
And Italy’s UniCredit gives German staff bonuses up to 2,500 euros for inflation.
Citi TTS names Kanika Thakur as head of corporate, commercial & public sector sales
She was previously head of trade for Asia Pacific.
Standard Chartered unveils digital trade portal Trade Track-It
Customers can track vessels and check sustainability compliance.
India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank unifies corporate banking portal with Finastra
The bank plans to add payments and collections services by end-2022.
Standard Chartered, Taulia ink MOU to offer supply chain finance solutions
Both parties will offer supply chain finance and dynamic discounting solutions.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Investment banks’ trading income to shrink; Citi introduces new diversity goals
And Morgan Stanley unit pays $35m for mishandling customer data.
Citi Bangladesh completes pilot paperless trade finance transaction in TradeLens
The process resulted in a 10-day reduction of document processing time.
Standard Chartered, MonetaGo launch service to avoid duplicate financing fraud
It is accessible via SWIFT’s global API.
Citi TTS names Rishi Luthria as APAC head of platforms and data services
Luthria first joined the bank in 2012.
Foreign banks in South Korea see earnings fall in 2021
Fee and commission income shrank by over 230% during the fiscal year.
Trading risks to weigh on Singapore Big Three Banks’ Q1 earnings: Maybank
But core businesses are expected to show resilience.
Talent & Tech at the heart of Munir Nanji’s mission to grow Citi Central Europe
He is tasked with implementing the "New" Europe Strategy and reap full benefits of growth.
StanChart, OPEC Fund enhance Trade Finance Risk Participation Programme
The programme has helped facilitate trade flows of over $1b annually.
Independent Reserve gets crypto licence from MAS
It is one of the first virtual asset service providers to obtain full licensure approval.
MAS grants DBS brokerage arm crypto licence
The monetary authority also granted one to an Australian firm.
Citi TTS APAC client inquiry for API use doubles in H1
They have processed close to 350 million API calls for corporate clients since 2017.
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