test

whitePaper | August 8, 2022

Technological and social change have led to decreased reliance on both physical cash and traditional bank branches. While cash accounted for 45% of all payments in 2015, five years later it was used in only 17% of transactions in the UK. The coronavirus pandemic reinforced this tendency. Similarly, the number of bank and building society branches in the UK fell by about 34% between 2012 and 2021.

whitePaper | March 22, 2023

It’s been said that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” The adage certainly applies to banking crises in the US: every crisis, however unique the cause, has typically been followed by a new wave of regulations. This trend is likely to continue in the wake of the current crisis. In fact, reporting from the Wall Street Journal and other sources indicates that the Federal Reserve and other banking regulators are already in discussions about changes to the US regulatory regime, especially for midsize banks.

whitePaper | June 25, 2022

The past decade’s remarkable growth of Bitcoin to establish itself as a globally recognized force in the world of finance has fundamentally changed the way we view ownership, freedom and the individual’s right to public financial tools.

whitePaper | October 6, 2021

ESG investing has grown exponentially in the last decade and is estimated to be somewhere between 35.31 to 40.52 trillion USD (according to the GSIA, 2021, and OPIMAS, 2020). The ESG investment industry is constantly in transition, with rapid developments across ESG strategies, approaches, and technologies reshaping the industry towards best standards of practice. This transition is leading to variations in the scale and growth of sustainable investment in different regions, according to GSIA. Many regions continue to see strong growth in sustainable investment assets under management – most notably Canada, the United States and Japan. Other regions are slowing down their rate of growth or have seen a reported reversal – in particular Europe and Australasia. In both cases, this is largely due to changes in how sustainable investment is defined, either by law as in the case of the EU, or by new industry standards as is the case in Australasia.

whitePaper | April 14, 2022

Gone are the days when customers would visit brick and mortar stores 3-5 times a week to complete their daily chores, buy luxury items or do banking. With the proliferation of mobile technology, social media, and internet banking, customer expectations shifted and evolved. Moreover, with the rise of on-demand and one-click mindset, induced by the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Uber, along with the need for hyper-personalisation, people were no longer willing to wait and watch for any of the businesses, and the case of financial services was no different. It is needless to mention that customer expectations and digital transformation have been evolving in parallel ever since.

whitePaper | April 13, 2023

Corporate treasurers are creating state-of-the art Treasury organizations to improve the speed and quality of financial decisions while reducing operational cost through shared services. The key challenge is choosing the best methods to integrate the systems that collectively produce insights treasurers need to meet corporate objectives—Treasury Management Systems, ERP platforms and banking partner systems. Use these four corporate-to-bank integration models to help guide your treasury transformation journey.