Press Release: From Black Box to Glass Box: Sage and PwC Commit to Tackling AI Trust Gap in Finance
Sage and PwC announced the “Beyond the Black Box” initiative to deliver transparent, explainable AI for finance. IDC research cited by Sage shows 70% of finance leaders would reject AI that cannot explain its outputs, highlighting trust as the primary adoption barrier. The partnership will create a "glass box" AI framework, combining Sage’s responsible‑AI tools with PwC’s governance expertise, aimed at small‑ and mid‑size businesses. The effort also leverages Sage’s AI Academy and PwC’s extensive internal AI deployment experience.
Real-Time Treasury: Why EU Legislation Will Unlock SEPA Instant for Corporates
EU regulators have made instant euro payments mandatory, requiring banks to settle SEPA Instant transfers in ten seconds and introduce a Verification of Payee step. Standard Chartered’s European transaction‑banking leaders say the rule will push corporate treasurers toward real‑time payments,...
Cost Control Top Priority for UK CFOs
A Deloitte survey of UK CFOs shows cost control has become the top priority, with more than two‑thirds of finance leaders focusing on expense reduction and cash‑flow management. Optimism about business prospects has fallen to pandemic‑low levels, driven by rising...
Treasurers Need Visibility Into Taxation, GBS
Newell Brands’ senior vice president, Robert Westreich, argues that multinational treasurers should place treasury, tax and global business services (GBS) under a single leader. He explains that the three functions are tightly interdependent, with cash, legal‑entity structure and compliance forming...
Treasury Accelerate: The Confidence-Boosting Initiative for Future Treasury Talent
Treasury Accelerate, a joint initiative by J.P. Morgan Payments and Treasury Today Group, creates a curated community for early‑career treasury professionals. The program delivers panel sessions, workshops on TMS, digital currencies, and automation, and mentorship from seasoned treasurers. Octopus Energy’s...
Press Release: Hall Chadwick Launches in the UK with Capital Markets Offering
Hall Chadwick, the 140‑year‑old Australian accounting and advisory firm, launched its UK practice at Kensington Palace on 23 April 2026. The new London office will deliver cross‑border M&A, capital‑raising and restructuring services, targeting data‑centre, infrastructure and AI sectors. The move...
Press Release: MEA Treasury Priorities Report
Citi released a Treasury Priorities report for multinational corporations operating in the Middle East and Africa, based on a survey of over 900 senior treasury and finance professionals across more than 25 countries. The study finds cash visibility and forecasting...
Press Release: Ebury Launches Local German IBANs, Expanding Private Market Offering
Ebury announced the launch of local German accounts with dedicated IBANs, enabling businesses to collect payments in 19 currencies. The new offering integrates with ERP and accounting systems like DATEV and SAP via the EBICS standard, allowing daily turnover data...
Press Release: ION and KPMG Bring EU Payee Verification Live at Scale, Preventing Disruptions to Critical Payment Flows
ION Treasury announced that its treasury management suite now includes Verification of Payee (VoP) capabilities, meeting the EU Instant Payments Regulation’s mandatory requirements. The company launched VoP in its ITS platform, making it the first ION solution live in production...
The Rise of Real-Time Liquidity in an Always-On World
Citi’s Global Head of Liquidity Management Services, Stephen Randall, outlined how the bank is leveraging tokenisation and AI to deliver real‑time, 24/7 cash movement across its global network. By combining blockchain‑based Citi Token Services with automated funding rules, clients can...
Bowers & Jones Steels Itself for Change
Bowers & Jones, a West Midlands specialist in high‑precision roll tooling, has seen US tariff uncertainty erode its ability to quote fixed prices, threatening the 40% of total sales that previously came from the United States. The company, which earned...
How Treasury Teams Can Double Down on Working Capital Strategies in Challenging Times
Bank of America analysts Duncan Lodge and Jennifer Wan explain how corporates can sharpen working‑capital management amid market volatility. They spotlight supply‑chain finance, the new Corporate Payment Undertaking, Card‑to‑Account and Virtual Payables Direct as tools to free cash from payables,...
Treasurers Should Embrace the ‘Blank Space’
Corporate treasurers are urged to adopt the “power of pause,” a practice championed by PayPal’s global cash‑management head Kammy Tsang. She argues that stepping away from continuous monitoring and settlement tasks creates mental space for reflection, creativity, and better decision‑making....
Press Release: Geopolitical Risk Concerns Surge for Corporate Treasurers, According to 2026 Tradeweb ICD Portal Client Survey
Tradeweb’s 2026 ICD Portal Client Survey shows corporate treasurers’ geopolitical risk concerns have surged, with 88% reporting moderate‑to‑high anxiety—a rise of 11 percentage points from 2025. In response, 27% of firms plan to increase money‑market‑fund allocations, while cash balance expectations...
Press Release: EU to Relax Merger Rules in Bid to Create ‘European Champions’
The European Commission is drafting the most significant relaxation of its merger control rules in decades, aiming to give greater weight to innovation, investment and internal‑market resilience. The new guidelines would make it easier for large cross‑border deals, especially in...
Press Release: Bottomline Announces Its Digital Banking Platform Is Stablecoin-Ready
Bottomline announced that its digital banking platform is now stablecoin‑ready, allowing banks to offer stablecoin and tokenized deposit services without extensive system changes. The platform, built with multi‑currency support, treats stablecoins like any other currency, simplifying balance displays and transaction...
Press Release: Tradewind Finance Provides US$2.5m Non-Recourse Export Factoring Facility to Vietnamese Cable Exporter
Tradewind Finance has extended a $2.5 million non‑recourse export factoring facility to a Vietnamese cable manufacturer. Structured through its Shanghai office, the facility advances up to 90% of each invoice and provides 100% credit protection for buyers in the United States...
Indian Firms Fear Supply Chain Fallout
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is reverberating through India’s industrial sectors, inflating freight, insurance and transit times for both energy and non‑energy commodities. Senior Treasury executives cite disrupted Middle‑East exports, slower remittances and rising energy shortages as...
Press Release: IntellectEU Launches Catalyst Data Intelligence to Enable ISO 20022 Structured Data Readiness
IntellectEU announced the launch of Catalyst Data Intelligence, an AI‑driven platform that converts unstructured CBPR+ address data into ISO 20022‑compliant formats. The tool is designed for banks operating in regions with fragmented postal systems, where Swift’s 2026 Standard Release will reject...
Press Release: OceanScore Integrates Compliance Manager Directly with Major Shipping Groups’ Financial Systems
OceanScore, a Hamburg‑based maritime compliance tech firm, has launched live ERP integrations that connect its Compliance Manager platform directly with the financial systems of several leading ship managers. The APIs automatically exchange vessel, charter and emissions data, synchronising EU ETS...
Press Release: Bank of England Secures US Approval for New Mechanism to Rescue Failed Lenders
The Bank of England has secured approval from U.S. regulators for an alternative bail‑in mechanism that issues non‑transferable contingent beneficial interests instead of traditional securities during a bank resolution. The new tool expands the BoE’s options for handling failing lenders,...
Press Release: C2FO Claims Top IFC Award in Lisbon as Global Funding Surpasses Half-Trillion-Dollar Milestone
C2FO was named the International Finance Corporation’s Best Supply Chain Trade Partner for 2026 at the Global Trade Partners Meeting in Lisbon. The fintech platform announced it has now funded more than half a trillion dollars for suppliers worldwide since...
Press Release: SkySparc and Nomentia Partner to Strengthen Treasury Implementation and Advisory Support Across Europe
SkySparc and Nomentia announced a partnership to provide joint advisory and implementation services for treasury and cash‑management solutions across Europe. The collaboration combines Nomentia’s AI‑enhanced platform—used by more than 1,400 corporate clients—with SkySparc’s regional delivery model in the Nordics, UK,...
Press Release: L&G Liquidity Funds Now Live on SS&C’s Calastone Tokenised Distribution Network
Legal & General Asset Management has placed its suite of liquidity funds on SS&C’s Calastone Tokenised Distribution (CTD) Network, enabling tokenised access via blockchain. The move covers USD, Euro and GBP funds, representing over £50 billion (≈$62.5 billion) in liquidity assets. Tokens...
Catalyst for Change: Africa Feels the Brunt of Middle East Conflict, but It Could Also Accelerate Structural Change
A joint report by the AfDB, AUC, UNDP and UNECA warns that the Middle East war‑driven surge in oil and fertiliser prices is straining African economies. Currency depreciation in 29 nations has raised debt‑service costs and made essential imports more...
A Matter of Fractions
Demand for part‑time or project‑based senior finance officers is accelerating across Asia as firms seek specialist expertise to sharpen finance strategy and operational discipline. A recent HTF market intelligence report projects the global outsourced senior finance officer market to exceed...
Press Release: Accor Selects Sidetrade’s Agentic AI Technology for Its Order-to-Cash Operations Across Its Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific...
Accor has deployed Aimie, the world’s first autonomous AI cash‑collection agent, across its finance teams in the Middle East, Africa and Asia‑Pacific. Developed by Sidetrade, Aimie engages customers, qualifies invoices and optimizes Order‑to‑Cash processes without human intervention. The solution leverages...
Press Release: EY Launches Agentic AI Across Global Audit Platform to Redefine Audit
EY announced a global rollout of enterprise‑scale agentic AI across its EY Canvas audit platform, part of a multibillion‑dollar “All‑in” strategy to modernize assurance. The AI framework, built on Microsoft Azure, Foundry and Fabric, will be embedded in all audit...
Press Release: WTW: Mega Deals Reach Record High and Propel Surge in Deal Value
WTW’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor shows 12 mega M&A deals over $10 billion closed in Q1 2026, the most in any quarter since 2008. Total deal value jumped to $438 billion, a 155% increase from the same period last year and the highest...
Press Release: PMC Treasury Announces Global Head of Treasury Solutions
PMC Treasury announced the appointment of Paul deCrane as Global Head of Treasury Solutions, reflecting its ambition to accelerate global growth of the practice. DeCrane brings over 20 years of treasury leadership from JPMorgan, ING, EY and Zanders, with a...
Press Release: Alibaba Unveils Qwen 3.6 Plus to Accelerate Agentic AI Deployment for Enterprises and Alibaba’s AI Applications
Alibaba announced the launch of Qwen 3.6‑Plus, its newest large‑language model engineered for agentic AI. The model features a 1‑million‑token context window and advanced multimodal reasoning that can translate visual designs into production‑ready code. Integrated into Alibaba’s Wukong enterprise platform and...
Press Release: AccessPay Accelerates Growth with Majority Investment From Leading Software Investor, Accel-KKR
AccessPay, a UK‑based bank integration and payment automation SaaS, has secured a majority investment from private‑equity firm Accel‑KKR. The capital infusion will fund product development, scale operations and enable strategic acquisitions, positioning AccessPay to meet rising demand for AI‑ready finance...
Press Release: SAP Taulia Comments on UK Government’s Latest Crackdown on Late Payments
The UK government has introduced its toughest crackdown on late payments in over 25 years, mandating large corporations to report payment performance in annual filings. SAP Taulia highlighted that only 37% of suppliers are paid on time, a decline from...
Press Release: ScottishPower Forges Ahead with £60m+ Windfarm Fabrication in North-East on the Day Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6 Is...
ScottishPower announced a $77 million-plus fabrication programme for the steel jacket foundations of its East Anglia TWO offshore wind substation, to be built at Smulders' River Tyne yard. The $5.1 billion, 4‑GW project off Suffolk will generate enough electricity for roughly one million...
Press Release: Afreximbank Launches Inaugural Accelerator Programme Cohort to Scale Africa’s Digital Trade Ecosystem
Afreximbank has launched the inaugural cohort of its Accelerator Programme, bringing together eight high‑potential startups from across Africa and the diaspora after a competitive selection from over 1,600 applications. The intensive kick‑off week in Cairo runs from March 23‑27 and...
Press Release: Launch of New Global Acceptance Features for Virtual Cards
SAP Taulia unveiled its Supplier Acceptance suite, a set of global features that eliminate key obstacles to B2B virtual‑card adoption for suppliers. The toolkit automates reconciliation, enables instant payments on invoice approval, and supports multi‑use cards that bypass terminal limits....
Press Release: FIS Launches New Cleared Derivatives Solution for Prediction Markets
FIS announced its CD Prediction Clearing solution, delivering 24/7 real‑time post‑trade clearing for regulated prediction markets. The cloud‑native platform replaces batch processing with high‑volume, instant risk updates, handling millions of transactions daily. Built on the existing CD Books and Records...
Press Release: Standard Chartered Hires Ole Matthiessen to Lead New Global Transaction Services and Digital Assets Team for Corporate &...
Standard Chartered has hired Ole Matthiessen as Global Head of Transaction Services & Digital Assets, leading a newly unified team within its Corporate & Investment Banking division. The team combines transaction banking, financing and securities services with the bank’s rapidly...
Press Release: Contractor Confidence Rises Amid Strengthening Office Demand Across Asia Pacific
Cushman & Wakefield’s 2026 Asia Pacific Office Fit‑Out Cost Guide shows contractor confidence rebounding, with 70% of surveyed firms expecting better conditions in 2026. Office absorption surged to 92 million square feet in 2025, while backlogs averaged six months, indicating smoother...
Corporates Pivot to Letters of Credit Amid Growing Global Trade Uncertainty
Corporates are reverting to letters of credit (LC) as the Middle East conflict disrupts the Strait of Hormuz, creating heightened supply‑chain risk. Treasury teams are pairing LC guarantees with broader liquidity measures, such as larger inventories and notional cash pools,...
Bonds Boost Bitcoin-Based Borrowing
Crypto lender Ledn issued $188 million of Bitcoin‑collateralised bonds to broaden its funding base. The senior tranche priced at 335 basis points over benchmark and the mezzanine at 650, delivering a blended 7.2% yield. The bonds are backed by more than...
Press Release: Palm Launches Pulse: The AI Assistant for Treasury Teams
Palm introduced Pulse, an AI‑driven conversational assistant that sits atop treasury management systems and ERPs. The tool lets treasury professionals ask natural‑language questions about cash positions, forecasts, investments, debt and FX exposures, delivering answers and charts in seconds. Pulse combines...
Press Release: Geopolitical Uncertainty Forcing Businesses to Rethink Working Capital Says Ebury
Rising geopolitical uncertainty, currency volatility and supply‑chain disruptions are tightening working capital for internationally active companies, according to Ebury’s Global Head of Lending, Charles Hardaker. He outlines six practical steps—shortening the cash conversion cycle, using supplier payment financing, treating FX...
Press Release: Stable Sea and BitGo Partner to Allow Digital Asset Solutions and Secure Onchain Treasury Access to Businesses
Stable Sea has partnered with BitGo, an OCC‑regulated digital‑asset trust bank, to offer businesses secure, insured custodial wallets and on‑chain treasury services. BitGo’s Crypto‑as‑Service provides institutional‑grade custody with up to $250 million in insurance, enabling users to buy, sell, hold and...
Press Release: S&P: Insurance Brief Says Middle East War Is Fuelling Cyber Risk
S&P Global Ratings warns that the ongoing Middle East war is amplifying cyber‑threat activity, with threat actors launching more DDoS attacks, phishing campaigns and network intrusions. While no large insured cyber losses have been reported yet, the situation remains fluid...
The Power of Connection: In Conversation with Finance Leader SRF’s Sugandha Singhal
Sugandha Singhal, Senior Vice President and Head of Treasury at SRF Limited, shared her journey and vision during the Finance Leaders Forum in Mumbai. She highlighted how digitising treasury across five countries unlocked billions in liquidity and positioned treasury as...
Canada’s RTR Enters Resilience, Security Testing
Payments Canada’s February update shows the real‑time rail (RTR) system moving into Q1 2026 with a strong emphasis on resilience, security and anti‑fraud testing. The organization has completed system integration testing in Q4 2025 and is now deepening user acceptance testing while...
Plenty at Stake for Mega Matrix
Mega Matrix, a Singapore‑based content producer, is expanding its digital asset treasury to include a diversified basket of stablecoins and their governance tokens. The strategy aims to generate 5‑10% yield through lending, liquidity provision, and staking in DeFi protocols. Executive...
Press Release: Legacy Finance Systems Are Stifling Billion-Dollar Businesses, Halting Global Expansion and Increasing Fraud Risk
A Basware‑sponsored survey of 400 US finance leaders at billion‑dollar firms reveals that legacy finance systems leave them five times more likely to incur fines, seven times more prone to fraud, and nearly nine times more likely to face audit...
Press Release: Tokyo Motor to Exhibit Hydrogen and Fuel-Cell Technologies
Toyota announced its participation in the 25th International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo from March 17‑19, 2026, where it will display its latest hydrogen and fuel‑cell technologies. President Mitsumasa Yamagata will present partnership initiatives aimed at building a...