The path to paperless: How can UK businesses prepare for digital trade documents?
Despite most industries witnessing digital leaps forward over the past decade, the world of trade has kept its focus on paper-based documentation. In fact, trade documents such as promissory notes, bills of lading and performance bonds have remained relatively unchanged for centuries.
Considering that the scale and sophistication of global trade has increased enormously since these documents were initially used by merchants, it’s now high-time for an update.
Take five: finance sector themes for 2014
The holidays are over and it’s time to get back to work. 2013 has been filled with regulatory changes that have kept many busy with the sheer effort of trying to keep up. The pace won’t be slowing down in 2014 – but regulation is far from the only issue on the agenda of firms across the finance sector. With holiday mode well behind now – and delivering greater value to clients an imperative – here are five things to look out for this year.
Philippines aiming for inclusion with modernisation and standardisation
Over 400 gather at Philippines Business Forum. Community address pressing issues of technology and compliance versus their ambitions of internationalising Philippines.
Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2) - Strong Customer Authentication
On 23 December 2015, the European Union published the second Payment Service Directive (PSD2) in their Official Journal. If all goes according to plan, this EU Directive will be transposed into national legislation and become fully applicable by early 2018.
Innovation series: collaboration and disruption
In this episode, our experts discuss collaboration and disruption between Fintech and incumbent financial service providers
Distributed Ledger Technology – the next frontier for business standards
MI forum Magazine: our latest article on the application of distributed ledger technology (DLT)
Reference data consumption: a changing model
Behind SwiftRef’s closed door customer roundtable
The impact of instant: Why the EU's regulation is a big deal for small businesses
What impact will the European Commission’s Instant Payment Regulation have on SMEs trading across Europe? To find out, we spoke to over 2,000 across France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Here’s what they said.
Unlocking the power of AI
Artificial intelligence can dramatically improve the speed of transactions and the accuracy of anomaly detection. To help realise the full potential of this technology, we’re building a state-of-the-art AI platform and innovating with our community.
Reference Data Management Maturity: Ripe for Change
A new white paper shares relevant insights from a recent SwiftRef customer roundtable