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.
Innovation series: collaboration and disruption
In this episode, our experts discuss collaboration and disruption between Fintech and incumbent financial service providers
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.
Reference Data Management Maturity: Ripe for Change
A new white paper shares relevant insights from a recent SwiftRef customer roundtable
Innovation series: cyber innovation
With fintechs becoming more visible and mainstream, are they more of a cyber target?
2015Q2 Quarterly Update - Revealing MyStandards 2.0
Customer interactions are a key part of why we have gone from strength to strength. This guidance has allowed us to create a platform which really does answer the needs of the community. A big part of making sure it all works are our Quarterly Updates. These give insights into what has been delivered and also set the bar for where we are headed. This quarter's well-attended session deep-dived into our next major milestone: MyStandards V2.0.
Blockchain – Progression in securities markets?
Blockchain solutions for payments seem about a dime a dozen. BNY Mellon’s Tom Casteleyn explains the latest DLT trends impacting securities.