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Beyond the hype: How far away is the real-time treasury?
Many treasuries are still reliant on end of day reports and manual processes. But change is within sight. Here are some exciting innovations that are bringing treasuries closer to being truly real-time — from open banking APIs to robotics and artificial intelligence.
Keeping pace with the changing Nordic payments landscape
During a busy Sibos conference in London, Tino Kam, Head of Transaction Banking Solutions at Nordea, met up with Lauren Jones from InstaPay, to discuss the latest developments in Nordic payments. This article was independently edited by InstaPay and is reprinted here.
The Finnish technology company Yonoton specialises in providing mobile solutions to improve the digital ordering and buying process for both consumers and businesses. At MS Louisiana restaurant in Helsinki, Teemu Karenius, Founder and CEO of Yonoton, met Juha Risikko, Head of Mobile & Emerging Payments at Nordea, to discuss Yonoton's partnership with Nordea and how Yonoton's versatile platform is simplifying and streamlining the customer experience.
After the construction company H+H switched bank for the first time in 110 years to join Nordea, the implementation of a new global cash pool has given the company direct access to all of their liquidity in one place.
Providing businesses with an instant and easy overview of their key financial figures is an important aim of banks in leveraging new digital tools to help their customers make more empowered decisions. Nordea’s new Dashboard promises to help financial decision makers from companies of all sizes move to centre stage in the strategy making process.
Project 27 began as a multibank initiative to establish a Nordic cross border payment infrastructure that will bring real benefits to the 27 million inhabitants of the region. After a series of milestones, P27 is now well on the way to creating the world’s first area for domestic and cross-border payments in multiple currencies.
As society’s traditional safe place to store assets and wealth, the role of banks as the potential guardians and facilitators of sharing personal data has gained traction. If data is the new asset class of the digital age and ‘personal data management’ is a natural direction for banks, creating a system that can work in practice is not without its challenges.
What’s the role of today’s CFO in digital transformation?
Many CFOs still spend the majority of their time on traditional finance roles. But as the gatekeepers of critical finance data, CFOs should also play a leading role in their company’s digital transformation. This article explores how CFOs can achieve this.
How to drive sustainability with supply chain financing
Sustainability is becoming a major priority for corporates. As consumers become more environmentally aware, businesses are striving to reduce their impact on the world around them. We discuss why the supply chain plays such a crucial role in sustainability.
How treasuries can capitalise on the opportunities of digitalisation
Every treasury is on a digital transformation journey. And while there can be challenges involved, these are vastly outweighed by the benefits of new technologies. Here’s how treasuries can plan for a smooth transition and work with partners effectively to achieve the best results from digitalisation.
Businesses in every industry are undergoing digital transformation. They’re using technology to improve how they interact with customers, differentiate products and services, and drive internal efficiencies. In some cases, digitalisation is paving the way for entirely new business models. But that’s putting increasing pressure on corporate treasuries.
Open Banking offers a future of fast, direct and transparent data flows that can change the way people use and consume financial services. Built around the concept of strong customer authentication, a range of new solutions are possible including specific enablers that can make Request to Pay an everyday reality.