What ISO 20022 really solves and what it doesn’t
ISO 20022 was supposed to unify banking. It probably won’t.
Global expansion meets local banking reality
For companies expanding internationally, the operational challenge is rarely the expansion itself. Hiring entities can be established. Suppliers can...
The long failure to standardise banking
For an industry built on numbers, banking has always struggled with something more basic: speaking the same language.
The myth of the global bank
For decades, large international banks have positioned themselves as gateways to the global financial system. Their pitch is straightforward: one...
Perfecting the art of Bank Connectivity
From the outside, bank connectivity often looks like a solved problem. Connect to banks, move data, initiate payments. In practice, it remains one of...
Cash visibility starts with the treasurer, not the system: Julia's perspective
Cash visibility is often discussed as a technical challenge. Better systems, faster feeds, more dashboards, more reports. But for treasury...