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Reconciliation finds its place in any and every accounting practice, but for some business models it has become a central issue. Transactional industries stand out as the most obvious example, where huge volumes and speed of exchange operations are typical characteristics on top of cash amounts turnover. Retail business and the e-commerce segment... read more

As Ayn Rand said, “Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” Good governance, however, puts you in the driver’s seat. It provides a framework to guide decision-making and safeguard the family’s wealth for generations to come. Discover the five pillars that will help get you... read more

Automated high volume transaction data matching - simple steps: 1) Prepare your data for matching - transformation & enrichment. 2) Teach ReconArt your business logic - matching criteria and rules creation. 3) Reconcile by your rules - one to one, one to many, many to many, three-way matching relationships. 4) After the matching dust settles -... read more

...a minority of investors appear to want to know whether they are getting good value, some industry groups suggest. FX Transparency, an analytics company, said two-thirds of the 288 pension funds it recently surveyed in North America and Europe “turn a blind eye” to the true cost of currency trades, without probing for a more detailed... read more

A groundbreaking survey of more than 300 asset owners revealed that 66% of those managers in North America and Europe still have no process in place to independently monitor whether they are getting fair FX rates from their global custody banks. read more

The treasury function has undergone a significant transformation as a result of COVID-19. Actions taken by governments and businesses around the world have changed liquidity positions and funding capabilities of many firms and created new challenges and priorities for banks. Working with our partner, Infor, we address the recent and current market... read more

Part 2: Marcus Hughes and Christina Segal-Knowles are back for part 2 of the conversation around payments. Part one featured discussions on the pandemic changing the way we pay as consumers and businesses, innovation and financial stability and the future of Stablecoin. In this second part of the in-depth conversation, Christina and Marcus discuss... read more

Part 1: Marcus Hughes chats to Christina Segal-Knowles, Executive Director for Financial Markets Infrastructure at the Bank of England about Payments in the current landscape. Touching on topics such as: How is the pandemic changing how consumers and businesses pay and get paid? What role does innovation play in financial stability? As well as, how... read more

Open Banking is a regulatory initiative that forces UK banks to create open interfaces into previously-locked customer accounts and payment systems. The objective is to simplify how financial information is retrieved, shared and presented. Across multiple banks and bank accounts, consumers and businesses are now able to consolidate, view, and... read more

This Payments Podcast will focus on payment transformation and the industry’s progress towards building a digital payments ecosystem. Marcus Hughes reviews a wide range of topics, such as: 1.13: COVID’s impact on the world of payments 8.26: ISO 20022 including timetables and main advantages 18.17: Real-time & Cross-border payments 29.20:... read more