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Souvik Chakraborty

Souvik Chakraborty Product manager and SME at Veefin Solutions

Comparative Timelines on Manual LC Doc Check and Automatic LC Doc Check

The Future of LC Processing is Automation. While manual LC processing is still prevalent in some regions, the shift toward automation is inevitable. Key takeaways I. Automation reduces processing time by 60-80% (McKinsey). II. AI-driven discrepancy detection cuts errors by over 90% (Deloitte). III. Cost savings from automation can reach billions ...

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The Future of UK Payments: A Vision for a Seamless, Secure, and Inclusive National Payments System

The UK payments landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation, driven by technological advancements, regulatory initiatives, and evolving consumer and business expectations. The UK National Payments Vision sets out a roadmap for a more seamless, secure, and inclusive payments ecosystem, ensuring that the country remains at the forefront of ...

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Souvik Chakraborty

Souvik Chakraborty Product manager and SME at Veefin Solutions

Treasurer's stance on Supply Chain Finance

One of the key factors of managing entire economy of a country or rather global economy depends on how smart one is on managing supply chain linked to it’s trade domestically or internationally. If we drill down further, apart from Documentary Trade, Open Account Trade practices are much more accessible, acceptable, and far-fetched extendable in o...

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Souvik Chakraborty

Souvik Chakraborty Product manager and SME at Veefin Solutions

Journey towards Singularity: Synchronizing Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance and Cash Management

In today's globalized economy, international trade is a complex and multifaceted process. Three critical components of this ecosystem are trade finance, supply chain finance, and cash management. While these areas are interconnected, they often operate in silos, leading to inefficiencies, delays, and increased costs. To address these challenges, t...

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Steve Morgan

Steve Morgan Banking Industry Market Lead at Pegasystems

Key Themes and Takeaways from SIBOS 2024

Last year's SIBOS 2024 was a melting pot of ideas, innovations, and discussions which underscored the dynamic nature of the global banking landscape. The event brought together industry leaders from around the world, each sharing insights on the future of banking amidst shifting economic, technological, and regulatory environments. And for the fir...

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The Future of Cross Border Payments 2026: Strategies for Success

A special edition for Sibos Europe 2025 The pace of the financial industry is unrivalled. The cross-border payments landscape is rapidly evolving and maturing as emerging technologies develop, new regulations come into play, fraud dominates, and global consumers demand instant payments.  How is the industry responding to these changes, and what strategies are banking experts and leaders deploying to combat the onslaught of challenges as the future draws nearer? Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt will be a forum for conversation on the next steps for the financial sector, and how to conquer the next frontier of global finance.  This Finextra report analyses key innovations, explorations, and sentiments on the cross-border payments landscape, featuring key insights from Absa CIB, BNY, Crown Agents Bank, Commerzbank, the Financial Conduct Authority, FV Bank, HSBC, ING, Januar, JP Morgan, National Australian Bank, RBI, Santander, Société Générale, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered, State Street, and ZA Bank. It discusses:  Agentic AI and GenAI revolutionising cross-border payments;  The implications of a post-ISO 20022 migration world;  How banks are future-proofing their cross-border payments frameworks;  Financial crime and fraud prevention in payments;  The digital transition to cloud native infrastructure;  Challenges and opportunities in instant payments;  How rapidly emerging technologies will define the future of cross-border payments. 

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The Future of Payments 2025 – Digital, Instant, Profitable?

A Sibos Special Edition The global payments landscape is in a period of rapid transition, with technologies and regulations making a serious impact. Yet looking to the future of the payments industry, how can we ensure that it is digital, instant, and profitable? While consumer behaviours continue to evolve in tandem with this. Artificial intelligence (AI), tokenised assets, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), Blockchain, and even more pioneering technologies are shaking up the payments systems all in their own way. Adding to this atmosphere of flux, is an developing regulatory framework which promises to alter this situation further. Regulators are facing an uphill battle attempting to legislate on emerging technologies while keeping consumers safe, and providing the best outcome for payment service providers (PSPs). As we move towards milestones like open finance and more rapid payments, there is a chance the payment ecosystem could look quite different within the next few years. Under these growing pressures, global payments organisations will need to ensure that they are able to bend and adapt to the circumstance, or risk snapping. Never has it been more important for PSPs to collaborate with each other, and regulators, to ensure the best outcomes. This Sibos 2024 special edition report, was produced with contributions from Accenture, Deloitte, EBA CLEARING, Finastra, FIS Global, Investec, J.P. Morgan, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, PPI AG, Swift, and Wise. It explores: The evolution of instant payments in 2025; The modernisation correspondent banking and cross border payments; Preparing the upcoming EU payments legislation; The key to successful digitalisation; The technology innovations reshaping the payments sector.

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The Global Fight Against Trade-Based Financial Crime

Broken inside, broken outside: Uncovering the internal weaknesses and external pressures fuelling a $1.6 trillion challenge.  Trade-Based Financial Crime (TBFC) is a global issue, draining $1.6 trillion annually from economies—funds that could otherwise fuel development, build infrastructure, and stabilise financial systems. Instead, these resources are diverted into criminal networks that operate across borders, exploiting the very institutions meant to protect global finance. This is a crisis that goes beyond numbers; it strikes at the core of trust and stability in the financial world.  This global survey, conducted in the summer of 2024, revealed the alarming extent to which financial institutions remain unprepared in the face of the growing threat of TBFC and sheds light on the significant challenges, technology gaps, and fragmented risk management strategies that enable significant financial crime.  Input from leaders at ING and ITFA reinforces the critical role of technology in combating TBFC, while also acknowledging the operational challenges that remain. Implementing AI-driven solutions at scale is proving to be a significant obstacle for many institutions, with the timeline for action growing ever tighter.  Download this Finextra survey, produced in association with Eastnets, to explore:  Why TBFC is a growing global crisis What internal roadblocks institutions are facing An investigation into the external challenges of combatting TBFC Recommendations for what risk leaders should do next And more Click here to join us for the Finextra webinar, Global Trade Based Financial Crime: Where Trade and Payments Meet, and hear from our panel of industry experts discuss the finding from this survey and the current state of trade-based financial crime globally. 

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How Will New Technologies Shape the Future of Payments?

In an interview with FinextraTV in the lead-up to Sibos 2024, Pilar Fragalà, Chief Commercial Officer of CBI, explores the impact of digital technologies and regulations on payment services. Highlighting the role of AI, APIs, and blockchain in enhancing security and speed, while PSD2 and PSD3 drive open banking and consumer protection, the discussion focuses on innovations like embedded finance and instant payments that offer transparency and flexibility. Addressing growing fraud risks, the interview examines how technology can prevent fraudulent transactions by verifying IBAN and beneficiary details in real time.

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Adizah Tejani

Adizah Tejani Ex - Global Portfolio Manager at Independent

Is European fintech coming of age?

European fintech may finally be coming of age. Last week, Klarna — one of the continent’s most prominent fintechs — went public in the U.S., raising $1.37 billion at a $15.1 billion valuation. The IPO is more than a milestone for Klarna; it’s a turning point for the European ecosystem. Exits like this matter. They return capital, validate business...

David Ketley

David Ketley Executive Director at CSG Systems Inc.

From back office to backbone: Why billing is banking’s hidden advantage

We’re barely into autumn and many are already predicting hyper-personalisation, generative AI assistants, and embedded finance as the key banking trends of 2025. But not enough are noticing the quiet shift of billing and payments from back-office operations to the brains behind banking, thanks to the unique intelligence they capture. Every day, b...

Dominique Dierks

Dominique Dierks Senior Content Manager at Finextra

Modernising payments in 2025: How banks are moving from rail-centric to outcome-centric

The world of payments has never been more complex that it is today. What was ‘nice to have’ five years ago is now essential for consumers; a plethora of payment options is the expectation. To meet these demands, financial institutions need to adapt to new payment rails, the shift towards instant, and increasing demand for alternative payment metho...