Capital Management is a serious issue at banks. The overall goal is to ensure banks and their subsidiaries have sufficient capital consistent with each entity’s […]
Does Regulatory Arbitrage impact Trade Finance?
Banks, in being the primary originators of trade finance assets, are facing challenges like never before. Revisions to capital based regulation (Basel Accords) as well […]
The Infrastructure Layer – A Framework to Understand Business Credit Post 1
Last week, we talked about how new models of business credit still require an understanding of the different layers that enable credit to occur. With […]
Alternative Finance and Shadow Banks – Voodoo or Hail Mary?
Ha, that ugly world the democrats tossed around during their debate last week – shadow banks. Like it’s some form of disease, or worse, a […]
European Bank Credit Ratings Cut by S&P
I have spoken to a few large companies about the recent downgrades to bank credit ratings and ultimately what it will mean to various supply […]
What is P2P? Purchase-to-Pay or Peer-to-Peer?
Investors and Technology Vendors need to learn each other’s language A big part of the reason Jason Busch and I decided to form Trade Financing […]
Pcard Market set to explode in Public Sector – Consequences of Basel III and Liquidity Ratio
Basel 3 will impact how the Public Sector compensates banks for services. Up until Basel III implementation, the public sector compensated banks with cash balances […]
More Regulatory Capital, less Trade Finance?
The Fed, in keeping with its movement to make banks regulated utilities, has finalized tougher rules on capital, liquidity and leverage for Foreign Banks operating […]