Transaction Banking

3 questions to Valerie Zerlini, Head of Global Transaction Banking, Societe Generale in Switzerland

After two years of uncertainty and turmoil in the transaction banking industry, we asked our experts about the challenges facing treasurers in the months and years ahead.

Despite the geopolitical tensions and the health crisis, the development of the cross-border payments market shows no signs of slowing down; in fact, quite the contrary...

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are gaining interest even though they are in their infancy, and it is not clear how fast they will develop. Central banks' interest in the subject has not waned - no less than 100 central banks are working on the subject, but many questions remain unanswered.

We are delighted to be participating to the upcoming SIBOS conference, the world’s premier financial services event organised by SWIFT, from 10 to 13 October 2022 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

In 2014, the time between harvesting a rose in Kenya and selling it to European florists was 34 days. Out of these 34 days, 10 were required for handling all the various documents, with the process involving no fewer than 30 people or organisations and 200 interactions.