corporate banking

Corporate banking, also known as business banking, refers to the aspect of banking that deals with corporate customers. The term was originally used in the United States to distinguish it from investment banking after the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 separated the two activities.

(source: investopedia.com)

MUFG Launches Proprietary Digital Coin
MUFG Launches Proprietary Digital Coin
April 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

MUFG, Japan’s largest bank, will follow JPMorgan Chase in launching a proprietary digital coin. Reports in the Japan Times said Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) will roll...

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Standard Chartered Broadens Biz Banking Services Across Asia
Standard Chartered Broadens Biz Banking Services Across Asia
April 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Standard Chartered is spreading the availability of some of its corporate financial services across Asia. A press release Monday (April 15) said Standard Chartered is...

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How APIs Help Banks Step Back From Siloed Business Banking
How APIs Help Banks Step Back From Siloed Business Banking
April 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Open Banking market initiative is seeping into the U.S., and into the business banking segment, as financial institutions (FIs) explore ways to improve...

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Asia’s Corporates Driving Treasury, Banking Digitization
Asia’s Corporates Driving Treasury, Banking Digitization
April 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Large corporates across Asia are driving digital transformation of banking and treasury management in the region, according to new analysis from Greenwich Associates. The firm...

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Deutsche Executive Makes The Case For Commerzbank Merger
Deutsche Executive Makes The Case For Commerzbank Merger
April 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Deutsche Bank’s head of global transaction banking is making the case for the financial institution’s proposed merger with Commerzbank, aiming to quell concerns that the...

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CoinAcquiring Targets Crypto Companies’ Banking Services Gap
CoinAcquiring Targets Crypto Companies’ Banking Services Gap
April 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

CoinAcquiring is rolling out a bank account service targeting businesses in the cryptocurrency industry. A press release issued on Friday (March 29) said CoinAquiring, a...

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Wells Fargo’s Corporate Banking Business Struggles To Bounce Back
Wells Fargo’s Corporate Banking Business Struggles To Bounce Back
March 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Wells Fargo’s corporate banking operations are struggling to bounce back as well as its consumer financial services have done in the wake of a fake...

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SWIFT Signals Further Openness To Blockchain?
SWIFT Signals Further Openness To Blockchain?
March 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The movement to bring blockchain to cross-border payments proceeds apace. Might SWIFT be giving a nod, at least partially, toward the use of distributed ledger...

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Citi Preps For Corporate Banking Uptick
Citi Preps For Corporate Banking Uptick
March 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

While business with its corporate clients slowed down at the start of the year, Citigroup said it is preparing for its corporate banking operations to...

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