The Benefits of Outsourcing Your Payment Acceptance Strategy
Chelsey Kukuk, Managing Director at Redbridge, gives her insights on outsourcing the payment acceptance strategy and the many benefits that come along with it.
Peak Bank Lending? Peak Commodity Trading?
In record time, banks appear to have stepped up and deployed much-needed liquidity to global commodity traders, especially to metal traders affected by unseen circumstances in the LME (London Metal Exchange). For Mihai Andreoiu, Senior Director at Redbridge, the current crisis re-surfaces some older questions, like can commodity traders keep relying mainly on bank (uncommitted) lending?
The Global Resurgence of QR Codes
We have all seen QR (Quick Response) codes in our daily lives. These scannable, square-shaped, two-dimensional barcodes serve a similar purpose as traditional barcodes, but they can hold much more information.
Cashflow Forecasting: Blending Methodologies Is a Management Necessity
With all of the uncertainty in today’s world – economic turbulence and political turmoil – it’s more important than ever for businesses to be able to forecast future cashflows accurately.
PCI Compliance in an E-Commerce World
When diving into the fast growing E-commerce market space, one of the most important avenues to consider from a merchant’s standpoint is securing the cardholder’s data.
Virtual Accounts, Which Companies Should Implement Them?
Global Treasurers are continually striving to streamline account structures and centralize transaction processing. Increasingly, they are turning to virtual accounts as a key tool to provide this comprehensive view of their cash position and improve their decision-making process. However, in spite of certain advantages, virtual accounts have some difficulties when being integrated into the landscape of companies.
Reinforcing the Virtuous Nature of ESG Financing
In a position paper reflecting Redbridge’s views on sustainable financing, Muriel Nahmias, Managing Director – Debt Advisory, analyzes the consequences of a foreseeable disappearance of the incentives (bonuses) commonly granted in the context of ESG financing.
Corporate Credit Ratings: The Financial & Strategic Implications
Almost every company has some sort of external rating of its creditworthiness. For larger companies that issue debt in the public markets, this may include ratings by the well-known rating agencies such as S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings. Companies are also assigned ratings by their banks, certain credit insurance providers, and third-party credit monitoring services. Let’s take a look at the primary reasons why these ratings matter.
From bust to boom, watch your banks!
Mihai Andreoiu assesses the health of the commodity trade finance sector in a boom period and asserts that now is the best time to monetize trust and relationships with resilient banks and new financing partners.
Are Visa’s Debit Routing Practices Making PIN and PINless Debit Transactions Better or Worse for Merchants?
The U.S. Department of Justice’s plan to probe Visa’s debit card routing practices and what it means for businesses
The New Era of MX Messages
The world of payments is in a permanent evolution but some changes are bigger than others. In today’s environment, where commercial exchanges are globalized, payment transactions are tremendously varied, numerous and complex. To tackle this point, the payment industry is preparing itself for the largest migration of the century: the migration to ISO20022.
Chargeback basics: understanding the process better will help you reduce losses
Gabriel Lucas, associate at Redbridge, takes a closer look at the basic elements of chargebacks, the standard chargeback process, and the ways merchants can mitigate chargeback risks and reduce their losses.
“The human factor counts for a lot in the implementation of a sustainable financing”
Continuing our series of articles dedicated to sustainable finance, Muriel Nahmias, Senior Director – Debt Advisory at Redbridge, talks about some important things to consider in the implementation of a Sustainable Linked Loan.