Now in our third year by popular demand, we have assembled our top 12 essential flow experiences drawing on a mix of website downloads, social media engagement statistics, editorial picks, and reader feedback. They are not ranked in order of one through to 12 but the entire dozen stands out equally as our recommended read, view and listen again highlights
TOP 12 READS
FLOW CASE STUDY, CASH MANAGEMENT
FX with style from Valentino
Making cross-currency payments from a subsidiary to a central account is often costly and inefficient. flow explores how fashion house Valentino implemented an award-winning accountless solution with an integrated FX workflow to support its growth in South Korea
FLOW CASE STUDY, CASH MANAGEMENT, DOSSIER ASEAN
DOKU’s payment gateway from paradise
Indonesian payment fintech company DOKU is a key enabler for Indonesian and global merchants and consumers in a fragmented payments landscape. This flow case study charts how the company was founded in a digital desert and grew to become today’s powerhouse for 150,000 clients through vision, hard work and favourable demographics
The DON’Ts of cross-border payments
The ISO 20022 era has finally begun, with an increasing volume of messages now being successfully exchanged on the network. But are you aware that the compliance with the pure ISO 20022 message format may not be enough as of end of May 2023 (expected date at the time of writing)
Going the distance with Swift Go
The launch of Swift Go in early 2021 was billed as another milestone for the cross-border payments space. A couple of years on, how has the story developed? flow investigates
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Season’s greetings from the Corporate Bank
We hope you enjoyed our flow content in 2023 and look forward to keeping you up to date with insights on db.com/flow in the New Year
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE, FLOW CASE STUDY
Putting ESG transformation into action
With COP28 approaching, the fight against global warming is back in the headlines. flow’s Desirée Buchholz examines what sustainable business transformation means for German enterprise Melitta Group – and why collaboration with stakeholders such as local coffee farmers and Deutsche Bank is key
Bringing energy and critical raw materials security together
A stable supply of energy and raw materials is vital for German industry, which in the current volatile geopolitical environment means that Germany needs to dramatically reduce strategic dependencies. How can this be done? This white paper shares three themes on energy transition and critical commodities security
Trade Finance TV: Distributing trade finance assets – the new era
With around 80% of global trade financed by some form of trade credit, the ability to distribute trade finance assets is key to liquidity. In this episode of Trade Finance TV we talk to experts from two banks and two non-bank liquidity providers about how the “originate-to-distribute” model has evolved; not only between banks, but also originators and investors, and how it has been shaped by regulation and technology
Fighting trade-related fraud
With fraud fast becoming one of the biggest risks for global trade, flow’s Clarissa Dann takes a closer look at the vulnerability of trade finance to criminals and protection measures being deployed
TRUST AND AGENCY SERVICES, FLOW CASE STUDY
Autohome: in the driving seat
Autohome is a dynamic sales and information portal in the world’s largest automobile market. flow’s Clarissa Dann provides a summary of the mileage so far, and reports on how its American Depositary Receipt programme has helped the company broaden and enhance its investor base worldwide
CLOs: weathering the storm
Despite market volatility, concerns about rising levels of underlying asset defaults, and lower levels of issuance, collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) are holding strong in tough times. flow reports on the market’s pulse at two recent CLO events and finds it in a stressed yet stable condition
Breaking the settlement failure chain
One of the recurring topics at post-trade industry events is the thorny problem of settlement fails. These create burdensome additional costs and risks for financial institutions – and ultimately their clients. It is a deficiency that the industry – together with regulators – is trying valiantly to solve
Simplifying digital fund management and investment servicing
Deutsche Bank and Memento Blockchain have successfully completed a proof of concept – known as Project DAMA (Digital Assets Management Access) – that has the potential to provide a more efficient, secure, and flexible solution for digital fund management and investment servicing
