The iBanFirst Blog

What are the main types of fraud threatening businesses today? How can businesses protect themselves against bank transfer fraud and phishing? Our expert Bertrand Godin provides all the answers. 

With Biden still leading Donald Trump in the polls following yesterday's presidential debate, many things hang in the balance in the run-up to election day, and many questions will need to be resolved before 3 November 2020. But what is the current state of play? And which factors are most likely to...

Bank transfer fraud is an omnipresent and growing threat. Recent developments linked to the Covid-19 pandemic and the pervasive uptake of remote working have only exacerbated the risk of cyberattacks. So, how can businesses detect fraudulent behaviour? How can they guard against potential threats?

When an importer wishes to pay a foreign supplier, they use an international payment method or carry out a documentary transaction. Payment methods falling into this bracket include bank transfers, cheques, clean drafts or SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) operations for SEPA countries. As far as documentary ...

The economic outlook for Q4 2020, events likely to influence volatility on the forex market, as well as solutions to guard against this. Check out the key takeaways from our recent webinar.

Emerging economies in Asia present a host of opportunities for businesses. On the exchange market too some Asian countries and currencies are the subject of growing interest. In this article, we analyse four currencies in the region, the Chinese yuan (CNY/CNH), the Hong Kong dollar (HKD), the Thai b...