Transaction banking provides the backbone of the global economy, and is a key financial service offered by banks covering payments and cash management, trade finance, supply chain and securities services. Now with a wave of regulatory requirements such as Basel III the transaction banking business is being significantly impacted by both intended and unintended consequences. In this book, Ruth Wandhofer presents an insider's guide to the impact of regulation on the transaction banking business, exploring regulatory reform and the role of transaction banking. It provides a deep dive into Basel I - III that enables the reader to understand how these rules impact a bank's balance sheet, followed by a critical analysis of European and US payments regulation. It covers areas such as prudential rules; liquidity/capital; specific product related legislations for payment services; trade finance; potential impacts on competition; and what it means for the end user. Ruth also shares practical suggestions to reduce the unintended consequences of these measures on transaction banking and proposes an alternative regulatory model for prudential regulation. This book is essential reading for regulators, bankers, politicians, students and anyone with a curious mind.
Foreword by Vitor Constancio 1 Regulation and Transaction Banking: A journey through a relationship at the crossroads 2 Post-Crisis Regulatory Change Introduction 2.1 What is in store for the global banking industry 2.2 Financial stability 2.3 Consumer and investor protection 2.4 Standards and harmonisation 2.5 Other developments of significant calibre 3 Transaction Banking 101 Introduction 3.1 So ... What is transaction banking? 3.2 The role of transaction banking in the economy 4 The Journey from Basel I to Basel III: History and fundamentals explained Introduction and history of the Basel Committee 4.1 An overview of the journey from Basel I to Basel III 4.2 Additional BCBS requirements: the 'Framework on monitoring tools for intraday liquidity management' 4.3 ... And more additional BCBS requirements: the 'supervisory framework for measuring and controlling large exposures' 4.4 Basel III: Some examples of national diverging implementations 4.5 What about the macroeconomic impact of Basel III? 5 The Payments Special: Europe Versus the US Introduction 5.1 European payments - the quest for integration 5.2 The saga of the EU Payment Services Directive 5.3 US Dodd-Frank revision of Regulation E, section 1073: A European import? 6 Impacts of Basel III and Other Regulations on the Transaction Banking Business Introduction 6.1 What Basel III and other key legislation will mean for cash Management 6.2 Basel III and other regulatory challenges to correspondent Banking 6.3 Trade finance under Basel III: A risk to global growth? 6.4 Securities services under Basel III 6.5 Other regulatory changes that impact transaction banking services 7 The Magic Mix: Or how to avoid future financial crises 7.1 What have we learned so far? 7.2 An overview of the themes arising from legislation 7.3 Solutions 7.4 Predictions