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Technology vendors launch treasury platforms and bank’s tout their cash management knowledge through roadshows and tomes. Clients to drive George Nast’s work as global head of product management at Standard Chartered. DBS continues to boost its ranking among the competition by appointing Tom McCabe as global transaction services head. Commodity prices were volatile in the first half of 2009, but in the second half companies gained confidence to start hedging again, making banks optimistic about 2010. Mobile payments are poised to push cash management to new frontiers. HSH Nordbank will complement its infrastructure finance capabilities with a new dedicated advisory group. Standard Bank’s new head of structured trade finance for Asia, Tee Chong Ong, wants Asian trade customers to make the bank their first choice when it comes to Africa. Treasurers want to watch the full lifecycle of payments, says Standard Chartered transaction banking head Karen Fawcett. Andrew Yee of Standard Chartered IL&FS Infrastructure Growth Fund talks about Asian infrastructure post the credit crisis. The bank promotes four senior transaction bankers in Asia as the business continues to generate solid revenues. With fewer underwriters to help them raise money, corporate treasurers are learning to live with a lack of liquidity in the global markets. The bank offers Swift's Trade Services Utility across its electronic banking channel, enabling its clients to further automate their financial supply chain processes.