by Hubert Rappold, CEO, TIPCO Treasury & Technology
Bank fee controlling is fun – how automated bank fee controlling can improve treasury operations.
‘Fun‘ is usually not the first word that comes to mind when you think about controlling bank fees. ‘Frustrating‘ and ‘time-consuming‘ usually head the list. That is hardly a surprise given the current situation in many companies. Bank fee statements are usually paper-based and there is no information about agreed fees to facilitate comparison. Very often this task ends up with a new colleague or an intern who fight their way through stacks of paper and endless spreadsheets. Inevitably, given this approach, a professional monthly check of all fees is simply not feasible.
Why bother about bank fees?
This is rather unfortunate, since bank fee statements contain a wealth of information that can be used by the treasurer. Let’s take a look at them in turn:
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