December 2015 4 Min Read
Blockchain – Disruption or Hype? by Jean-Marc Servat, Chairman, The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) This month’s EACT column is not about upcoming potentially harmful regulations, but about a technology that could both disrupt our...
December 2015 4 Min Read
Solving Spreadsheet Gridlock by Robyn da Silva, Account Director, Gresham Computing In a recent poll we conducted with global corporates, over half the respondents confessed to still using spreadsheets to manage their general ledger or accounts receivable processes....
October 2015 9 Min Read
The Growing Impact of Regulation and Technology by Chris Paizis, Head of Markets Distribution at Barclays Africa (ex SA) Banks are having to redefine themselves, looking five or 10 years ahead to make sure they are prepared for a changing financial order....
October 2015 4 Min Read
The Value of an Integrated Approach to Liquidity and Risk by SunGard With a sophisticated financial services sector underpinned by a well-developed regulatory and legal framework, burgeoning corporate sector and a stable economy, South Africa continues to be an...
October 2015 4 Min Read
Beyond Connectivity: Creating ‘Win Win’ Strategies by André Casterman, Global Head of Corporate and Supply Chain Markets, SWIFT SWIFT first opened its doors to corporations in 1999, and over the 16 years since, the value proposition for...
October 2015 5 Min Read
The Future is Fintech by Dominic Broom, Head of Treasury Services EMEA, BNY Mellon “Fintech will radically redefine the payments landscape, and has the potential to leave banks behind if they fail to react.” So concludes BNY Mellon’s pioneering...
October 2015 6 Min Read
Pioneering Bank Communication and Process Automation by Laurent Guillouet, Head of Back Office and Cash Management, ArcelorMittal Leading steel and mining company, ArcelorMittal, which has a market presence in more than 60 countries globally, has a culture...
October 2015 5 Min Read
A Force for Change in Mobile Payments by Kee Joo Wong, Head of Global Payments and Cash Management, Asia Pacific, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Despite mobile devices becoming ubiquitous in almost every country around the world, it has taken...
September 2015 6 Min Read
Great Expectations from Bank Account Management by Ben Poole, Ben Poole Editorial Services The quest for end-to-end cash visibility is critical for today’s treasurer. However, without a full view of all bank accounts being used by the organisation, this is always...
September 2015 7 Min Read
Leading Corporations are Adopting SWIFT An Interview with Tom Durkin, Global Head of Integrated Channels, Bank of America Merrill Lynch In this month’s Executive Interview, Helen Sanders, Editor, talks to Tom Durkin, Global Head of Integrated Channels at Bank of...
September 2015 5 Min Read
Making the Case for BPOs by Thomas Dusch, Head of Trade Finance International Sales Germany, UniCredit From its launch in 2007, uptake of the BPO was initially slow. Over the past year or so, adoption has increased dramatically, with several ‘first’...
September 2015 3 Min Read
Time to Embrace Treasury Technology in Latin America by Margarita Carrillo, Treasury Practioner, Global Business Solutions, Bank of America Merrill Lynch The region’s treasury departments have grown and matured in the last decade – now it is time to...
