Cash & Liquidity Management
Stick or Twist
Where do corporate cards fit in the modern treasury arsenal?
Country & Regional Focus
In Safe Hands
Liquidity remains top of the agenda for most treasurers in APAC.
Treasury Technology
Sharpening the Competitive Edge
The Future of Treasury Technology Technology has played a key role in shaping corporate treasury over the past few decades, but the best is yet to come. Bank of America’s Dhiraj Bajaj, Head of Financial Institutions and Non-Bank Financial Institutions Sales, Asia Pacific, Global Transaction Services, and Chandana Thanthrige, Head of Financial Institutions and Transactional […]
Regulation & Standards
Do No Significant Harm
Navigating Sustainability Standards and Regs Sustainability in treasury can be tackled in a number of ways – and standards are slowly emerging to steer participants in the right direction. Do these help or just create more work, and is the pace of development too slow? TMI explores the current state of play in the field […]
Trade Finance
Treasury and Procurement – Closer Than Ever?
Interactions between treasury and procurement spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic, as both departments dealt with the emergency that global lockdowns triggered for corporate supply chains. As we move into the next stage of managing the crisis, strengthening engagement between the two departments offers efficiency opportunities for team members and the wider organisation. While they tend […]
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
No Looking Back: Digital Payments and Real-time Transactions for All
Real-time technologies are not intended as stand-alone tools, they require an ecosystem of complementary processes and systems to really reap their benefits. TMI seeks best practice guidance from Bank of America experts, Aziz Parvez, Head of Corporate Treasury Sales, Asia Pacific, Global Transaction Services, Sunil Bhatia, Head of Payments and Bank Transformation, Asia Pacific, Global […]
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
Corporate Innovators
The Best and the Brightest of 2021 2021 was arguably one of the most innovative years on record in the world of corporate treasury, based on the standard of entries to the TMI Corporate Recognition Awards. Here, we present a brief overview of the winning projects – which cannot possibly do justice to the magnitude […]
Treasury Strategy & Transformation
New Heights for Bank and Technology Innovation
Showcasing the 2021 Award Winners The nominations for TMI’s 2021 Awards for Innovation and Excellence were not only more numerous than ever, but also pushed the boundaries of corporate treasury development further than ever before. All of the bank, technology vendor and fintech winners have created solutions that respond to real needs – present and […]
Banking
The Treasury Forecast is Bright and Breezy
Bank of America’s intelligent innovations give treasurers a clear view ahead Any initiative that makes a treasurer’s working day easier is welcomed by the community. So, it comes as no surprise to see Bank of America scoop two of TMI’s coveted Technology & Innovation Awards in 2021 for its mobile app and forecasting developments, while […]
Treasury Technology
API Days: From Talk to Action
Since the first APIs started appearing in the bank-to-treasury space a few years ago, driven in part by the open banking revolution, there has been much talk of their transformational power. We consider the reality behind the claim, exploring the possibilities and the limitations. The promise of system flexibility, agility, and scalability is a potent […]
Treasury Technology
We Need a Better Solution: A Treasurer’s Legacy Tech Escape Plan
The phrase ‘legacy technology’ may invoke images of ancient and unstable IT systems that must be replaced as soon as possible. But is this always the case, and how easy is it to move away from such systems? We sought views from a number of specialists. Although the notion of ‘legacy technology’ makes for a […]
CSR & ESG
Roadmap to ESG in 2025
A Turning Point for Treasury For environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives to become part of the day-to-day activities of the business community, it will take continued strong leadership and guidance. In the final instalment of this three-part series, Bank of America experts use real-world examples to explore the future of sustainable practice, offering insights […]
Treasury Technology
Making Machine Learning Work for Treasury
Machine learning is often seen as the panacea for all modern business challenges. However, while it can be a very useful ally, it won’t fix everything – treasurers will still need to make judgment calls. In the company of seasoned experts, TMI explores the reality underpinning this much-discussed technology. The current level of conversation around […]