An underestimated but very real threat is impacting company finances: unreliable cash flow forecasting. Agicap’s 2024 survey of more than 500 CFOs reveals just how damaging these inaccuracies can be. Think hundreds of thousands in unnecessary fees, lost revenue, and missed investment opportunities. But why are so many finance leaders still struggling to get forecasting […]
Strengthening the Liquidity Ecosystem Robust and well-supported liquidity ecosystems keep the commercial world turning, whatever else is going on in society at large. But it’s the symbiotic relationship between bank and corporate that keeps those systems strong. Edwin Hartog, Head of GTB, Societe Generale, Netherlands, and Joost Bergen, Founder of liquidity management advisory and training […]
If cash is the lifeblood of a business, then treasury sits at its heart – and the treasurer is the one with their finger on the pulse. But today’s treasury leaders have myriad challenges to contend with and must upskill their teams and upgrade their technology in order to keep the corporate entity’s ‘blood’ flowing […]
If there is any certainty, it is uncertainty. And uncertainty is seemingly the theme for 2024 thus far. With the sad collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Harbour on March 26, supply chain disruptions are once again in the news alongside continued discussion as to whether inflation is under control and if […]
Bottomline’s recent 2023 Business Payments Barometer shows a rising trend towards automation. But what does this mean for cash flow management? And how can treasurers make the most of this trend? To say that finance leaders – treasurers and CFOs – at banks and corporates have their hands full these days is an understatement. Regulations, […]
In an expanding business, cash visibility across multiple companies and countries was a real challenge for Kieron Kavanagh, CFO, Milner Browne and Enterpryze. He talks TMI through his journey with vendor Agicap to “expose the daily workings of the business”. Milner Browne is a long-established SAP Gold partner operating out of Dublin and the UK. […]
