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October 2014 5 Min Read

UniCredit’s Cash Management Products and Services

UniCredit’s Cash Management Products and Services UniCredit offers you a range of electronic banking tools designed to give you control over the management of your money – cross-border as well as cross-bank – in the most flexible way. UC eBanking global UC...

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October 2014 5 Min Read

CEE: A Region of Increasing Divergence

CEE: A Region of Increasing Divergence by Dan Bucsa, CEE Economist, UniCredit Bank AG Following a strong start to 2014, challenges to growth are rising in Central and Eastern Europe but differentiation is of increasing importance. Central Europe has achieved an...

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October 2014 3 Min Read

Adding Value Through Cash Management

Adding Value through Cash Management by Pierre Fersztand, Global Head of Cash Management, BNP Paribas “In this new world order and disorder, it is important to distinguish between the trend and the trendy. The former has real, long-term implications that affect...

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October 2014 6 Min Read

Day 1: Cash Management – More Valuable than Ever

Day 1: Cash Management – More Valuable than Ever gtnews Blog – June 2014 The first day of the 7th BNP Paribas Cash Management University, held in the beautiful location Le Pré Catelan in Paris, began in glorious sunshine. The theme of this...

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October 2014 7 Min Read

Day 2: The Treasurer as Operational Leader

Day 2: The Treasurer as Operational Leader gtnews Blog – June 2014 The role of the treasurer took pride of place in discussions on the second day of BNP Paribas’ Cash Management University, with contributions from both treasurers and a chief financial...

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October 2014 9 Min Read

A New Beginning for European Payments

A New Beginning for European Payments by Helen Sanders, Editor Now that the SEPA end date has passed, and the additional transition periods that were allowed in some countries have come to an end, many treasurers are now reflecting on their migration experience and...

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October 2014 7 Min Read

Payments and Collections Factories

Payments and Collections Factories by Ben Poole, Ben Poole Editorial Services A popular workshop on the opening day of BNP Paribas’ 7th Cash Management University looked at best practices in setting up a payments factory, and also explored the possibilities that...

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October 2014 3 Min Read

How Virtual Accounts Respond to Your New Collection Challenges

How Virtual Accounts Respond to Your New Collection Challenges by Guillaume Flies, Global Product Manager Virtual Accounts, BNP Paribas Cash Management SEPA contributed a major step towards the harmonisation and the standardisation of formats, so corporates...

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October 2014 6 Min Read

Rethinking Connectivity

Rethinking Connectivity by Helen Sanders, Editor Among the most important innovations in cash and treasury technology in recent years have been the developments in corporate-to-bank connectivity, not least in the areas of integration, security and accessibility. This...

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October 2014 5 Min Read

Currencies: From Forecast to Settlement

Currencies: From Forecast to Settlement by Duncan Kerr, Deputy Editor, Euromoney  One of the greatest challenges any corporate treasurer of an international company will face is managing payment and receivable flows in multiple currencies. In the age of...

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October 2014 5 Min Read

International Payments in Asia: Far from Harmonious

International Payments in Asia: Far from Harmonious by Wim Grosemans, Head of Product Management International Payments – Cash Management, BNP Paribas Looking East, an international sales director might picture the land of milk and honey, while a treasury...

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October 2014 8 Min Read

The Evolving Role of the Corporate Treasurer

The global financial crisis had a significant impact on the corporate treasurer in terms of responsibilities and expectations. Before the crises the primary focus of the treasurer was to manage volatility and risk with regards to cash and liquidity, foreign exchange...