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March 2021 9 Min Read

Come Together

Co-creation as a Source of Practical Innovation Treasurers are rightly wary of hype around innovation and new technologies, particularly ‘solutions looking for problems’. Co-creation between corporates and banks can help to avoid this pitfall by enabling treasurers...

Article

March 2021 4 Min Read

Real-time Treasury at Autoneum

An API Success Story CORPORATE RECOGNITION AWARDS Best API Project  Switzerland-based tier one supplier of thermal and acoustic insulation for the automotive industry Autoneum was looking for a solution to easily...

Article

March 2021 14 Min Read

Preparing for the Next Crisis: 10 Steps for Treasurers

No-one can predict where the next crisis will come from, or what form it will take. It could be another wave of Covid-19, or a different challenge altogether. Regardless of the source of any future turmoil, treasury teams can build on lessons learned from 2020 to be...

Article

March 2021 3 Min Read

Payment Tech Uptake Post-Covid-19 ‘Surprising’ says Deutsche Bank Survey

A new survey by Deutsche Bank of over 200 European treasurers and CFOs highlights the renewed vigour with which new payments technology is being adopted in the wake of the pandemic. TMI asks report author, Marion Laboure, Research Analyst, Deutsche Bank, for a quick...

Blog

March 2021 3 Min Read

From Ancient Rome to the Digital World

The second instalment of Standard Chartered’s Regulatory Readiness Series for Corporates explores the impact on treasury of the regulatory necessity to respond to immediate threat while delivering on long-term planning needs. Rome was not built in a day. As with...

Blog

February 2021 3 Min Read

Time for the West to Look East on Trade Finance?

Trade finance has developed beyond recognition in recent years. Much of this stems from the digitisation of legacy processes and specialised technologies entering the market. The other significant shift is that trade finance developments are increasingly coming from...

Article

February 2021 16 Min Read

The Resilient Treasurer: Building a Digital Armoury for 2021

Without question, the Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened the business case for digitisation and dramatically increased the pace of digital adoption. Treasury 4.0 technologies, such as data analytics and application programming interfaces, will be key to building...

Blog

February 2021 3 Min Read

Trade Finance Digitisation: Integrating Systems and Cultures

After years of discussion, trade finance digitisation is finally gaining momentum. While acceptance is growing, challenges are still present in digitising an industry as traditional as trade finance. One well-known challenge is how new technologies and platforms such...

Article

February 2021 3 Min Read

The New Reality of Treasury

The role of treasury, and the corporate treasurer, has been evolving over the past decade. And there’s no turning back – pandemic or no pandemic, ‘the new normal’ is here to stay. The business landscape is being shaped not just by Covid-19, but by digitisation,...

Blog

January 2021 2 Min Read

BIS: Cyber-attacks on Financial Sector Never Been Greater

The connected nature of business today means it has never been more important for treasurers to recognise and respond to the risks impacting their partner ecosystem. In particular, given the agenda for digitalisation, understanding the ever-changing threat of...

Podcast

January 2021 17:14

Central Bank Digital Currencies: What Treasurers Need to Know

Jean-Marc Servat, Chair of The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) and TMI’s Eleanor Hill take a deep dive into the world of crypto assets to discuss why central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are capturing the attention of finance professionals...

Article

January 2021 6 Min Read

E-Commerce and Strong Customer Authentication: Is Your Treasury Ready?

As corporations pivot towards digital business models to help weather the Covid-19 pandemic, regulation continues to shape the European payments industry. Treasurers must prepare for the changes that Strong Customer...