An industry survey conducted by the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) has revealed that treasurers are now recognising the value of the vast quantities of data at their disposal. When it is appropriately used – crunched, consolidated and analysed – it enables better, smarter decisions and faster reactions to crises. In fact, two-thirds of […]
In this podcast, Cornelia Hesse (EACT/ VDT) speaks to Noëlle Belmimoun (ArcelotMittal/ AFTE), Patrick Holemans (SWIFT), Séverine Le Blévennec (Aliaxis), Tarek Tranberg (EACT) and Stephan Wolf (GLEIF) about how treasurers can streamline customer-reference data and due diligence processes in treasury applications. Our guests consider the initiatives which can lower the burdens of data-heavy treasury and […]
A need to react quickly to new business requirements is driving a new age in treasury, characterised by on-demand concepts. In our latest podcast covering the Journeys to Treasury report, Steven Lenaerts, BNP Paribas, and Christian Mnich, SAP, explore the drivers behind the adoption of data-driven technology – and highlight why the need for treasurers […]
Calastone Connect Forum 2020 Calastone’s Connect Forum 2020 brought together a quartet of treasury professionals to discuss the role of technology in enabling more efficient cash management while managing risk. With all embroiled in the turmoil of 2020, the need for real-time usable data to help treasuries better manage cash and liquidity requirements has become […]
Mario A Benedict and Christine Moy, J.P. Morgan, join us to pinpoint the key trends gathering traction in the digital payments space – and how treasurers can make the most of them. Our guests consider how digital currency initiatives such as J.P. Morgan’s Onyx offering are relieving many payments-related pain points, and explain how a […]
The noise around APIs is particularly raucous in the financial services world, but are they delivering on the promise to bring a host of new products and services to end-users? TMI asks Sindhu Vadakath, Head of Global Digital Channels and Asia Payments Product Management, BNY Mellon, to assess progress. That said, the volume of chatter […]
TMI, in partnership with Barclays, are delighted to share the results of a recent survey answered by over 300 of Europe’s leading corporate treasurers and CFOs. We discovered that Data Analytics will be a key technology for treasurers in 2021, and over half of respndents use – or to plan to use – APIs. Discover more insights from the survey >
As businesses across Europe accelerate their digital transformations, savvy corporate treasurers have a unique opportunity to secure enriched data insights, says Daniela Eder, Head of Payments & Cash Management Europe, Barclays. In turn, this could enable treasury functions to become fitter, both operationally and financially, assuming technology budgets are deployed strategically and cybersecurity is prioritised. […]
Managing currency-related risks is a growing concern for many corporates, given significant foreign exchange (FX) volatility. Nevertheless, an optimal hedging strategy should always be tailored around the business, rather than the market, says Toni Rami, Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Kantox. Here, he explains how treasurers can implement a dynamic FX risk management strategy, automate […]
Drax’s Treasury and Corporate Finance team needed a new money market fund (MMF) portal solution to improve their control environment, streamline their workflow and automate their manual processes. Here, Lisa Dukes, Deputy Group Treasurer, Drax, outlines the benefits of choosing and implementing ICD Portal, and shares key learnings from this Award-winning technology journey. Aiming to […]
Back in Copenhagen again, this year’s EuroFinance International saw a record 2,200 delegates come together to discuss some of the hottest treasury themes of the moment – from digital treasury transformation to real-time payments and sustainability. Industry experts share their highlights from the event, together with tips on how to de-stress treasury and build resilient […]
There’s something delicious about an exclusive interview – especially when it involves Ole Matthiessen, Global Head of Cash Management, Deutsche Bank, candidly discussing the eyebrow-raising results of the bank’s latest corporate treasury survey. This year’s report examines the technologies enabling treasurers to mine for ‘data gold’, as well as the hurdles facing treasury functions as […]
What first comes to mind when you think of a day in the life of a treasurer? Cash management? Transaction processing? Hedging risk? In reality, the first thing you should think of is data, which underpins every treasury activity. Now more than ever, the quality, timeliness and consistency of data that treasury produces, receives, manages […]
