Koaloo.Fi Taking ESG Data Far Beyond Compliance Koaloo.Fi’s online supplier financing solution is aimed at adding profitability and performance to the list of benefits afforded by ESG-enabled trade. We talk to Alex Lheritier, the company’s Co-Founder and CEO, about the inspiration and motivation driving TMI’s first Innovation Lab sustainability solution entrant. “We make ESG profitable.” […]
Embedded finance has become another hot tech-topic vying for the attention of treasurers. Ion Fratiloiu, Founder and CEO of strategy, product, and technology consultancy Finkr, and Philipp Buschmann, Co-Founder and CEO of embedded finance platform provider AAZZUR, explain why engagement is needed sooner rather than later. In the ever-evolving landscape of multiple financing options, companies […]
By Chris Burns, Head of Sales, Future Processing The future of financial services lies in technology. Consumers increasingly seek choice and convenience in today’s rapidly evolving economic landscape. This trend holds true even for individuals who were previously underserved or lacked access to traditional money-related resources. Fintech has emerged as a critical player in democratising […]
How Treasury can Support ESG in the Supply Chain An organisation’s commitment to ESG – environmental, social, and governance – must go beyond lip service, extending into real behavioural and cultural changes both within the organisation and its external partners. Treasurers can facilitate the transition to sustainable practices by providing payment incentives to deserving suppliers […]
With Delega announcing the start of the pilot phase of its cloud-based solution for bank account management, TMI talks to the firm’s CEO, Riccardo Balsamo, about his expectations for this truly collaborative project. The lack of an effective bank account management solution is one of those challenges that has been around for an extremely long […]
A legal entity identifier (LEI) is a simple tool that can help companies build trust in new relationships. This can be especially useful for trade in and out of emerging markets. With LEIs now becoming digital, new opportunities are arising, says Benjamin Würzburger, Chief Operating Officer of TMI Innovation Lab entry, Ceviant. An LEI is […]
Low-code/no-code (LCNC) programming offers non-IT professionals a chance to self-create the tools they want and need. TMI talks to Nicholas Franck, a long-haul corporate treasury and banking professional and LCNC convert, about the technology that could be a treasury game-changer. No, that headline is not clickbait. Those treasury functions that have discovered LCNC software already […]
Hampered by manual bank account processes, rapidly expanding renewable energy firm Scatec knew a digital onboarding solution would ease its pain points. Here, Lilyana Vinokurova, Treasury Manager, Scatec, and BNP Paribas’ Kristin Qvale, Head of Cash Management Norway, and Stephanie Niemi, Head of Digital Onboarding for Corporate, discuss the milestone transition. Scatec, a major renewable […]
Adding Value with a Treasury/Procurement Partnership When a business’s treasury and procurement teams collaborate, it can transform how that business builds and sustains relationships with suppliers. Andrew Burns, Senior Vice President EMEA, C2FO, explains. With the primary responsibility of treasury being to protect against financial risk, the idea that it can operate in isolation is obsolete. […]
New research shows the majority of banks and financial services organisations in the main European trade finance hubs of the UK and Switzerland are missing out on significant opportunities that meet the decarbonisation agenda. Almost nine out of 10 UK banks or financial services organisations (89%) and 56% in Switzerland admit to having lost out […]
One silver lining from the Covid-19 pandemic is that it has supercharged trends around treasury technology – both in the adoption of new technology by corporates and the development of cutting-edge technologies that will have treasury applications in the coming years. During a recent webinar, TMI’s Editor, Eleanor Hill, spoke with Royston Da Costa, Assistant […]
The rising cost of commodities is having a significant impact on the availability of credit and will force corporate treasurers to work more collaboratively with their banks to secure financing, writes Christoph Gugelmann, Co-Founder and CEO, Tradeteq. The war in Ukraine continues to devastate global trade and development as well as human life. A report […]
BNP Paribas scales new heights, winning seven TMI Awards in tandem with its clients As corporate branding goes, BNP Paribas’ trademark green could not be more appropriate – the bank is leading the pack in terms of its sustainability commitments and solutions, and is TMI’s 2021 Global Bank of the Year for ESG. Bank Awards […]
Eleanor Hill (TMI) invites Dick Oskam and Bert Van Drie (ING) into the TreasuryCast hotseat to find out what trends treasurers want to see emerge from the Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Information (RFI) space. In this informative discussion, our guests explore how a recovering business landscape is establishing a perfect opportunity for […]
