Why Treasurers Should Be Exploring Embedded Finance Solutions
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 […]
The Transformational Future of Fintech: Getting Treasury Ready
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 […]
Saving the Planet and Boosting Profits
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 […]
eBAM that Works!
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 […]
How LEIs Are Reshaping Finance
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 […]
How to Create the Treasury Tech You Always Wanted
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 […]
A Welcome Update to Digital Onboarding and Account Opening
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 […]
Purchasing Power
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. […]
Tech Deficit Leaves UK and Swiss Banks Ill-Prepared for Green Finance
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 […]
Exploring the Post-Pandemic Treasury Technology Frontier
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 […]