4 Trends Helping to Fast-track Treasury’s Competitive Edge
Many treasurers and CFOs believe that their current treasury strategies are at the ceiling of what’s possible for connectivity, automation, and visibility, as well as a host of other workflow capabilities. But a few developing technology trends point to untapped opportunities for more – and more powerful – connected treasury processes that drive insight, efficiency, […]
Building a Watertight Case for Treasury Technology Investment
The shelves of the treasury technology supermarket have never been better stocked, with vendors offering everything from a TMS for the entire function through to tailored tools to support specific, and sometimes niche, processes. To take advantage of what is on offer, treasurers need to secure enough investment budget – and to do that, all […]
Supply Chain Sustainability: Always in Demand
Philips partners with C2FO to deliver low-cost early payment to suppliers of all sizes Philips, the multinational health technology company, has the same forward-thinking approach to ESG initiatives as it does to its technological innovation. With the roll-out of a solution to support its suppliers’ cash needs that offers fair and affordable access to liquidity […]
API Days: From Talk to Action
Since the first APIs started appearing in the bank-to-treasury space a few years ago, driven in part by the open banking revolution, there has been much talk of their transformational power. We consider the reality behind the claim, exploring the possibilities and the limitations. The promise of system flexibility, agility, and scalability is a potent […]
We Need a Better Solution: A Treasurer’s Legacy Tech Escape Plan
The phrase ‘legacy technology’ may invoke images of ancient and unstable IT systems that must be replaced as soon as possible. But is this always the case, and how easy is it to move away from such systems? We sought views from a number of specialists. Although the notion of ‘legacy technology’ makes for a […]
Reassessing Financial Maturity Post-Pandemic
With the successful vaccine roll-out and the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in many parts of the world, it feels like we are finally moving beyond the pandemic and returning to (something like) normal. However, most business leaders recognise that major disruptions will strike again. Today’s finance and treasury teams are faced with ensuring their business’s […]