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October 2018 7 Min Read

Emerging Technologies and Their Potential to Transform Transaction Banking

With technology developments occurring at a rapid rate, Christopher Mager of BNY Mellon Treasury Services, discusses some of the key innovations that are impacting transaction banking, and how knowledge is king when it comes to harnessing new capabilities. Many forces...

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October 2018 3 Min Read

The Journey to Automation: How Far Along Are We?

Historically, the mantra of “it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” has served us well in treasury. The sheer complexity of the many functions we may be running means that established structures and procedures are trusted to get the job done, in a way that new tech or...

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September 2018 4 Min Read

Digital Disruption and the Future of Treasury

Driven by digitisation, connectivity, and collaborative ecosystems, many industries are seeing long-standing boundaries blurring or dissolving altogether. The art of the possible is expanding, opening the door to entirely new business models. Treasury needs to adapt to...

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September 2018 9 Min Read

Levelling Up: The Digital Future of Transaction Banking

Treasurers the world over rely on their transaction banks to provide robust services that cater to their daily financial needs – but the space has long been seen as somewhat ‘vanilla’. Now, however, technological developments and solution-driven innovations are...

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April 2018 3 Min Read

Robo Treasury: Hail or Hype?

‘Robo’ treasury is one of many buzzwords that have topped headlines in recent months and caused great excitement – but also a fair bit of uncertainty amongst treasurers. If we want to believe the hype, then the treasurer’s days are numbered, and we are all to...

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April 2018 19 Min Read

Fighting Cybercrime and Fraud: A Treasury Imperative

As instant payments grow, digital commerce spreads, and artificial intelligence rises, staying a step ahead of the cybercriminals is increasingly tough. But with access to highly sensitive data, and as guardians of the company’s cash, treasurers can no longer hide...

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April 2018 10 Min Read

Credit and Collections – Staying Ahead of the Curve

Over the past 12 months, we have witnessed a dramatic increase in technology-based opportunities to improve credit and collection programmes. Access to new technology has traditionally only been available to large corporations with large revenue streams and...

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November 2017 5 Min Read

Robotic Process Automation in the Back Office

Robotics in the office is not as scary as it sounds. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) can have significant benefits for your organisation, if you know how it’s used and how to deploy it.  RPA tools automate highly repetitive, labour-intensive, and high-volume...

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November 2017 6 Min Read

The 2018 Forecast: Wear Sunscreen, Take Your Umbrella

Steve Elms continues his annual series in which he outlines his thoughts for the year ahead. In recent years, the focus has been managing risk and improving efficiency during an extended period of uncertainty and turbulence. As Steve describes, the forecast for 2018...