Article

February 2022 14 Min Read

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...

Article

February 2022 10 Min Read

United We Stand: Tackling Cybercrime Together

Cybercrime and fraud are on the rise and new attack vectors are emerging with alarming frequency. Nicolas Trimbour, Head of Fraud Prevention and Chief Data Officer for Cash Management, BNP Paribas, and Laurent Sarrat, CEO at payments security fintech Sis ID, explore the...

Article

January 2022 8 Min Read

Roadmap Towards a First-Class Group Treasury

As the perennial debate continues around the pros and cons of a centralised treasury, this article plots a route to an efficient and streamlined group treasury function – emphasising the importance of empathy, communication and engagement at all levels. In recent years...

Article

January 2022 13 Min Read

Predicting the Future – 5 Treasury Megatrends for 2022

The past 24 months have been anything but predictable. Yet, beneath the Covid umbrella, the world continues to turn, and progress marches on – especially in the area of transaction banking. But how can treasurers assess the latest industry innovations and sort genuine...

Article

January 2022 6 Min Read

How to Make Your TMS the Ultimate Investment Tool

Automation is making inroads into corporate treasuries – but according to Calastone’s Chief Revenue Officer, Ed Lopez, much more work needs to be done to modernise treasury management, reduce costs and human error, and meet new compliance and ESG standards. Treasury...

Blog

January 2022 7 Min Read

Unlocking the Value of BaaS: New Marketplace Dynamics

What will be the impact of banking-as-a-service (BaaS) and embedded finance on different players in the treasury ecosystem? To help answer this question Finastra brought together a panel of experts at Sibos 2021, held virtually from 11-14 October. The panellists...

Article

January 2022 4 Min Read

Why B2B Marketplaces are a Gamechanger for Treasurers

Business-to-business marketplaces are on the rise in almost every business sector. As the shift to digital sales requires a new payment strategy and innovative technology, corporate treasurers must take the initiative and put themselves in the driving seat to...

Article

January 2022 8 Min Read

Real-Time Transformation: Creating a Connected Financial Office

When data flows are connected, it’s so much easier to make quick and accurate decisions. This is the principle behind the emerging notion of the connected financial office. But how can finance teams achieve the level of unity required to start unlocking the benefits?...

Podcast

December 2021 33:03

Journeys to Treasury: Managing Changing Perspectives

For this special edition of TreasuryCast, we showcase the results of the Journeys to Treasury 2021-22 report. Here, Jan Dirk van Beusekom (BNP Paribas) and Christian Mnich (SAP) offer Eleanor Hill (TMI) an informed view on the near future of the treasury world from the...

Podcast

December 2021 29:20

Using Data as the Corner for Finance Transformation

Many organisations face challenges in managing spend, payments, and cash effectively due to siloed processes and datasets across multiple departments. In this podcast, Ulrika Haug (Coupa) and Kim Estes (The Knot Worldwide) speak to TMI’s Ben Poole about The Knot...

Article

December 2021 9 Min Read

Asyad Group: Full Speed Ahead with Bottomline for Treasury

Evolving from an almost entirely manual treasury set-up to one where the latest technology is being deployed has advantages far beyond process efficiency. TMI talks to Muhsin Alrustom, Group Chief Financial Officer, Asyad Group, to hear just how far ahead of the game...

Podcast

November 2021 49:14

Realising Treasury’s True Value – A Strategy for Change

Join John Meehan (Froneri) to hear how Froneri utilised a year of no acquisitions and no meetings to implement a total transformation project through implementation of a TMS, unlocking the true value of his corporate treasury team and leading to big increases in...