Closing in on Payments Nirvana
Instant Cross-border Treasury Transactions While domestic faster payments schemes have seen excellent traction over the past decade, obtaining the same visibility and control of cash flows in the cross-border world has been far more challenging. This is now changing, however, as consumer pressure, regulation, and technology propel the prospect of a real-time cross-border payments ecosystem […]
Checking Out the Future of Shopping
Five Trends Impacting Payments Corporate treasury departments are increasingly being called upon to enable new, digital forms of commerce for their consumers and suppliers. This includes embracing real-time payments, digital wallets, pay-by-bank solutions, and virtual accounts. Here, Manish Jain, Global Head of Consumer & Retail Industries, J.P. Morgan, explains how treasurers can lay the groundwork […]
Advantage Treasury
Eleanor Hill is joined in the virtual TreasuryCast studio by Nicolas Cailly and Philippe Penichou (Societe Generale) to look at treasury trend predictions for the remainder of 2022, with a particular focus on virtual accounts. In this deep dive into current and future treasury priorities, our guests consider the drivers and benefits of themes including […]
Smart, Digital and Sustainable Treasury Wins the Day
Standard Chartered embraces the art of possible, taking home 11 Awards for its innovative digital and ESG-focused transaction banking solutions With an advisory solutions-based approach, a focus on ease of integration, and innovation through collaboration driving co-creation of solutions with clients and fintechs, Standard Chartered is a powerhouse in the Asia Pacific region. In recent […]
The Three-Step Plan for a Successful M&A Deal
A cross-functional team is crucial to the positive outcome of an M&A deal and, once the ink has dried, treasury teams will have the opportunity to upgrade their infrastructure and embark on fresh best practice initiatives. The value of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) reached about $4tr as of August 2021, which is more than […]
Achieving Treasury Centralisation with In-House Banking as a Service
Catherine Hill (Salesforce), Christof Hofmann and Dirk Kronshage (Deutsche Bank) join TMI’s Eleanor Hill to consider how treasury centralisation can be successfully achieved by leveraging in-house banking as a service. With reference to Salesforce’s TMI Award winning implementation, our guests uncover the drivers behind establishing an in-house banking model, and demonstrate how corporate treasurers can […]
Whenever, Wherever: Leveraging the 24/7 Treasury Ecosystem
The era of real-time treasury is upon us – and treasurers must make the most of digital solutions and smart technologies to help embrace the 24/7 environment. Mark Smith, Head of Treasury and Trade Solutions – EMEA, Citi, provides a whistle-stop tour of the latest innovations for treasurers to get onboard with, while outlining the […]
Reaching the Next Level of Treasury Digitisation
Corporates all over the world have had to react quickly to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a practical sense, this has meant seamlessly switching to remote working and virtual treasury operations. The digitisation journey that treasurers have been on in recent years has played a key part in making this a success. […]
Capturing Digital Transformation to Deliver Smarter Treasury in Ireland
Global digital transformation has kickstarted the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. For corporate treasurers, this represents a complete shift in approach to treasury processes, technology and, most importantly, talent. Alan DuffyCEO, HSBC Ireland HSBC’s recent Global Liquidity and Cash Management Forum, held in Dublin, Ireland, highlighted the technological advances that are revolutionising […]
Making Treasury Extraordinary: ZEE’s Superstar Transformation
To support annual growth of more than 20%, Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) needed a treasury function that was automated, efficient, and future-proofed. Here, Rohit Kumar Gupta, CFO, ZEE and Rupa Balsekar, Managing Director & Head Transaction Banking, BNP Paribas India, explain how a bespoke end-to-end cash management solution provided by the bank has transformed ZEE’s […]
Unlocking Africa: Treasury Holds the Key
Africa is a continent of vast opportunity. But leveraging the African success story requires genuine insight into the disruptive trends that are helping to shape Africa’s transformation. A recent Citi roundtable highlighted how treasury is evolving on both sides of the continent, and how treasurers can play a role in putting Africa firmly on the […]
Mining for Data Gold: Enhancing Reconciliations at Panini
With the aim of being as efficient as possible in its reconciliations, Panini was looking to achieve the same level of detailed information on cross-border collections as it was able to achieve on domestic collections. To help deliver this, Fabrizio Masinelli, Group Treasurer, Panini S.p.A and President of the Italian Association of Corporate Treasurers, turned […]
Working Capital Management: Where is my Cash and Why?
Technologies such as artificial intelligence have the potential to make it easier for treasurers to gain visibility and control over their cash. But simply investing in these technologies is not enough to achieve working capital efficiencies – treasurers must deploy them in combination with human skills, while reviewing and upgrading existing processes. In many ways, […]
Treasury Convergence as a Launch Pad for Growth
The business world is in flux. Never has so much change happened at such a pace. Amidst it all, it has become incumbent upon the corporate treasurer to support the business in managing this change, creating order, efficiency and clarity so that opportunities can be captured – and so that risks can be mitigated. While […]
Banking Structure Redesign: An Opportunity for Cash Optimisation, Securitisation and Savings
A treasury manager is key to the growth and financial success of a business. It is their responsibility to build a banking structure that enables the business to operate with a minimum of idle cash, to aggregate its liquid funds around the globe, to take the opportunity to automate treasury functions, to secure payments processes and […]
Preparing Treasury for the Future: Key Takeaways from EuroFinance Geneva
No-one wants to re-live every moment of a conference (especially not the after party). So, here is TMI’s take on the top themes coming out of this year’s EuroFinance International Cash Management conference, held in Geneva from 26-28 September, without the blow-by-blow account. Reflecting on an insightful few days in Geneva, it’s clear how much […]
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 are driving significant change in transaction banking – from regulation, to the rise of the […]
Virtuals and Ledgers Unplugged: Looking Beyond the Hype
The industry has created confusion by using the term ‘virtual accounts’ to describe a wide range of products. Here we aim to demystify the terms being used to describe Virtual Account Management (VAM) or Virtual Ledgers, assess the capabilities available today and in future, and highlight the questions that every treasurer should be asking their […]
Time to Get Up to Speed with Instant Payments
Believe it or not, real-time payments are already changing the face of treasury. They offer an opportunity to rethink legacy payments, collections and liquidity management processes, glean valuable data, and add strategic value to the business. Instant payments are also a huge enabler of real-time treasury. But the rewards can only be reaped if treasurers […]