Finance leaders struggle to prove cash management AI value - Weekly roundup: 27 October
by Ben Poole
UK reporting reforms target £290m in business savings; Ripple targets always-on treasury; UK CFOs favour cost cuts amid policy uncertainty.
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Multinationals lag on UK corporate registry identity checks
by Ben Poole
Multinational corporates with UK entities are approaching the end of a 12-month identity-verification transition at Companies House.
Four possible futures for commercial payments - Weekly roundup: 20 October
by Ben Poole
Centalion deploys AI agent for trade finance; ECB clears UniCredit to take control of Commerzbank; Rising rates threaten US share buyback surge.
UK corporates struggle to put £1.12bn cash to work
by Ben Poole
82% of UK firms believe they are missing potential income by failing to optimise excess cash.
Investors see 10-year Treasury yield peaking at 5.7% - Weekly roundup: 13 October
by Ben Poole
Ant and HSBC tokenise treasury in Middle East; Global factory buying accelerates as supply pressures return; UK investors pull £858m from equities.
Finance teams spend a quarter of their day checking AI
by Ben Poole
US CFOs and finance leaders spend an average of 26% of their working day verifying or correcting finance-specific AI output.
Rising expectations expose procurement’s capacity crunch - Weekly roundup: 6 October
by Ben Poole
US inflation revision moves Fed hike call to December; BHP trials cross-border tokenised deposits; Kyriba links treasury data to enterprise analytics.
Late payments test North American liquidity as trade credit grows
by Ben Poole
North American businesses are relying more heavily on trade credit to support sales, but the working capital cost is becoming harder to ignore.
DLT advances from market experiments to treasury applications - Weekly roundup: 29 September
by Ben Poole
FedNow prepares US leg of cross-border payments; Europe tops corporate investment ranking; CFOs shift AI ambitions towards forecasting and insight.
US surge widens growth gap as global costs climb
by Ben Poole
September’s flash PMI surveys revealed an increasingly uneven global economy.
China widens cash pooling access for multinational treasuries - Weekly roundup: 22 September
by Ben Poole
Cash forecasting top as AI climbs treasury agenda; Fed hikes as BofE holds amid inflation risks; ECB recruits online merchants for digital euro pilot.
Corporate FX hedging hits record lows as rate outlooks split
by Ben Poole
Corporate finance teams in the UK and US cut both the amount and duration of their FX hedging in Q2.
ECB raises rates as energy shock fuels inflation - Weekly roundup: 15 September
by Ben Poole
AFP finalists put AI to work across treasury; Energy risks cloud rate paths across major markets; Ripple expands treasury AI capabilities.
Trade uncertainty pulls treasury deeper into supply chain decisions
by Ben Poole
Competitive advantage for corporates is becoming led by capability rather than location.
ISO 20022 Readiness and the Procrastinator’s Motto
by CTM News Team
Swift delays ISO 20022 readiness to Nov. 2027; ACH requirements are now in effect. Companies should use the extra time to remediate data and controls.
Fragmented data threatens treasury’s agentic AI ambitions - Weekly roundup: 8 September
by Ben Poole
Overseas payments from US midsize firms withstand tariffs; Canadian exporters diversify; Siemens tests Swift ledger for cross-bank treasury payment.
Cash management becomes the test of finance transformation
by Ben Poole
Finance leaders are being asked to modernise at speed while tightening their grip on cash.
Swift delays ISO 20022 structured address deadline - Weekly roundup: 1 September
by Ben Poole
Embedded FX set to double despite automation barriers; Australian firms accelerate real-time payments planning.
Global growth proves resilient as inflation signals diverge
by Ben Poole
New economic data shows a more resilient picture of global growth than the geopolitical backdrop might suggest.
FASB proposes cash equivalent guidance for digital assets - Weekly roundup: 25 August
by Ben Poole
CFOs must put AI governance ahead of agent ROI; Fed hike risk fades as inflation cools; BOCHK and Ant International target real-time treasury services
Europe’s payment mix widens as mobile acceptance surges
by Ben Poole
Companies across the euro area are adding payment methods faster than they are removing them, leaving finance teams to manage a broader mix at POS.
Fewer Regulations: Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Reduced by FinCEN
by CTM News Team
FinCEN has eliminated BOI reporting for U.S. companies and individuals, significantly narrowing requirements to certain foreign entities.
Global M&A nears record as mega deals dominate - Weekly roundup: 18 August
by Ben Poole
Late payments squeeze UAE working capital; Supply chain pressures ease in July; FinCEN ends beneficial ownership reporting for US companies.
European CFOs turn defensive as uncertainty deepens
by Ben Poole
European CFO confidence has deteriorated sharply as geopolitical risk, energy costs, and margin pressures take hold.