Green deposits sprouting in the US
MUFG Union Bank has launched green deposits for its corporate clients in America.
Best Practices & Benchmarking
Background
There is no such thing as general Best Practice, only Good Practices that might be worth using as an indicator of possible practices in your department. Similarly, Benchmarks are not absolute truths.…
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Digital ‘masters of change’ will define the future
Accenture Technology Vision 2021 suggests that leadership is critical as every business becomes a technology business.
Working from home: one year on
Remote working has been the reality for many of us for almost a year now. Financial services firms are catering to this in interesting ways.
US business spend sentiment slowly improving
The Coupa Business Spend Index has revealed modest gains in specific sectors, but spend sentiment remains below trend.
Rabobank executes real-time euro CP transactions using blockchain
The successful commercial paper transactions come after pilot with NN Investment Partners, PGGM, Commerzbank and Euroclear.
Post Covid-19 priorities for treasurers and CFOs
A report on the future of payments from Deutsche Bank explores what finance executives are currently thinking and doing.
On the seventh day of Christmas my adviser gave me tips on how to:
Improve the overall EFFICIENCY of my Corporate Treasury Department by getting the balance between insourcing and outsourcing right
On the third day of Christmas the Peter Drucker* Foundation sent to me suggestions on how to:
Focus and drive an effective and efficient corporate treasury department
EY group to support corporate digital transformations
The EY Microsoft Services Group aims to help corporates across sectors reinvent the back office with Microsoft cloud technologies and experience.
Digital, distanced and domestically focused: Mastercard’s view on 2021
The payment giant's Economics Institute has analysed data from across its network to predict next year's key trends.
Reflections on treasury’s turbulent year
At a virtual roundtable, Citi explored how digitisation has helped corporates to manage business disruption in the year of COVID-19.
Treasury Information Platform (TIP) – your key to a truly effective treasury department
by Alexander Fleischmann, Head of Market Development, International, TIPCO
TIPCO describe how they enable corporate treasurers to operate an effective and efficient operation
Real-time payment infrastructures advance in Europe
Both Iceland and Luxembourg have benefitted from payments system upgrades this week.
In the age of APPs, do we need RfPs anymore?
Does the low cost and ease of implementation of today’s corporate treasury APPS remove the need for lengthy Request-for-Proposals?
Volatility stifles significant growth in US business confidence
A Citizens index shows steady economic improvement, while The CFO Survey predicts employment and revenues to remain below pre-COVID levels until 2021.
Business growth remains top priority for insurance CFOs
Data taken from an EY survey of CFOs across UK insurers shows COVID-19 hasn't hindered growth plans.
CTMcast – 1 October 2020: Goldman Sachs transaction banking; improving global services; cash flow forecasting; corporate treasury outsourcing
Jack and Ben review the key posts from the last two weeks on CTMfile
Treasury innovation at Alphabet, Dräger, and Peloton recognised by AFP
Google's parent company, a medical technology firm and a fast growing US exercise equipment company are the finalists for the AFP 2020 Pinnacle Award.
COVID-19 crisis has pushed treasury to the forefront
The 2020 AFP Strategic Role of Treasury Survey has found that corporates are prioritising liquidity and cash management, elevating treasury’s role.
Should I ring right now?
Has the digital age killed spontaneity?
Finance function increases prominence in measuring organisational performance
A report from PwC and the ACCA has found the use of finance insights to evaluate organisational performance is on the up.
UK SMEs outperform Q2 expectations
Research from Barclaycard reveals an average revenue decline of 14%, compared to a predicted drop of 28%.
How Coca-Cola Bottling is putting suppliers on the blockchain
Coke One North America has launched a project with Provide and Unibright to establish a Coca-Cola Bottling Harbor on the blockchain for its suppliers.
The shift in finance leaders’ priorities
As the top global 100 companies start to rebound from Covid-19, payment delays are the key concern for 65% of finance leaders.