Fitch makes further economic forecast cuts, but global recession bottoming out
by Ben Poole
The ratings agency believes the slump in global economic activity is close to reaching its trough.
Cash & Liquidity Management
Background
Effective liquidity management is as much an art as a science. The main objectives of cash and liquidity management are to free up all the company's cash whilst minimising processing costs, to…
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Finding solutions to supply chain stresses
by Ben Poole
With pandemic pressure ramping up on global supply chains, large corporates and smaller suppliers are looking for answers.
Economic bounceback possible in 2021?
by Ben Poole
A report covering EBRD regions sees economic contraction of 3.5% in 2020, but a 4.8% rebound in 2021.
Treasurers’ liquidity actions suggest dire economic consequences
by Ben Poole
An AFP survey, underwritten by BMO, finds companies are putting off hiring and capex.
Boeing’s actions highlight severity of aviation cash and liquidity turbulence
by Ben Poole
The company's termination of Embraer joint ventures has reduced its cash needs at a critical time.
Treasurers not expecting financial normalcy until early 2021
by Ben Poole
Global Crisis Monitor from Treasury Coalition also shows some reasons for optimism from treasurers.
CTMpulse: BACK TO BASICS: Turning point for corporate treasury?
by Jack Large
Liquidity and working capital management comes to the fore as companies battle for survival
CARES Act gives US airlines the option to extend their liquidity runways
by Ben Poole
A Moody's Investors Service report explores the COVID-19 impact on the US airline sector and the government's response.
COVID 19 - Basel 3: regulation deadline loses to pandemic
by Ben Poole
Basel Committee defers Basel III implementation to increase operational capacity of banks and supervisors to respond to COVID-19.
Regulators rush to prop up economies and businesses
by Ben Poole
The financial consequences of COVID-19 are impacting access to credit, dollar liquidity, account filings, and much more.
OpusCapita cash management solution receives certification
by Ben Poole
The SaaS solution on Azure has been ISAE 3402 type 2 certified by KPMG.
China a barometer for COVID-19’s economic impact
by Ben Poole
Global markets are looking to China's recovery as a sentiment tracker.
FED and BoE outline COVID-19 corporate support efforts
by Ben Poole
Both central banks have launched temporary commercial paper facilities to support businesses.
Erste Bank enables instant payments in Hungary
by Ben Poole
Powered by valantic, the bank now offers real-time payments around the clock and request-to-pay in Hungary.
Volante Technologies supporting SWIFT Standards Release 2020 MT messages
by Ben Poole
Enhancements to the company's SWIFT plug-in ensure support for latest message standards and speed up ISO 20022 migration.
SAP and Goldman Sachs target global payments innovation on Ariba Network
by Ben Poole
The pair aim to make it simpler and less costly for buyers to pay foreign suppliers in local currencies.
Coastal Ridge selects TreasuryXpress
by Ben Poole
The real estate firm is implementing the system for cash and transaction visibility.
Bectran launches cash application solution
by Ben Poole
The B2B credit management cloud solution targets accurate matching of customer payments to reduce collections and AR management costs.
Jack Henry & Associates streamlines AR financing
by Ben Poole
SilverLake System integration with BusinessManager lets banks to provide businesses with more transparency, faster access to funds.
KBC and iController tackle credit management
by Ben Poole
The bank will offer the software company's system to its corporate clients as part of its working capital tools.
COVID-19 to have significant economic impact on developing Asia
by Ben Poole
The Asian Development Bank has outlined how the virus will impact the region's economy.
Kabbage launches automated cash flow tool
by Ben Poole
Kabbage Insights is designed to give US small businesses on demand analysis of upcoming cash positions.
SWIFT gpi traffic up to US$77 trillion in 2019
by Ben Poole
Nearly two-thirds of all payments traffic on SWIFT is now sent via gpi.
Corporate bond debt continues to pile up
by Ben Poole
An OECD report finds today's outstanding corporate bonds have issues like lower overall credit quality and higher payback requirements.