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.
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.
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.
by Ben Poole
FedNow prepares US leg of cross-border payments; Europe tops corporate investment ranking; CFOs shift AI ambitions towards forecasting and insight.
by Ben Poole
September’s flash PMI surveys revealed an increasingly uneven global economy.
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.
by Ben Poole
Corporate finance teams in the UK and US cut both the amount and duration of their FX hedging in Q2.
by Ben Poole
AFP finalists put AI to work across treasury; Energy risks cloud rate paths across major markets; Ripple expands treasury AI capabilities.
by Ben Poole
Competitive advantage for corporates is becoming led by capability rather than location.
by Ben Poole
Overseas payments from US midsize firms withstand tariffs; Canadian exporters diversify; Siemens tests Swift ledger for cross-bank treasury payment.
by Ben Poole
Finance leaders are being asked to modernise at speed while tightening their grip on cash.
by Ben Poole
Embedded FX set to double despite automation barriers; Australian firms accelerate real-time payments planning.
by Ben Poole
New economic data shows a more resilient picture of global growth than the geopolitical backdrop might suggest.
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
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.
by Ben Poole
Late payments squeeze UAE working capital; Supply chain pressures ease in July; FinCEN ends beneficial ownership reporting for US companies.
by Ben Poole
European CFO confidence has deteriorated sharply as geopolitical risk, energy costs, and margin pressures take hold.
by Ben Poole
Inflation risks return as bond markets test central banks; Japanese equities face yen risk; UK equity fund outflows surge as policy uncertainty grows.
by Ben Poole
Treasury teams want immediate liquidity availability but systems, investment structures and banking relationships can hamper this.
by Ben Poole
Fed expected to hold rates through 2026; CFO risk concern falls despite widespread financial impact; Citi links invoice processing with SCF.
by Ben Poole
The global economy regained some momentum at the start of the third quarter, while giving treasurers more moving parts to build into their forecasts.
by Ben Poole
Dutch banks set timetable for Wero migration; Investors seek stock themes beyond AI volatility; Mastercard widens B2B virtual card controls.
by Ben Poole
A new research paper has put numbers on one of the industry’s most persistent problems.
by Ben Poole
ECB lines up 36 PSPs for digital euro pilot; UKEF targets SME export finance; Gibraltar border deal eases post-Brexit business friction.
by Ben Poole
Policy uncertainty, dollar volatility and shifting rate expectations are delaying projects, reshaping supply chains and changing where firms operate.
