FTEs will continue to dominate corporate treasury departments
by Jack Large
2019 AFP Risk Survey - The Evolving Treasury Ecosystem shows that strategic and cyber risks dominate as corporate treasury continues to
Risk Management
Background
Risk is the potential that a chosen action, including the choice of inaction, will lead to a loss or an undesirable outcome. Any business carries some risk, but some are much more risky than others.…
Read moreThomson Reuters risk tool helps corporates prevent fraud
by Bija Knowles
Launch of product to improve corporate risk analysis, with risk-scoring, analysis of public records and customisable definitions
Debunking AI and machine learning myths
by Jack Large
Gartner and Chris Skinner analyse what is really going on
Huge operational challenges in 2019 as technology impact grows
by Jack Large
Survey shows that blockchain could offer major benefit for payments; cybersecurity major problem but 48% don’t offer inhouse training
Eight out of 10 CFOs said UK will be worse off after Brexit
by Bija Knowles
The UK's prolonged negotiations to leave the European Union are having a negative impact on UK corporate CFOs
Achieving company-wide currency insight for treasury and FP&A
by Andy Gage , vice president of strategic markets, FiREapps
How business intelligence tools and enterprise currency analytics can help treasury and FP&A visualise FX risk
The Global Risks Report 2018 - climate change most pressing risk
by Jack Large
Davos World Economic Forum report highlights the growing strain we are placing on many of the global systems we rely on
Brexit effect: Use of FX options by large UK corporates is up
by Bija Knowles
The UK's political stalemate creates the right conditions for FX surprises. How can treasurers hedge FX risks over the coming months?
Firms with big inventory/working capital needs at risk
by Bija Knowles
More big firms vulnerable to insolvency – high fixed costs, large inventories and working capital requirements are key risks
GTreasury build on growth with new CEO, Renaat Ver Eecke
by Jack Large
Founder Orazio Pater, becomes Executive Chairman, after record-breaking 2018 with 64% year-over-year revenue growth
AI use rises as businesses embrace augmented intelligence
by Bija Knowles
More than a third of organisations have implemented artificial intelligence in some form, according to a survey by Gartner
The Basics of Artificial Intelligence
by Jack Large
Artificial Intelligence gets a vary varied press, listen to one expert’s view on how AI works and what doesn’t, and where is it going
Eradicate human trafficking from your supply chain
by Bija Knowles
Tradeshift and FRDM launch anti-human trafficking app for supply chain, noting consumers, investors expect companies to act on this
CFOs expect US recession by end of 2020
by Bija Knowles
More than half of North America's CFOs say they expect the US to be in recession by the end of 2020
Bad financial decisions cost firms more than 3% of profits
by Bija Knowles
Bad decision-making by management is denting profits by more than three per cent, according to a recent study by Gartner
Top 10 reads of 2018: Fintech, Brexit and CFO behaviour
by Bija Knowles
The 10 best-read articles in 2018 highlight themes of fintech, TMS, treasury apps, payments, cybersecurity, Brexit and CFO behaviour
A new way of measuring recession risk
by Bija Knowles
What are the clues hidden in the financial cycle that can predict that an economic recession is on its way?
Four ways finance can shake up the organisation
by Bija Knowles
The best practices that have been in place up until this point may no longer be sufficient – here are 4 ways CFOs can help drive change
10 shifts in treasury and payments in 2019 and beyond
by Bija Knowles
East & Partners predict ESG disclosures will be the norm, FX risk management is increasingly strategic and trade finance to go digital
US corporates brace for financial impact of climate change
by Bija Knowles
Firms are increasingly aware of the damaging effect climate change will have on them – not just financially but on reputation
Top 10 risks for 2019: Executives rank digital readiness #1
by Bija Knowles
The greatest risk business face is their ability to adopt digital technologies and compete with new digital-centric firms
Treasury Leaders Summit 2: Exciting treasury solutions
by Jack Large
BeScord, CheckRisk, Treasury Spring and Akoni Hub show their stuff
NACHA faster payments; 4 imperatives for risk management
by Jack Large
NACHA’s Payments Innovation Alliance Defines Criteria for Faster Payments Playbook; What boards and CROs need to do in risk management
Highest levels of uncertainty reported by UK CFOs
by Bija Knowles
With uncertainty rising and risk appetite declining for CFOs in Europe, UK has highest levels of concern for revenues, risk and hiring