Industry roundup: 7 May
News in brief featuring Contour, Finovate Capital, the AFP, and more.
Treasury Careers
Sberbank and Google offer education for businesses to stay afloat
The duo are teaming up on a Business Class online tutorial programme.
Leading companies focus on health, financial wellbeing and careers of employees
Mercer’s 2020 Global Talent Trends study shows how firms can “win with empathy” in an environment that is driving rapid change in work.
AFP releases Asia-Pacific Treasury Management Handbook
The book covers 12 elements of treasury management, with 15 country profiles.
How supporting women in treasury benefits everyone
Diversity in treasury is slowly improving, to the benefit of women in the workplace and proactive organisations.
The Vinetta Project and J.P. Morgan look to close funding gap for female founders
Registration for female founders to apply for the 2020 programming is now open.
Mastercard Index: US, New Zealand, Canada and Israel are the top countries for women entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs are opening businesses at a higher rate than before, but challenges persist.
Corporate treasury needs to be data driven
EIU survey shows that “treasury is at a tipping point” data wise
Survey finds gender discrimination still unacceptably high in the payments industry
Over half of those surveyed say that they have experienced gender discrimination in the workplace.
American CFOs departing while the going is good
A buoyant stock market may be prompting finance chiefs to retire before a downturn hits, reports the Wall Street Journal
Banks to gain access to Demica trade finance platform
The trade and receivables finance specialist’s solutions were previously only available through the company’s internal systems
‘One in five’ finance jobs to be lost to automation
The advent of AI and automation will see 400,000 jobs in the global capital markets disappear by 2030, claims a report.
US treasury and finance professionals average 3.5% pay rise
The figure for 2018 reported by the Association for Financial Professionals kept employees well ahead of inflation, which averaged 1.9%
Pérez-Tasso to succeed Leibbrandt as Swift CEO
The bank-backed international payments network is promoting its current Americas and UK chief to the top post.
Singapore study sees automation displacing bank jobs
Many roles across the city state’s financial services industry are set to be automated before 2025.
Treasury consultant Zanders expands with two Nordic offices
The Dutch finance and treasury consultancy marks its 25th year with new office openings in Denmark and Sweden.
UNCTAD launches network to connect women e-commerce leaders
The UN Conference on trade and development wants to raise their profile and maximise opportunities in the digital economy.
FTEs will continue to dominate corporate treasury departments
2019 AFP Risk Survey - The Evolving Treasury Ecosystem shows that strategic and cyber risks dominate as corporate treasury continues to
AI use rises as businesses embrace augmented intelligence
More than a third of organisations have implemented artificial intelligence in some form, according to a survey by Gartner
5 ways to position finance as a strategic business partner
Financial executives are too often excluded from strategic decision-making and not perceived as strategic partners
Top 10 reads of 2018: Fintech, Brexit and CFO behaviour
The 10 best-read articles in 2018 highlight themes of fintech, TMS, treasury apps, payments, cybersecurity, Brexit and CFO behaviour
13 takeaways from the Treasury Barometer 2018
Corporate treasurers in the Netherlands share their views on sustainability, diversity and technology in treasury
CFOs have opportunity to drive organisational change
The CFO’s role is broader and more complex than it was even two years ago, with greater responsibility and scope to drive change
Professional networking for today’s innovative thinker
by Geri Westphal, Founding Partner, LeanUp, LLC,
How a professional network can really help in personal development