Working Capital Management: Where is my Cash and Why?

Technologies such as artificial intelligence have the potential to make it easier for treasurers to gain visibility and control over their cash. But simply investing in these technologies is not enough to achieve working capital efficiencies.

An Importer’s View: Efficiency and Differentiation Make a Compelling Case for the BPO

Polytrade, a global supplier of raw materials, additives and marketing services, has gained considerable advantages by using the bank payment obligation (BPO) to settle its import business.

Room for Manoeuvre - Optimising Working Capital with Receivables Finance

Meliá Hotels' treasury team was looking to access faster and more flexible liquidity as means of speeding up the cash conversion cycle. They decided to implement a receivables finance programme with HSBC that would respond to the company's current and future needs.

Next Generation Trade Finance - Putting Innovation into Action

There's never been a more exciting time to be in global trade. While the headlines continue to be dominated by geopolitical challenges, positive forces are setting the scene for a promising 2019 and beyond.

Digital Trade Finance Solutions: Not Just for Large and Multinational Corporates

While much of digital innovation is directed at large corporates, small and medium-sized enterprises also stand to benefit considerably from digital solutions – and can play an important role in driving adoption.

Is Dynamic Discounting Worth a Second Look?

Eleanor Hill, Editor, investigates whether dynamic discounting deserves to be called a win-win solution by vendors, and finds out what the solution really has to offer treasurers in 2018.

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Treasury Leaders

Hitting the Bullseye - Centralising Global Liquidity at FAAC Group

By participating in a pilot project across BNP Paribas' international network, FAAC has now created a global, fully automated and harmonised, end-to-end liquidity structure that will grow with the group as it continues to expand.

Key Themes for Treasurers During 2019

With 2019 firmly underway, Jim Fuell, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, tackles some of the most important strategic challenges facing corporate treasurers over the coming months, including regulatory reform, the outlook for cash investors and rising interest rates.

How a Macroeconomic Watershed is Leading to Microeconomic Opportunities

The world economy is arguably at a historical watershed. Think of an accelerated industrial revolution, rapidly developing new technology and a big shift in economic power from West to East. Naturally, governments and corporates are redirecting their policies and strategies accordingly – and, in the case of corporates, the treasurer is set to play an important enabling role.