Tag: Treasury
AP Automation In Action: 4 Tales of AP Transformation
It takes little effort to find a plethora of third-party resources that tout the cost-savings and increased efficiency that accounts payable automation (AP automation)can generate. In fact, a 2018 Ardent Partners report discussing the current...
Leading Practices in Treasury Technology: Is Your Treasury Management System Aligned with Your Needs?
As the role of Treasury has grown, the need for organizations to make sure their treasury management system is aligned with their needs is more critical than ever before. It’s a task that’s far easier...
Understanding the State of Treasury Fraud & Controls
Once upon a time, stealing money from a bank or business meant that criminals had to put on a mask and commit a robbery. Coming into the second half of 2018 however, that thought seems...
Trends in B2B Payments and Working Capital Management
The payments landscape is changing faster than ever before. To say that the challenges faced by corporates and banks are heavily complex would be a significant understatement. For an organization to be successful, understanding the...
Request for Payment and the Need to Balance Speed & Security: NACHA and Bottomline Technologies Sound Off
As you consider the proliferation of new payment options flooding the industry, such as request for payment, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the choices and confused by what it all means to you and...
Getting More Out of Accounts Payable: Lessons for Treasurers
As discussed in the previous post and throughout the series, as the function of accounts payable evolves, Treasury is positioned as an ideal partner to help transform it into a profit center. Here are the...
B2B Payments & Working Capital Management Strategies
Nearly half of all corporates see a bank’s B2B payables offerings as being an important factor in the bank selection process. Strategic Treasurer’s B2B Payments and WCM Strategies Survey captured the responses of 335 corporate and...
Transforming AP into a Profit Center
As discussed in the previous post, understanding the need to optimize working capital requires AP and Treasury to work together. So how can a historic cost center like AP become a profit center? The approach...
Why the Partnership between Treasury & AP Matters
As discussed in the previous post, Treasury understands that AP has a significant impact on working capital and accordingly, their stake in the success of AP is high. Optimizing working capital and liquidity requires that...
The Importance of Measurement and the Treasurer’s Stake in AP
As discussed in a previous post, AP is often viewed as a cost center and Treasury, in conjunction with AP, is key to establishing the link between corporate goals and AP’s role. But what are...