Corporate Treasury news and trends

Legacy Treasury Management Systems Ill-Equipped as Markets Enter Real-Time Era

August 08, 2024
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Study Finds Treasurer Role Misunderstood by 53% of C-Suite Peers
Business // July 24, 2024

Treasurers should be on the front lines of keeping their company financially healthy. But how many are in an organization that allows for that? PYMNTS Intelligence finds that many companies fall short of empowering their treasurers to have maximum impact. In fact, more than 8...

Treasury Management Playbook Dials Up New Cash Flow Strategies
Risk Management // May 31, 2024

At a time of higher interest rates and heightened market volatility, actionable insights and forecasting take on greater importance for corporate treasury teams. For example, better cash flow prediction can allow treasurers to manage liquidity more tightly, minimizing financing costs. However, the wealth of data...

Cash-Strapped Main Street Merchants See Credit Options Shrinking
SMBs // May 23, 2023

Many Main Street small businesses are operating on the brink without adequate capital to survive a downturn, making access to finance a critical consideration in 2023. This is analyzed in the study Main Street Health Q1 2023, a PYMNTS and Enigma collaboration, based on survey responses from more...

More Banks Turn to Crypto, Blockchain to Help Corporates Drive Global Growth
Cryptocurrency // January 05, 2022

Many of America’s largest multinationals see the efficiency of blockchain technology as valuable to their long-term growth strategy. While blockchain tech and cryptocurrency were once considered outliers in the global marketplace, they have risen in prominence over the years because of their versatility and are...

Interviews & Exclusives
Treasury Management Playbook Dials Up New Cash Flow Strategies

May 31, 2024
At a time of higher interest rates and heightened market volatility, actionable insights and forecasting take on greater importance for corporate treasury teams. For example, better cash flow prediction can allow treasurers to manage liquidity more tightly, minimizing financing costs. However, the wealth of data now available to large companies does not automatically transform into […]

Citi: Corporate Treasury’s Shift To The ‘Digital Journey’

May 22, 2020
The pandemic is accelerating the shift to digital at speeds no one could have imagined just a few months ago. But there have been gaps along with the pivot, where...

J.P. Morgan On Corporate Treasurers And Their ‘Digitization Journey’

April 14, 2020
The digital transformation of corporate treasury is not a destination; it’s a journey. In an interview with Karen Webster, Sairam Rangachari, global head of Digital Channels and Open Banking, Wholesale...

Banks Leaving Treasurers To Manage Cash Themselves

September 29, 2016
The corporate treasurer, especially for larger, multinational corporations, is now a strategic role within the enterprise. But the size and strength of corporate treasury departments has some analysts wondering why...

Quick Reads
Citi Execs Map Out New Corporate Treasury Landscape

May 01, 2019
Digital disruption is playing out in a host of industries, not the least of which includes corporate treasury functions, which are becoming much more global and complex — and more tailored to larger changes in the digital economy. Dealing with that disruption, and finding ways to innovate with those treasury functions, served as the theme […]

Citi Payment Insights Expands To 70 Markets

November 21, 2018
Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) announced that it has expanded its Citi Payment Insights offering to more than 20 new markets, making it available in more than 70 markets....

Corporate Bond Sales Speed Past $1 Trillion

September 11, 2017
Corporate treasuries are continuing to take advantage of low interest rates, leading to a surge in sales of high-grade U.S. corporate bonds, according to reports in the Financial Times. The publication said...

The Events That Shook Forex Markets For Treasurers

April 22, 2016
The corporate treasurer at the multinational corporation is facing a particularly fierce global market today. Corporate hedging, key for businesses that need to minimize exposure to forex risk, is critical...