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Adjoint CEO On Why Treasury Management Needs Blockchain

PYMNTS

Real-time access to tracking data through distributed ledger technology is critical for time-sensitive materials, such as pharmaceuticals or [foods]. Across treasury and supply chain efforts, Rodrigues noted, blockchain can help improve risk management through three major points: data redundancy, auditability and smart-contract permissions.

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5 Excel-heavy Pain Points still Dragging down finance teams in 2024

The Finance Weekly

A finance director at a large niche pharmaceutical company told us: “We have a lot of manual processes and inputting and that type of stuff which I am trying to get away from. All involving Excel data manipulation. One company we spoke to–a $110M equipment leasing firm–has been looking for a way out of this Excel hell for three years.

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Developing an operational data strategy for an AI-ready, data-centric business

Future CFO

For Paul Loke , director (technology) & CIO at the Accountant-General’s Department , driving the use of analytics in his organisation served primarily to change the way people made decisions and encouraged a culture of risk taking.