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Optimising liquidity and risk amid geopolitical and economic shifts

Future CFO

Treasury operations in Asia, particularly Southeast Asia, in 2025 and 2026 are navigating a complex and evolving landscape shaped by economic, geopolitical, and technological forces. Companies increasingly adopt digital tools to improve cash flow forecasting, automate reconciliation, and manage liquidity more effectively," he adds.

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The Innovators 2025: Western Europe

Global Finance

These include IKAR, a Gen AI chatbot for cash management product-documentation inquiries; and the Digitrade Tool, which uses advanced data analytics, including algorithms and pattern recognition, to personalize the document-checking process.

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The Innovators 2025: Global Winners

Global Finance

Sanjay Malhotra , RBI Reserve Bank of India (RBI) RBI’s Unified Lending Interface (ULI) is a transformative initiative poised to democratize credit access, foster economic growth, and revolutionize India’s financial landscape. The experience likely provided valuable lessons for HSBC.

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Expanding in Africa: How Egypt’s CIB is Pursuing Cross-Border Growth

Global Finance

IZ: By focusing on markets aligned with Egypts trade interests and that show economic potential, we are prioritising SME and retail banking, trade finance, digital financial services, sustainable finance, high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and institutional banking. GF: Which markets and sectors are the priority for growth?

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Navigating the Path to an IPO for middle-market companies in 2025

E78 Partners

While overall 2025 economic conditions have been positive, tariffs, persistent interest rates and geo-political instability are creating uncertainty. Enhance Treasury and Risk Management Functions: Prepare for public company treasury operations, including investor relations and cash management.

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The challenge of AI in treasury management

Future CFO

In an article, Masood enumerates factors that influence cash inflows, as they are not just a function of past trends: Macroeconomic Conditions : Inflation, interest rates, economic downturns, and government regulations.

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Modernising Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) for 2025

Future CFO

Broader economic and geopolitical context impacting DSO The macroeconomic and geopolitical environment in Asia-Pacific also influences DSO dynamics. Tang believes that automation, AI, and cloud-based solutions are not optional but essential tools for finance teams aiming to optimise cash flow and reduce payment delays.

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