The Finance Weekly

MARCH 5, 2024

The responses were enlightening, and we are excited to share our findings, highlighting the aspects that matter for finance departments and how the IT mindset has shifted around software implementations over the past three years. This often involves replacing outdated ERP systems or implementing new cash management solutions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

Now that businesses have gotten a taste of what it means to automate workflows like invoicing, accounts receivable (AR) and cash management, they’re likely never turning back. Interconnected Finances. But as this shift occurs, organizations must keep in mind the broader impact on cash management.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Google and Intuit are pairing up to help Australian small businesses (SMBs) get a better grip on cash management. This means accountants can spend up to 50 percent more time managing SMBs’ books, resulting in higher costs for the small business customer, Intuit Australia noted. Reports Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Just look at SAP Ariba , which integrated PrimeRevenue’s supply chain financing into its spend management platform, or Reckon , a small business accounting platform that recently rolled out an SME lending feature thanks to Prospa. Less common, however, is an SME financing solution that integrates into a commercial card offering.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Diverse Financing Options. “However, as the large majority of SMEs still finance themselves with cash flow from operations, there is a significant opportunity for businesses to optimize working capital through better relationships with customers and better use of accounts receivables.” ” Plans For Growth.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

SMBs, and found that the proportion of companies seeking alternative finance increased 5 percent year over year, while half said they would seek an alternative to a bank loan if they were to pursue business financing. ” Forty-six percent of small businesses were cash-flow negative last year , new Xero research found.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Finance leaders walked away with trophies at the FutureCFO Excellence Awards 2023. On Feb 22, more than 20 winners and finalists were recognised at the award ceremony attended by CFOs and finance leaders across multiple industries at The St. Most Innovative Use of Business Application: CCH Management Services Pte.

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Future CFO

MARCH 27, 2022

As we continue to operate, the expectation is to survive … to thrive while expanding for the long-term success,” said Joweehlyn Liao, VP, Finance and Non-Trade Procurement Director, Watsons Philippines. Finance success is a team effort. For this reason, she puts team building on top of her daily routine as a head of finance. “I

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Payments software firm B2 Group is rolling out a mobile cash management solution for the corporate treasurer. 3) that it is rolling out its Mobile Cash Management (MCM) service, a tool that comes with a mobile app for smartphones and tablets. The company announced news on Tuesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Digital commerce is a capital-intensive business model, he said, and keeping pace with buyer demand puts a strain on finances. What's more, third-party platforms force sellers to wait to access their revenues, making cash management an even more arduous process. Small Business, Big Challenges.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

Financial management platform Sage Intacct is integrating data from cash management tool Trovata.io to provide real-time visibility into cash positions for corporate users. Joint customers will be able to generate reports and enhance cash management process automation using Trovata.io

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

In the second annual survey conducted by C2FO focused on corporate treasurers based in Europe, responses showed that 75 percent of the 100 respondents wanted to invest in technology tied to trade finance. Trade finance, they said, could help boost efficiency in cash management and supply chain (via dynamic discounting on invoices).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

and will provide cash management services for such corporate customers. Corporate users can customize their dashboards for quick access to data on accounts, balances, transactions and other areas of corporate finance. The financial institution (FI) announced Tuesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

As returns from cash management offers are forecasted to drop 12 percent, trade finance revenues for banks are poised to fall by 8 percent in 2020. However, HSBC data published by GTR indicates a rise in the count of supply chain finance (SCF) transactions in June in Asia, especially throughout Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When it comes to cashflow visibility, under 4% of the 1,483 business leaders and finance and accounting executives from different countries report complete confidence, said Blackline recently. According to survey results, C-suite and finance and accounting respondents see that the three biggest challenges facing them in the coming year are:

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Small business accounting and cash management took home the gold this week, with two startups raising a collective $93 million in funding. But the streak of B2B FinTech investments continues for startups of several industries, including cybersecurity, alternative finance and more. Trade Finance. Canada and India.

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Future CFO

JULY 26, 2023

A new BCG-Visa study revealed that embedded Finance will unlock US$242 billion in revenue opportunity across Asia Pacific by 2025 across small businesses (SMBs) and consumer segments. Lending is set to emerge as the top use case for embedded finance (US$141 billion), followed by deposits (US$56 billion) and payments (US$41 billion).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

Axle , which works in cash flow for the freight and logistics industry, has raised $27.7 million in a funding round, which it intends to go toward continuing the company’s work in automating processes and boosting cash management, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As banks look to streamline access to finance or make it easier to safely share financial information with apps, Barclays Business Banking and Wells Fargo are joining forces with FinTechs on digital initiatives. PYMNTS rounds up the latest partnerships and initiatives below. Barclays & Propel. Wells Fargo & Envestnet.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

small businesses are losing billions of dollars every year because they aren’t properly managing company cash flow, a new survey finds. billion every year, collectively, because they spend so much time managing company finances like invoices, employee expenses and financial forecasting. Reports Tuesday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2016

In an announcement on Wednesday (April 27), APEX Analytix revealed a four-step cash management strategy to combine data analytics and supplier management tools. Accounts payable and procurement are partnering with treasury to look at cash management more holistically,” the executive said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

India’s small business finance space got some renewed attention by investors this week when local startup numberz.in offers cash flow management for businesses. announced seed funding. Owned by Paradime Technologies, numberz.in The company secured $650,000 from Kae Capital and Khosla Impact, reports said Monday (Nov.

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Future CFO

JUNE 16, 2021

Organizations that adopt accounts payable (AP) automation can experience significant benefits including greater control over cash management, reduction in processing costs, fraud mitigation and improved compliance. DOWNLOAD NOW The post The benefits of accounts payable – a finance perspective appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Future CFO

MARCH 16, 2021

As vaccines become available, organisations expect an economic rebound while continuing their digital transformation journeys such as those in the finance function. How’d the finance function’s journey be different after the pandemic? FutureCFO: What’d be the challenges facing the finance function and the CFO post-pandemic?

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Bramasol

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In this webinar you will learn the 4 key areas of focus for ensuring your back-end and customer facing systems are working together including compliance, cash management, AR/AP and others. You want a flexible, end-to-end solution to enable your new business models for subscription, consumption, usage and revenue sharing.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

One of the biggest challenges for finance, says Anna Zhirnova, Group FP&A Manager at independent creative agency Jones Knowles Ritchie, is balancing the day-to-day needs of the finance function with finding the time to develop something new and innovative. . The benefits of transforming the finance function.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Having an experienced succession of crises since the beginning of 2020, FutureCFO asked two finance leaders their views on the challenges facing treasury and cash management during the pandemic and coming out of it. What is the biggest change to the Treasury and Cash Management (TCM) function brought about by the pandemic?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Although the purpose of digitization in the finance department is, in many cases, to strengthen cash management, the effect of so many siloed systems can actually be quite different. As Berghald explained, that’s because each critical function — from invoicing to payment to accounting — all occur separately from each other.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2018

While some corporate finance solutions providers are taking the outdated technology to task and focusing on shifting finance professionals onto new platforms, others are attempting to work with Excel spreadsheets and address areas of friction like manual data entry.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Because of this, 90% of finance leaders surveyed look into reducing or pausing spending across areas ranging from marketing to people development, despite some of these areas being long-term priorities. CFOs see the need to modernise finance operations to reduce manual effort and enable employees to focus on more value-added activities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

The solutions for the pharmacy sector offered by Supply Chain Finance are self-explanatory, but the company is rolling out a new solution for its corporate users in need of financial management solutions. 26) that it is launching Invoice-Link , an app that allows pharmacies to manage invoices submitted by partnering couriers online.

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Corporate Finance

JUNE 4, 2023

However, given the recent debt ceiling problems, the Treasury issued cash management bills (CMBs), with a one day maturity. As we mentioned in the textbook, generally the shortest Treasury bills issued are 13 week maturity. On Friday, June 2, the Treasury sold $15 billion in one day CMBs, to be issued on June 5 that mature on June 6.

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Reval

JANUARY 30, 2017

Third Industry Award Earned this Month for Treasury Management System. The award follows Reval’s recent Treasury Management International awards for Best Treasury Management System and Best Bank Connectivity. “We The post Reval Wins Best Treasury Analytics 2017 Award from Global Finance Magazine appeared first on Reval.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Billie, a Germany-based startup offering invoicing and financing solutions for small businesses and corporates, announced about $33.6 Billie operates a platform upon which companies can send invoices to their corporate customers, collect payments and access invoice financing on unpaid bills.

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Strategic Treasurer

MARCH 6, 2023

Episode 243 Becoming a Treasurer Series, Part 24: Languages of Finance: FP&A As we jump back into the Becoming a Treasurer series, we are launching a new sub-series where we will look at the “language of finance.” What are some of the different ways we look at it in finance, accounting as a view of it?

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CFO Share

MARCH 15, 2024

But for the typical small business owner with little more than an admin to assist, strong cash flow may feel like a fantasy. But with the right bookkeeping processes, you can boost cash management and breathe a sigh of relief. What is Cash Flow in Bookkeeping? Cash flow, simply put, is your business’s heartbeat.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

As Amit recounted, surveys of CFOs and controllers have consistently noted that AP is the most time-consuming function in finance today. You’ll improve communications and offer more payment methods, and if you want to keep cash the longest, make sure that the payment execution is the shortest.”.

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