Musings on Markets

MARCH 15, 2025

As these disrupted businesses prioritized scaling up over profitability, consumers benefited as they received products and services, at bargain-basement prices, sometimes below cost. The clearest loser from disruption is the status quo.

Investments

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 4, 2025

And really what we were missing was sort of a very simplified treasury, what we call treasury kind of payments bundle for companies to manage working capital, a simple digital platform for earlier stage companies and a venture debt capability. 00:43:55 [Speaker Changed] So I also read you value and prioritize mentorship.

Banking

CFO Dive

JULY 22, 2025

While 49% of respondents said their organizations have established formal cybersecurity risk programs, only 30% reported that such programs are prioritized based on business objectives. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Registered in England and Wales. TechTarget, Inc.s registered office is 275 Grove St. Newton, MA 02466.

Finance

CFO Dive

JULY 16, 2025

Facing an increasingly competitive market, Renault will pursue a “strict commercial policy, prioritizing value creation over volume to protect its launches,” as well as moving forward with its cash reduction plan, the company said. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Renault plans to announce its H1 2025 results on July 31. TechTarget, Inc.s

CFO

CFO Dive

JUNE 24, 2025

Working in concert with the chief information security officer, the CFO can “better understand the probability and exposure to risk, set metrics on spending and ROI, and communicate recommendations for prioritizing cybersecurity spending,” they wrote. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Registered in England and Wales. TechTarget, Inc.s

CFO

CFO Dive

JULY 8, 2025

The proportion of organizations that prioritize SaaS cost savings increased seven percentage points since Flexera’s 2023 survey and rightsizing contracts climbed eight percentage points over the same period. You can unsubscribe at anytime. You fix one thing and then a new thing pops up.” Registered in England and Wales. TechTarget, Inc.s

Auditing

CFO Dive

JUNE 17, 2025

Successful enterprises often credit use case alignment with broader strategic goals to support project prioritization and taking into consideration available resources and expected timelines. “One You can unsubscribe at anytime.

CFO

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The digital shift brought on by the coronavirus has caused treasury banks to reprioritize their support of digital payments as consumers and merchants increasingly demand fast, easy and secure ways to get their money. Hernandez touts end-to-end solutions like Mastercard Send as the kind of solution that many treasury banks are adopting.

Treasury

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Treasury departments need to modernize as they grapple with the pandemic — streamlining the way cash is handled, how strategic decisions about cash flow are crafted and how payments are made. Morgan , the successful treasury transformation in the Asia Pacific region hinges on digitization — and not simply electronification.

Treasury

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Yet for finance leaders of the enterprise, adoption of digital assets poses plenty of risks and challenges, not least of all the inability for their current treasury infrastructures to manage crypto in an integrated and compliant way. But it may not be smooth sailing ahead. We’re not just talking about the digitization of fiat,” he said.

Treasury

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

In addition to steering their organizations through the murky and rocky waters of an economic downturn, treasury departments are securing a place at the decision-makers' table to offer higher-level guidance. Some may say, 'data is the next oil,' but it can't be if the company doesn't have the platform to optimize its use.".

Treasury

Global Finance

JUNE 11, 2024

Morgan Payments, discusses fostering innovation within the corporate treasury with Global Finance. GF : What is the most misunderstood thing about having an innovation within the treasury? The most important thing is to relentlessly and continuously prioritize. Innovation requires extreme prioritization and commitment.

Technology

Strategic Treasurer

MAY 12, 2022

Survey Shows Non-Bank Financial Institutions Prioritizing Security, Compliance, Efficiency. The results are clear, AI and Machine Learning are critical growth areas for companies who are prioritizing security and fraud prevention,” said Steve Bullock, Vice President of Financial Services & Insurance at Kyriba. Strategic Treasurer.

Prioritization

Strategic Treasurer

MAY 15, 2023

Episode 253 Prioritizing Payment Principles: A Dialog on Virtual Card in Context What point of emphasis for payments should a corporate payment professional focus on in 2023? Access Report Becoming a Treasurer Series This series within The Treasury Update Podcast explores questions around being a successful treasurer.

Prioritization

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

Large corporates across Asia are driving digital transformation of banking and treasury management in the region, according to new analysis from Greenwich Associates. The portion of treasury officials prioritizing digitization has nearly doubled since the fourth quarter of 2018 to 22 percent, the report revealed.

Treasury

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

For the new B2B Payments Innovation Readiness Playbook: Adapting to Cash Flow Challenges Posed by the Pandemic , a PYMNTS and American Express collaboration, researchers surveyed over 2,200 treasury executives from small to large businesses across several verticals. percent), manual processes (49.2 percent) and process speed (48.4

Treasury

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

Treasury ordered public companies to return Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Treasury Directs Public Firms To Return Small Business PPP Money. Two-thirds of CUs are prioritizing voice assistant innovations, and half want to develop new peer-to-peer (P2P) offerings. Starbucks Among 19 Firms Trialing China’s Digital Yuan.

Treasury

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

The Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program (P4) Act would allow businesses with fewer than 100 employees to get a second loan. ” The senators told Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about their plan to advance the proposal during a recent Small Business Committee.

Prioritization

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

In the drive to modernize treasury operations, mind the gap — o r gaps. As it turns out, there may be a disconnect between what treasury professionals need in their day-to-day endeavor of cash management and what their service providers think they need. Right now, the focus is on plumbing, said Bateman, and that is as it should be. “If

Treasury

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Corporate treasury professionals are reassessing investment strategies to stay agile and conserve cash amid interest rate shifts and geopolitical uncertainty. A sense of nervousness amid ongoing global disruption pervades strategic thinking across global treasury functions.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Strategic Treasurer

MAY 23, 2022

Treasury Technology Implementation 101: Creating a Win-Win for Clients and Vendors. Join Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner at Strategic Treasurer, and Juan Saudino, VP of Professional Services at HighRadius, as they discuss leading practices in the treasury technology implementation process and how to get the most out of it.

Treasury

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Businesses and consumers must prioritize cyber resilience and recognize that it is everyone's responsibility to protect their data," said OpenText CEO and Chief Technology Officer Mark J. Fifty-nine percent of survey respondents agree that phishing emails look more legitimate than ever before. Barrenechea in a statement. 45 percent of U.S.

Accounts Payable

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

The same amount of survey respondents also said the role of the treasury department will continue to devolve and become even more strategic. New research from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) released Monday (May 22) found 80 percent of corporate treasurers agree the role has become more strategic in the last three years.

Treasury

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

She, alongside Stripe Business Lead of Treasury Tara Seshan and City National Bank Executive Vice President of Treasury Management Solutions Verna Grayce Chao , agreed that the embrace of bank- FinTech collaboration has proliferated the opportunity to drive embedded business banking experiences.

Banking

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

If at that time, someone would have asked Citi Managing Director and Global Head of Domestic Payments and Receivables Anupam Sinha how long it would take for corporate treasury organizations to fully embrace digital , he said his answer would likely have been something along the lines of, “Don’t hold your breath.”.

B2B

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

For example, that might mean having a process in place so that funds are appropriately applied or available when money comes in during off-hours or on the weekend, she said, and really thinking through the process from an accounting, liquidity and treasury management perspective.

Cash Flow Forecasting

PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza, several U.S. The probes are looking for information from the SBA and Treasury regarding the firms that received assistance from the PPP as well as discussions with lenders in terms of the processing and ranking of loans.

Treasury

PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

This is not just about treasury departments trying to make money movements more efficient," he said. Of course, the digital transformation leaders this year were the organizations that prioritized technology from the onset. It's about digitizing how the whole business operates.". Elevating The Bank/Treasurer Relationship.

Treasury

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Panelists joining PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster included Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards ; Wells Fargo Senior Vice President, Head of Global Payables, Treasury Management Michelle Ziolkowski ; and J.P. Morgan Managing Director Industry Head for Public Sector Treasury Services, Wholesale Payments Eva Robinson. Headaches, Everywhere.

Treasury

PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

To get a sense of the inefficiencies inherent in traditional collections activities, Shields said that collections departments would typically “call all their customers in the portfolio, usually only looking at the past-due amounts, which helps them prioritize and figure out who they should be calling first.”. Improving Cash Flows .

Accounting

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

With new digital business models rapidly evolving, sell-side organizations must prioritize a seamless experience for their clients at the very first moment of interaction. You need to have the CFO and treasury department on this journey throughout the transition. Onboarding Optimization.

B2B

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The application will help to provide prioritization over what work is done, with automatic logging of correspondence and a built-in tonality based on the type of client. Intelligent Planning helps boost accurate cash flow predictions, which in turn can bolster sustainable growth through well-placed strategy, the release noted.

Corporate Finance

Strategic Treasurer

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Both efficiency in cash application and prioritization of cash forecasting have been top goals of AR groups and treasury teams for over five years. Consider how both efficiency in cash application and prioritization of cash forecasting have been top goals of AR groups and treasury teams for over five years.

Forecasting

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Low interest rates aren’t the only factor when it comes to how treasurers and CFOs prioritize their time. And while Brexit isn’t expected to negatively impact corporates in the near term, nearly half of treasurers said the event is likely to have a negative impact over the next three to five years.

Treasury

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Veem’s growth of its multi-rail technology functions come on top of the company’s commitment to providing an experience in which cost, speed and safety are prioritized. Transactions can now be directed via six rails, including checks, cards, SWIFT, treasury, blockchain and digital wallet, the announcement stated.

B2B

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said future financial aid programs should focus on those who need the money the most, with a more targeted approach. In addition, many larger corporations, including Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and Shake Shack , were able to access PPP funds despite being bigger than the intended recipients.

Prioritization

PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

In today’s top news, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department are collaborating to develop a new facility to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) stay afloat during the coronavirus, and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is experiencing setbacks due to technical issues and demand. Fed Plans New Facility For SMB PPP Loans.

Planning