Companies rise — or fall — based on how they manage working capital. In accounting terms, working capital is a simple construct: Subtract the liabilities of a firm from the assets on hand, and the capital that’s left over is what’s on hand to fund...
The top-performing North American Growth Corporates save nearly $10 million in bottom-line benefits. Why? Smarter working capital strategies play a key role. These firms’ leaders speed up cash cycles, cut borrowing costs and keep suppliers happy — all moves that can give them a real...
The healthcare industry might be likened to a battleship when it comes to payments innovation. It’s massive and slow to turn, but once turned, the waves made are enormous. In the United States, for example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimated that the...
It was former Intel CEO Andy Grove who once said, “How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how well we are understood.” And according to Visa’s 2024-2025 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index, CFOs and treasurers want to be...
December 10, 2024
“Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it’s the lifeblood of business,” British businessman Richard Branson has been quoted as stating. And the sentiment rings true no matter the business, and no matter the vertical in which it operates. That’s especially true for Growth Corporates, defined as companies with $50 million to $1 […]
November 14, 2024
Companies rise — or fall — based on how they manage working capital. In accounting terms, working capital is a simple construct: Subtract the liabilities of a firm from the...
November 07, 2024
The healthcare industry might be likened to a battleship when it comes to payments innovation. It’s massive and slow to turn, but once turned, the waves made are enormous. In...
November 06, 2024
It was former Intel CEO Andy Grove who once said, “How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how well we are understood.” And...
February 28, 2024
Visa, in partnership with PYMNTS Intelligence, has launched a new benchmarking tool for middle-market CFOs to evaluate their working capital efficiency compared to industry peers. This tool, featuring a calculator and interactive report, is based on a study released by Visa and PYMNTS Intelligence in September 2023. The report is called “The 2023-2024 Middle Market Growth […]
