Treasurers news and trends

Treasurers Step Into Spotlight as Strategic Backbone of 21st Century Businesses
B2B Payments // December 02, 2024

In the corridors of power that govern corporate strategy, treasurers have long worked in relative obscurity. Their desks are often buried in spreadsheets, their emails filled with queries about cash positions, liquidity forecasts and hedging strategies. But as economic uncertainty persists and businesses race toward...

The Treasurer Will See You Now: Collaboration Is the Medicine the Healthcare Industry Needs
Healthcare // November 22, 2024

Treasurers play a vital role in healthcare firms by managing liquidity and influencing financial health. But how often is their expertise underutilized due to limited interdepartmental collaboration? Healthcare treasurers report significant barriers preventing them from fully contributing to strategic decisions. The consequences? Reduced cash flow...

How Blockchain Tech Can Streamline Treasury Operations
Blockchain // November 20, 2024

Blockchain is entering its institutional era. And the enterprise treasury function is all eyes and ears to the innovation. For example, news came this week that enterprise software maker MicroStrategy, whose business mission includes buying bitcoin, sold 13.6 million shares, tapping the public markets explicitly...

DebtBook Debuts Cash Management Tool for Treasurers
News // November 13, 2024

DebtBook has debuted a tool designed to help customers manage cash flow and liquidity. The company, which makes cloud-based software solutions for governments and nonprofits, debuted its Cash Management solution Wednesday (Nov. 13), saying this tool is designed for cash managers, treasurers and finance teams....

Interviews & Exclusives
The Treasurer Will See You Now: Collaboration Is the Medicine the Healthcare Industry Needs

November 22, 2024
Treasurers play a vital role in healthcare firms by managing liquidity and influencing financial health. But how often is their expertise underutilized due to limited interdepartmental collaboration? Healthcare treasurers report significant barriers preventing them from fully contributing to strategic decisions. The consequences? Reduced cash flow predictability and missed opportunities for financial optimization. The latest PYMNTS […]

How Blockchain Tech Can Streamline Treasury Operations

November 20, 2024
Blockchain is entering its institutional era. And the enterprise treasury function is all eyes and ears to the innovation. For example, news came this week that enterprise software maker MicroStrategy,...

Tech Sector Cash Flows Hampered by Keeping Treasurers in the Dark

October 15, 2024
Technology industry treasurers face different challenges than their peers in other sectors. For example, only 50% report having strong influence in decision-making, far below other sectors like consumer goods. Their...

J.P. Morgan Payments and Expedia: Platform Ecosystems Demand Treasurers Become Risk Management Professionals

March 25, 2024
Jim Scurlock, senior director and assistant treasurer at Expedia, and Larson McNeil, co-head of marketplaces and digital ecosystems at J.P. Morgan Payments, told Karen Webster that the role of the...

Quick Reads
DebtBook Debuts Cash Management Tool for Treasurers

November 13, 2024
DebtBook has debuted a tool designed to help customers manage cash flow and liquidity. The company, which makes cloud-based software solutions for governments and nonprofits, debuted its Cash Management solution Wednesday (Nov. 13), saying this tool is designed for cash managers, treasurers and finance teams. “The introduction of Cash Management represents an important milestone in […]

Cobre Raises $13 Million to Expand Payment Automation Platform

October 05, 2023
Cobre has reportedly raised $13 million to take its treasury platform beyond its native Colombia. As TechCrunch reported Thursday (Oct. 5), the company plans to enter Mexico next year, while also updating...

HighRadius Debuts No-Code Platform for CFOs

February 28, 2023
Financial software firm HighRadius has unveiled LiveCube, a platform for CFOs. The platform lets finance business users build their own applications “as extensions to standard functionality received from enterprise systems”...