Cash Management

Analysis

The Loan Arranger Rides Again

John R. Cryan |

What to do about the conflicts of interest prevalent in today’s corporate borrowing.

Analysis

How Should CFOs Leverage Treasury in 2019?

Alex Wolff |

As uncertainty grows in the global economy, finance chiefs need their treasury teams to optimize three core functions: cash management, working capital management, and risk management.

News

GE Plunges as Analysts Double Down on the Bear Case

Courtney Dentch & Esha Dey |

Liquidity concerns, among other problems, have driven the company’s stock price down 27 percent in the just past month.

News

Ripple Aims to Overtake SWIFT

Eric Lam & Haslinda Amin |

Cryptocurrency pioneer says SWIFT banking network hasn’t evolved at the pace of technology.

News

Goldman Sachs Anticipates ‘Really Painful Transition’ Away from LIBOR

Liz Capo McCormick |

But hopefully shifting to new benchmarks will result in “an improvement in safety and soundness.”

Alexander Hamilton Awards

Treasury Transformed Through Technology

Meg Waters |

Winner of the 2018 Silver Alexander Hamilton Award in Technology Excellence: Newell Brands.

News

Banks’ $1 Trillion Payments Business at Risk

Jenny Surane |

Chinese apps that largely cut banks out of payments processes make immediate transfers (of both funds and information) look easy.

Optimism Overrides Volatility

Eric Krell |

If Winston Churchill’s observation that “the optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” still holds, then upbeat treasury leaders possess especially sharp vision these days.

Analysis

Bank De-risking: Why Corporates Should Be Paying Attention to the Blockchain

Abbas Ali |

The current de-risking trend has pushed many corporates in developing countries out of the traditional banking system. New technologies may bring them back.

News

North Korean Hackers Tried to Take $1.1 Billion in Bank Attacks

Yalman Onaran |

Group that perpetrated 2016 attack on Bangladeshi Central Bank continues to target financial institutions.