All businesses face surprises from time to time — where unplanned, emergency expenses crop up. And of course, having the capital on hand — working capital, that is — can help CFOs and treasurers rise to meet the challenges and opportunities that come with unforeseen...
There are many ways to use working capital — to buy inventory, pay suppliers or fine-tune operations. These are the strategic uses of money to help a business anticipate and satisfy market demand and grow. Then there are the uses that are ad hoc, sometimes...
The emergence of new technologies geared toward offering digital working capital solutions can help smaller firms better meet their cash flow needs. And in the 2023-2024 edition of the Visa “Growth Corporates Working Capital Index,” the Growth Corporate firms — defined as those companies with...
The high cost of capital is causing CFOs and treasurers to re-examine how efficient their firm’s cash flows are – and where there may be room for improvement. And the tools they use to get where, strategically, they want to be. In “2023-2024 Growth Corporates...
Growth corporates — companies with $50 million to as much as $1 billion in revenues — drive economies forward. They’re the firms innovating, hiring and scaling. Eventually, they’re the companies that gain enough critical mass to grow into national and global leaders in their fields,...
The companies with top lines of $50 million to as much as $1 billion populate all manner of industries all across the globe. But as far-flung as they might be, there’s a commonality that runs through it all: They could benefit — financially, to be...
Lax monetary policy and corresponding low-interest rates formerly allowed companies to access working capital at low costs, but times have changed. Credit is expensive, and CFOs feel the pressure, especially those of Growth Corporates. These organizations generally generate annual revenues between $50 million and $1...
Chief financial officers are facing pressure to reexamine the sources of cash in the corporate coffer — and how that cash is used, Darren Parslow, global head of Visa Business Solutions, noted in a recent interview. “Everyone’s calculating the cost of capital,” Parslow told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster,...
Visa plans to open a Technology and Product Hub in Poland. The new hub will be the digital payments company’s fifth such location globally and its first in Central and Eastern Europe, Visa said in a Tuesday (May 23) press release. “Poland’s highly skilled workforce and vibrant IT...
