Corporate Treasury news and trends

More Banks Turn to Crypto, Blockchain to Help Corporates Drive Global Growth
Cryptocurrency // January 05, 2022

Many of America’s largest multinationals see the efficiency of blockchain technology as valuable to their long-term growth strategy. While blockchain tech and cryptocurrency were once considered outliers in the global marketplace, they have risen in prominence over the years because of their versatility and are...

Banks Tap FinTechs In Anticipation Of Corporate Client Growth
B2B Payments // June 15, 2021

Financial institutions (FIs) large and small are bracing for growing pressure from their small business and corporate clients for digital-native solutions in a broader push for growth. To prepare, those FIs continue to embrace B2B FinTechs, with this week’s roundup of the latest partnerships finding...

RTP Explores Incentives For The B2B Payment Use Case
B2B Payments // May 13, 2021

With real-time payments gaining speed, payment rail innovators are looking to expand their functionality and continue to drive adoption in B2B payments use cases. A refreshed focus on request-for-payment capabilities and real-time data integrations is opening up new incentives for corporates to embrace RTP®. TAB...

Finding Critical Mass For CFOs To Use — Not Just Buy — Crypto
B2B Payments // February 26, 2021

Tesla may have stolen the headlines with its bitcoin buy, but corporate treasurers and chief financial officers have been poking their noses over the fence into cryptocurrency’s yards for several years now. It’s a brewing interest that has been percolating in a largely wait-and-see attitude...

Interviews & Exclusives
Citi: Corporate Treasury’s Shift To The ‘Digital Journey’

May 22, 2020
The pandemic is accelerating the shift to digital at speeds no one could have imagined just a few months ago. But there have been gaps along with the pivot, where paper- and courier-based documents have held sway, and where signatures are required to get things done as companies and individuals interact with their financial institutions […]

J.P. Morgan On Corporate Treasurers And Their ‘Digitization Journey’

April 14, 2020
The digital transformation of corporate treasury is not a destination; it’s a journey. In an interview with Karen Webster, Sairam Rangachari, global head of Digital Channels and Open Banking, Wholesale...

Banks Leaving Treasurers To Manage Cash Themselves

September 29, 2016
The corporate treasurer, especially for larger, multinational corporations, is now a strategic role within the enterprise. But the size and strength of corporate treasury departments has some analysts wondering why...

What’s Driving The Treasurer’s Evolution — Beyond Technology

August 31, 2016
The modern corporate treasurer can now focus on growing the company, standing as a more strategic role of cash manager and investor for a firm. In large part, analysts say,...

Quick Reads
Citi Execs Map Out New Corporate Treasury Landscape

May 01, 2019
Digital disruption is playing out in a host of industries, not the least of which includes corporate treasury functions, which are becoming much more global and complex — and more tailored to larger changes in the digital economy. Dealing with that disruption, and finding ways to innovate with those treasury functions, served as the theme […]

Citi Payment Insights Expands To 70 Markets

November 21, 2018
Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) announced that it has expanded its Citi Payment Insights offering to more than 20 new markets, making it available in more than 70 markets....

Corporate Bond Sales Speed Past $1 Trillion

September 11, 2017
Corporate treasuries are continuing to take advantage of low interest rates, leading to a surge in sales of high-grade U.S. corporate bonds, according to reports in the Financial Times. The publication said...

The Events That Shook Forex Markets For Treasurers

April 22, 2016
The corporate treasurer at the multinational corporation is facing a particularly fierce global market today. Corporate hedging, key for businesses that need to minimize exposure to forex risk, is critical...