When all you’ve got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. For CFOs battling the tidal waves of uncertainty at home and abroad, recalibrating supplier and vendor relationships, cash flows and working capital, the limitations of spreadsheets and static information (a hammer) are fast...
A defining trend of the past quarter-century has been digital innovation’s impact in moving business operations from reactive to proactive. Working capital, the cash flow that fuels day-to-day operations, is one of many components being caught up in this ongoing shift. Traditionally, managing working capital...
Middle-market companies are turning to virtual credit cards to manage working capital more effectively. Offering the same flexibility as traditional credit cards, but with enhanced spend tracking and better control, virtual cards are gaining traction among North American companies with revenue between $50 million and...
“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...
April 11, 2025
In a sector caught between regulatory pressure and technological disruption, fleet and mobility companies are redefining how they manage working capital. According to the newly released “2024-2025 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index: Industry Factbook,” published by PYMNTS Intelligence in collaboration with Visa, fleet and mobility businesses are leveraging working capital solutions not only to weather […]
December 26, 2024
A defining trend of the past quarter-century has been digital innovation’s impact in moving business operations from reactive to proactive. Working capital, the cash flow that fuels day-to-day operations, is...
December 12, 2024
Middle-market companies are turning to virtual credit cards to manage working capital more effectively. Offering the same flexibility as traditional credit cards, but with enhanced spend tracking and better control,...
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...
May 06, 2024
The PNC Financial Services Group and the TCW Group have formalized and expanded their partnership to develop a private credit platform focused on middle market lending. The companies aim to have $2.5 billion in investor equity capital available in the platform’s first year, and expect investment activity to begin in the fall, they said in a Monday […]
March 07, 2024
A strategic, forward-thinking approach to working capital helps separate top-performing middle-market firms from their peers, according to Visa. The latest release of the “2023-2024 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index,” noted...
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...
