The changing face of treasury
Corporate structures, reporting, technological systems, oversight and control are all struggling to keep up with the evolving function of treasury, according to a new report by PwC.
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One billion monthly card transactions made in UK
375 card payments are made every second in the UK, with August seeing 1 billion transactions made in a single month for the first time.
How to get noticed in the City
Are you just starting out on a career in the City, switching to a new field of finance, or looking to progress? Logan Naidu, the founder and chief executive of Dartmouth Partners, has some advice.
Free market economics “rewards psychopathic personality traits,” say leading psychologists
Neoliberalism is not just impacting on our values but on our very personalities - with chilling results, says Paul Verhaeghe, senior professor of psychoanalysis and clinical psychology at the University of Ghent.
Cash forecasting dominates treasury operations. But are you going about it the right way?
Forecasting cash flows is a key concern for treasury teams, providing companies with the strategic insights they need to grow. But bad data can cause turmoil, says Kyriba UK chief Andrew Burns.
Want to see the future of online payments? Time to put on your poker face.
A plethora of online payment methods are changing the relationship that customers have with the banks and financial providers. Nowhere are these evolving behaviours more apparent than in online gaming and gambling environments.
IT spending set to soar as banks scramble to regain trust
Diminishing customer loyalty and growing competitive threats are forcing the banking industry to undergo “massive structural change,” according to new research.
Is the finance industry making a quiet comeback? (Infographic)
Voluntary turnover, growing optimism and 75,000 jobs added in 2013: this infographic from OneWire analyses some of the signs that things are looking up for financial professionals - and the areas that remain a concern.
Change to EU regulations creates huge opportunity for cutting payment card costs
Cross Border Acquiring rules brought in across the EU last year have led to a price war among acquirers, driving down transaction costs for merchants savvy enough to demand reductions from January 2015.
New research finds Asian treasurers most focused on payments efficiency
56% of treasury professionals in Asia say that optimising existing payment processes is their top priority, according to a poll conducted by TMS specialists Reval.
