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Looking back at the Cash Management University 2016

Trends & Vision13.06.2016

The 9th Cash Management University by BNP Paribas Cash Management was held on 26th – 27th May at Le Pré Catelan in Paris.

A Pioneering Approach to Optimising Collections

Managing Collections28.05.2016

Many treasurers have taken great strides in optimising working capital and streamlining financial processes, but centralising collections, which arguably brings the greatest advantages, has proved the most challenging. As the timing of incoming payments, and the payment method used by customers, are beyond a company’s control, it is difficult to streamline collection activities or develop economies of scale, particularly as instruments and formats, together with local regulatory and tax issues, can differ so widely across markets.

Innovation, Inspiration and Implementation of Instant Payments

Paying Here & Abroad27.05.2016

One of the most important payment innovations that we are likely to see over the next two or three years is the birth of instant payments in Europe. Although similar payment schemes already exist in individual countries such as UK (Faster Payments) and Singapore (Fast and Secure Transfers – FAST), Denmark (express transfers) and Australia (in development), the introduction of instant payments across the Eurozone will revolutionise payments across 338.3 million people and 19 countries. BNP Paribas is leading innovation and driving momentum in instant payments, recognising that instant payments represent a once-in-a-decade opportunity to improve customer satisfaction, reduce cost and fraud, and revolutionise both established and emerging sales models.

An Integrated Approach to International Payments

Paying Here & Abroad11.05.2016

Digital innovations over the past five years have changed dramatically not only the way we work, communicate and socialise, but also our expectations of how data can be used to transform processes, intelligence and services. If we buy a product or service online, for example, we can place an order, make and authorise a payment, receive notification of the order status, and track delivery from dispatch to arrival. Each of these points reflects a different step in the physical and financial supply chain, which in a large company would be managed by a distinct business function and set of systems. From a customer perspective, however, these steps are all part of one transaction. A joint interview with Adrian Brown and Wim Grosemans.

Sustainable by nature

Trends & Vision21.04.2016

Why we believe that durability is inseparable from cash management.
A tribune by Jean-François Denis, deputy head of cash management.

eBAM: Questions and answers on account management: a meander through the issues of a current debate

Smart Connectivity18.04.2016

Hervé Postic of UTSIT and Karine Amas from BNP Paribas are privileged observers of the new trends affecting business, especially developments in banking connectivity. Here, they share their thoughts on the prospects for eBAM and the challenges it presents.

Consolidated Billing Reporting out in the open

Trends & Vision05.04.2016

At first sight, one would think that managing banking fees present no major challenge. But the combined complexity of operating in multiple geographies and the inconsistency between regional practises and regulation means that this apparently straightforward issue can be a major challenge for treasurers and for banks. The growing focus on Consolidated Billing Reporting (CBR) is particularly timely.

Blazing new trails in the Nordics

Trends & Vision01.04.2016

Hotspot for innovation, hothouse for automation, hot bed for centralisation: “The Nordics”, as we refer to them in the Cash Management community, are truly hot stuff. Ranking high in the Global Innovation Index*, they are also undisputed frontrunners in many other fields, from societal to business. Nordic corporates are no exception to the rule, so let’s find out which challenges and opportunities the Scandinavian setup creates.

EuroFinance Copenhagen: a quick summary

Trends & Vision09.10.2015

There was so much going at EuroFinance in Copenhagen this year that we had to make some tough choices. Here is a selection of things that we heard and found particularly inspiring.

The 7 pillars of payment centralisation

Paying Here & Abroad18.05.2015

A survey of 155 participants at Universwiftnet 2015 highlighted a broad scope of realities behind payment factories with different expectations as a result. Seven key questions were identified as having a direct impact on the level of centralisation that corporates choose.