by Brian Weeks | Feb 27, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
Companies are well-served by understanding the competitive position of interest rates, ECR, and bank fees in times of stability. It is far more urgent in times of rapid change and high volatility that treasury groups monitor this activity more closely and secure competitive rates quickly. As the steward of good bank management, today’s treasurer wants to feel confident that the team is optimizing bank relationships, including fee structure. Being armed with data allows you to have a reasonable discussion with your banker about the overall compensation you are providing them. Any relationship with your bank includes a number of crucial factors, and not just fees alone. Key factors include the level of credit extended; advice and guidance provided; services and service level delivered; commitment to the relationship; fees, rates, and overall compensation. Strategic Treasurer’s series on bank fee management will educate the profession on the following: Fair transparent market pricing and data for reasonable discussions with your banks.Tracking ECR to make good investment/budget decisions.How has ECR been changing generally and with the rates paid to banks?How delayed ECR movements or shifts are, if at all?Optimizing your service lineup for efficiency and controls.Reducing fees by eliminating unnecessary services.Ensuring fee spend matches banking priorities (share of wallet).
by Brian Weeks | Feb 16, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
Optimizing working capital, driving up efficiency in the cash conversion cycle (CCC), and supporting vital suppliers are all important to many companies today – but they are also all difficult. However, several types of technology solutions can help further these goals, notably supply chain finance (SCF) solutions and those addressing various portions of the CCC. This webinar will cover the pain points these solutions address, the various SCF models, the navigation of supplier participation issues, the problem of competing KPIs within the CCC, and the use of working capital councils to improve these areas.
by Brian Weeks | Feb 1, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
You’ll hear industry experts discuss how you can pull the right levers to keep your business growing. This is a special, live-streamed webinar from Craig Jeffery’s panel discussion at the 2023 Working Capital Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL.
by Brian Weeks | Jan 24, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
Treasury departments require massive amounts of connectivity both to internal and external groups. As the company meets with changes and growth, these connectivity needs result in heightened complexity. From payment types and formats to compliance and fraud, this complexity can become overwhelming for treasury staff. This webinar will discuss how treasury aggregators (TA) address these pain points by supporting efficient and controlled operations even in the midst of complexity. Additional topics will include the role of a treasury aggregator within the larger treasury technology landscape, factors affecting the future of aggregation, and leading practices for successfully implementing a TA.
by Brian Weeks | Jan 10, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
The payments landscape has been evolving more rapidly of late. Handling these changes has been a significant challenge, but newer payment types have also brought new opportunities and benefits. This session will cover the experiences, expectations, and plans of payment and treasury professionals. Companies are adapting in order to better manage payments across a range of geographies and currencies. Meanwhile, the scope and scale of fraud has sped the rise of virtual cards. This session will expand on the results and implications of two payment-related surveys.
by Brian Weeks | Jan 4, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
When banks undertake a conversion of systems or banking platforms, the changes can significantly impact their customers. Far too frequently, these changes lead to a less than optimal experience for many clients. Why is this so frequently the case? What can be done to make future changes (major ones) a better customer experience than historical examples? This session will explore the nature of platform changes and identify some significant leading practices to support the success of treasury system and digital platform conversion projects. This session will be presented by Superior, a leading service company that has helped many banks with their platform and client transitions, and Strategic Treasurer, a leading consultancy that has worked with companies to help manage the requisite changes brought about by bank platform upgrades.
