Applying Hedge Accounting for Your FX Hedging: A Checklist, Tips, and Tricks
Written by Craig Haymaker Hedge accounting is powerful. It allows corporate treasurers to manage the risk inherent in foreign exchange (FX) exposures while reducing earnings volatility. By aligning the accounting for hedging instruments with the underlying risk exposure, hedge accounting provides a more accurate reflection of economic reality. However, hedge accounting can be complex and…
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Handling Treasury Management in the Digital Era
This article is written by Embat In today’s digital age, treasury management has become more complex but, at the same time, more efficient. Companies no longer rely solely on cash and cheques for their routine financial transactions. There are now multiple payment options and digital tools available within this critical business process. For this reason,…
Prepare for ISO 20022 Migration
This article is written by TIS Payments 2025 is a critical year for one of the most significant transformations within the financial landscape: the migration to ISO 20022, the new universal messaging standard for payments. It is estimated that by the end of this year, 80% of high-value payments will be ISO 20022-based, with Swift…
Treasury Contrarian View: Should Treasury Be a Profit Center?
Traditionally, treasury has been seen as a cost center—a function focused on managing liquidity, risk, and financial operations rather than generating revenue. But as treasury teams gain access to more sophisticated tools, data, and financial instruments, a provocative question arises: Should treasury operate like a profit center rather than a cost center? The Case for…
Can Data Processes Cope with a Surge in M&A?
This article is a contribution from our content partner, Kyriba There are good reasons to be confident about the prospects for mergers and acquisitions in 2025. The US regulatory climate is expected to loosen under a second Trump administration, corporates have pent-up cash reserves to spend, and interest rates are expected to remain at current…
Physical vs. Virtual Bank Accounts: What You Need to Know
Written by Renea Mahadeo Introduction Virtual accounts are transforming treasury operations, reducing complexity, and increasing efficiency. Did you know that implementing virtual accounts can reduce a company’s total number of bank accounts? Traditional corporate treasury teams often manage hundreds of physical bank accounts across multiple banks and regions, which leads to administrative burden, high costs,…