Round Table Report: How internal charging for stock can help boost working capital
The latest round-table meeting of the Working Capital Forum, supported by American Express saw eight senior treasurers gather online to discuss ways of getting 'buy-in' to working capital optimisation programmes. While most efforts to shorten the cash conversion cycle...
read moreWebinar report: Funding supply chains for recovery in a post-Covid world
Communicating with suppliers, buyers and finance providers is more essential than ever in a crisis. That was the unanimous conclusion of the speakers in the latest Working Capital Forum online meeting, Funding supply chains for recovery.
read moreWebinar: How the Covid crisis has accelerated Accounts Payable automation
Over 36% of corporations have accelerated the automation of their AP function during the Covid crisis.
read moreWebinar: Supporting your smaller suppliers in a time of crisis
The coronavirus lockdown has exacerbated the problems faced by smaller business in getting paid, said the UK’s Small Business Commissioner, Philip King, in the latest Working Capital Forum online meeting.
read moreWebinar: How Tradeshift is using blockchain to tackle ‘deep tier’ financing
A new project from Tradeshift’s digital incubation unit, Frontiers, has used blockchain technology to turn invoices from dumb paper to well-specified digital assets which can be traded. Using that in combination with smart contracts, banks can use invoices from global enterprises as collateral to finance suppliers down into tier 2 and tier 3 of international supply chains.
read moreRound table: What follows peak DPO? Expanding the working capital toolset
Working capital remains a priority for Dutch corporations, but there’s much more to it than extending DPO.
read moreWebinar: How to set up a working capital optimisation programme
The Working Capital Forum’s Mike Hewitt asks three leaders for their advice on this vital topic.
read moreRound table: Are paper checks really a working capital tool for U.S. corporates?
The average paper check costs $1.22 to process, says NACHA. So why are they still important to US corporates?
read moreRound table: How a strategic approach to working capital optimisation delivered results
Our largest-ever group of treasury and procurement specialists met at London’s Dorchester Hotel.
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