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AFP ‘Troubled’ Over Corporate Treasurers’ Lack Of FinTech Adoption

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Yet, a new report from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) warned of only minuscule adoption of these tools so far, a trend that analysts described as “troubling.” “The world of treasury and finance has a unique opportunity to not just keep pace with new trends, but to be a driving force behind them.”

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Tax Reform Not Enough To Convince Corporates To Spend, AFP Finds

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Most recently, Verizon , Freddie Mac and Publix all attributed the regulatory initiative to strong first-quarter performance, while TD Bank research published in March also found corporate treasurers to be widely optimistic about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced last year. The AFP again highlighted these tensions in its Q3 2017 report.

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How Half Of Corporate Treasurers Are Getting Left Behind

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Between omnichannel procurement, multi-rail payment tools and cross-border trade, treasury management systems (TMS) seem like an obvious necessity for modern conglomerates. Nearly half of the companies surveyed by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and Bloomberg aren’t using a treasury management system.

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Treasurers Understand — But Aren’t Living Up To — Rising CFO Expectations

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A new report from treasury management technology firm Kyriba and CFO Research Services offered CFOs a chance to lay out their wish lists for their treasurer peers, with chief financial officers pushing the treasury function to embrace a more prominent role.

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Treasurers Choose Service Over Regulatory Ties When Picking A Bank

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New research from Asset Benchmark Research suggests ties with regulators and even reputation are not the number one priority for corporate treasurers looking for a cash management provider. Only 13 percent said they decreased the number of cash management solution providers with which they were working.

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Treasury Is Becoming More Strategic — And Treasurers Know It

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New research from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) released Monday (May 22) found 80 percent of corporate treasurers agree the role has become more strategic in the last three years.

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Amid Market Changes, Treasurers Lean On Their Banks

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New research finds that nearly all corporate treasurers agree that their relationship with financial institutions is a key factor in determining which bank to work with and where to invest short-term cash. The findings were detailed in the latest 2016 AFP Liquidity Survey , underwritten by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).

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